ESPY Awards: 2024 Nominees Include Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and Caitlin Clark

Simone Biles, Jaylen Brown, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani are among the top nominees for the 2024 ESPY Awards.

The winners will be announced at the July 11 ceremony, which will be hosted by Serena Williams and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on July 11 from Los Angeles.

NFL quarterback Mahomes and MLB star Ohtani will compete for best athlete in men’s sports, along with golfer Scott Scheffler and hockey pro Connor McDavid. If Mahomes or Ohtani win, they’ll join LeBron James, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to win the category multiple times.

College basketball star Clark and tennis pro Gauff will vie for best athlete in women’s sports, along with golfer Nelly Korda and WNBA star A’ja Wilson.

The ESPYs will once again hand out a trio of special honors — the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Award, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Award and The Pat Tillman Award for Service. The names of those recipients will be announced later this week.

The ESPYs supports ESPN’s ongoing commitment to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, launched in 1993 by ESPN in partnership with the late Jim Valvano.

Fan can vote for the winners at ESPYS.com. A full list of nominees follows.

BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City ChiefsShohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles DodgersScottie Scheffler, GolfConnor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS

Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s BasketballCoco Gauff, TennisNelly Korda, GolfA’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

Haleigh Bryant, LSU GymnasticsC.J. Stroud, Houston TexansJuju Watkins, USC Women’s BasketballVictor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight gamesCaitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s RecordTara VanDerveer, Stanford Women’s Basketball – gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball historyMax Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPsKayla Martello, Boston College Women’s LacrosseMidge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVPJaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

Simone Biles, GymnastPaige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s BasketballJoe Flacco, Cleveland BrownsZion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

BEST PLAY

Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship – NCAA Softball 6/4/2024Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year – 3/18/24 – NBAAlabama scores on 4th & 31 to win vs. Auburn 11/25/23Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it – 1/28/24 – NFL

BEST TEAM

South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s BasketballKansas City Chiefs, NFLMichigan Wolverines, NCAA FootballLas Vegas Aces, WNBA University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men’s BasketballOklahoma Sooners, NCAA SoftballBoston Celtics, NBAFlorida Panthers, NHLTexas Rangers, MLB

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS

Jayden Daniels, LSU FootballZach Edey, Purdue Men’s BasketballOusmane Sylla, Clemson SoccerPat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS

Haleigh Bryant, LSU GymnasticsCaitlin Clark, Iowa BasketballSarah Franklin, Wisconsin VolleyballIzzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

Jaydin Blackwell World Champion SprinterEzra Frech, World Champion High JumperBrenna Huckaby Snowboarding ChampionOksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist

BEST NFL PLAYER

Myles Garrett, Cleveland BrownsLamar Jackson, Baltimore RavensPatrick Mahomes, Kansas City ChiefsChristian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

BEST MLB PLAYER

Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta BravesGerrit Cole, New York YankeesShohei Ohtani, Los Angeles AngelsCorey Seager, Texas Rangers

BEST NHL PLAYER

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay LightningNathan MacKinnon, Colorado AvalancheAuston Matthews, Toronto Maple LeafsConnor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

BEST NBA PLAYER

Luka Dončić, Dallas MavericksShai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City ThunderNikola Jokić, Denver NuggetsJayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

BEST WNBA PLAYER

Napheesa Collier, Minnesota LynxBreanna Stewart, New York LibertyAlyssa Thomas, Connecticut SunA’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

BEST DRIVER

Ryan Blaney, NASCARMatt Hagan, NHRAÁlex Palou, IndyCarMax Verstappen, F1

BEST UFC FIGHTER

Islam MakhachevSean O’MalleyAlex PereiraZhang Weili

BEST BOXER

Terence CrawfordSeniesa EstradaNaoya InoueOleksandr Usyk

BEST SOCCER PLAYER

Aitana Bonmatí, SpainNaomi Girma, USWNTVinicius Junior, Brazil/Real MadridKylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

BEST GOLFER

Nelly KordaXander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerLilia Vu

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

Carlos AlcarazNovak DjokovicCoco GauffIga Swiatek