{{Short description|Athletic awards show}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox award | name = 2022 ESPY Awards | image = | caption = | date = {{start date|2022|07|20}} | location = Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles | country = {{flagu|United States}} | host = Stephen Curry | previous = 2021 | main = {{nowrap|ESPY Awards}} | next = 2023 | acts = | network = ABC | runtime = 180 minutes | ratings = | producer = | director = | most_awards = | most_nominations = }}
The '''2022 ESPY Awards''' was the 30th annual ceremony of the ESPY Award, held on July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC. NBA player Stephen Curry served as the host.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34166855/golden-state-warriors-star-stephen-curry-host-2022-espys |title=Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to host 2022 ESPYS |website=ESPN.com |first=Kendra |last=Andrews |date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
== Winners and nominees == {| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Athlete, Men's Sports}} *'''Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels, MLB''' **Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors, NBA **Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers, NHL **Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers, NFL | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Athlete, Women's Sports}} *'''Katie Ledecky – Swimming''' **Sunisa Lee – Gymnastics **Oksana Masters – Cross country skiing, biathlon **Candace Parker – Chicago Sky, WNBA |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Breakthrough Athlete}} *'''Eileen Gu – Skiing''' **Ja Morant – Memphis Grizzlies, NBA **Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit, NWSL **Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts, NFL | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Comeback Athlete}} *'''Klay Thompson – Golden State Warriors, NBA''' **Joe Burrow – Cincinnati Bengals, NFL **Diamond DeShields – Phoenix Mercury, WNBA **Trey Mancini – Baltimore Orioles, MLB |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Olympian, Men's Sports}} *'''Caeleb Dressel – Swimming''' **Nathan Chen – Figure skating **Declan Farmer – Sled hockey **Nick Mayhugh – Track and field | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Olympian, Women's Sports}} *'''Katie Ledecky – Swimming''' **Allyson Felix – Track and field **Sunisa Lee – Gymnastics **Oksana Masters – Cross country skiing, biathlon |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best College Athlete, Men's Sports}} *'''Bryce Young – Alabama football''' **Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga basketball **Dante Polvara – Georgetown soccer **Logan Wisnauskas – Maryland lacrosse | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best College Athlete, Women's Sports}} *'''Jocelyn Alo – Oklahoma Sooners softball''' **Aliyah Boston – South Carolina basketball **Jaelin Howell – Florida State soccer **Charlotte North – Boston College lacrosse |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Team}} *'''Golden State Warriors – NBA''' **Atlanta Braves – MLB **Chicago Sky – WNBA **Colorado Avalanche – NHL **Georgia Bulldogs football – NCAA Division I FBS **Los Angeles Rams – NFL **Oklahoma Sooners softball – Women's College World Series | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Championship Performance}} *'''Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI''' **Julianna Peña – UFC 269 **Max Verstappen, Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix **Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Finals |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Game}} *'''AFC Divisional Game: Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an OT thriller''' **Elite 8 NCAA Women's Basketball: UConn defeats NC State in double OT **NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas' 16-point rally, which was the largest comeback in championship game history **Iron Bowl: Bryce Young rallies Alabama to beat Auburn in four OTs | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Play}} *'''Unbelievable corner kick goal by Megan Rapinoe''' **Hansel Enmanuel with the play of the year **Ja Morant's Poster **Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Record-Breaking Performance}} *'''Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers made in NBA history''' **Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain's home run record for most in Division I history (96) **Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader overtaking Drew Brees **Allyson Felix wins her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best NFL Player}} *'''Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams''' **Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers **Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts **T. J. Watt – Pittsburgh Steelers |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best MLB Player}} *'''Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels''' **Bryce Harper – Philadelphia Phillies **Aaron Judge – New York Yankees **Jorge Soler – Atlanta Braves | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best NHL Player}} *'''Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers''' **Roman Josi – Nashville Predators **Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs **Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best NBA Player}} *'''Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors''' **Luka Dončić – Dallas Mavericks **Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers **Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best WNBA Player}} *'''Candace Parker – Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky''' **Skylar Diggins-Smith – Phoenix Mercury **Sylvia Fowles – Minnesota Lynx **Jonquel Jones – Connecticut Sun |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best MLS Player}} *'''Carlos Vela – Los Angeles FC''' **Valentín Castellanos – NYCFC **Jesús Ferreira – FC Dallas **Carles Gil – New England Revolution | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best NWSL Player}} *'''Ashley Hatch – Washington Spirit''' **Aubrey Bledsoe – Washington Spirit **Jess Fishlock – OL Reign **Caprice Dydasco – NJ/NY Gotham FC |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer}} *'''Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain''' **Karim Benzema – Real Madrid **Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City **Sadio Mané – Liverpool | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best International Athlete, Women's Soccer}} *'''Sam Kerr – Chelsea''' **Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona **Vivianne Miedema – Arsenal **Alexia Putellas – Barcelona |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Driver}} *'''Kyle Larson, NASCAR''' **Álex Palou, IndyCar **Steve Torrence, NHRA **Max Verstappen – Formula One | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Jockey}} *'''José Ortiz''' **Joel Rosario **Irad Ortiz **Flavien Prat |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Male Golfer}} *'''Justin Thomas''' **Jon Rahm **Scottie Scheffler **Cameron Smith | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Female Golfer}} *'''Nelly Korda''' **Ko Jin-young **Lydia Ko **Minjee Lee |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Boxer}} *'''Tyson Fury''' **Shakur Stevenson **Katie Taylor **Mikaela Mayer | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best MMA Fighter}} *'''Charles Oliveira''' **Kayla Harrison **Kamaru Usman **Alexander Volkanovski |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Male Action Sports Athlete}} *'''Eli Tomac – Supercross''' **Alex Hall – Skiing **Yuto Horigome – Skateboarding **Ayumu Hirano – Snowboarding | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Female Action Sports Athlete}} *'''Eileen Gu – Skiing''' **Chloe Kim – Snowboarding **Rayssa Leal, Skateboarding **Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – Snowboarding |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Athlete, Men's Tennis}} *'''Rafael Nadal''' **Carlos Alcaraz **Dylan Alcott **Félix Auger-Aliassime | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Athlete, Women's Tennis}} *'''Emma Raducanu''' **Ashleigh Barty **Iga Świątek **Leylah Fernandez |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Male Athlete with a Disability}} *'''Brad Snyder – Paratriathlon & swimming''' **Declan Farmer – Sled hockey **Nick Mayhugh – Track and field **Ian Seidenfeld – Table tennis | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Female Athlete with a Disability}} *'''Jessica Long – Swimming''' **Oksana Masters – Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon **Brenna Huckaby – Snowboarding **Kate Ward – Soccer |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Bowler}} *'''Kyle Troup''' **Dom Barrett **Jason Belmonte **Anthony Simonsen | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best WWE Moment}} *'''Cody Rhodes' return to WWE at WrestleMania 38''' |}
==Honorary awards== ;Jimmy V Award *Dick Vitale
;Arthur Ashe Courage Award *Vitali Klitschko
;Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award *Albert Pujols
;Pat Tillman Award for Service *Gretchen Evans
;Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year *Denver Broncos<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/the-2022-espys-nominees/ |title=The 2022 ESPYS Nominees |website=espnpressroom.com |date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/34271763/2022-espys-award-winners |title=2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>
==Tribute== In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX going into effect, country music singer Mickey Guyton performed "What Are You Gonna Tell Her?" and "Remember Her Name" interspersed with short speeches from female athletes including Billie Jean King, Lisa Leslie, Brandi Chastain, Carolyn Peck, Jocelyn Alo, Layshia Clarendon, Chloe Kim, Oksana Masters, Allyson Felix, Aly Raisman and Megan Rapinoe discussing the progress that still has to be made for women in sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/mickey-guyton-title-ix-performance-espys-2022-48893292|title=Mickey Guyton Performs Powerful Empowerment Anthem Backed by Women Athletes at ESPYs|website=PopSugar |first=Lindsay |last=Kimble |date=July 21, 2022 |access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.espn.com/espys/ ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. – ESPN]
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