2021 ESPY Awards

The 2021 ESPY Awards were the 29th annual ceremony of the ESPY Award, held on July 10, 2021 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City and broadcast on ABC. Actor Anthony Mackie served as the host.[1] The awards aired on ESPN and ESPN2 on July 11, and a two-hour version aired on ESPN July 13.

2021 ESPY Awards
DateJuly 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)
LocationThe Rooftop at Pier 17, New York City
Country United States
Hosted byAnthony Mackie
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Runtime180 minutes

Format

After the COVID-19 pandemic made the 2020 ESPYs a virtual taped event, it was a live in-person show with many of the winners showing up to accept their awards. The ESPYs brought back many of the categories from 2019; however, Best Upset, Best Esports Moment and Best Viral Moment were not awarded.

Several categories were renamed and/or changed in scope:

  • Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete are now Best Athlete, Men's Sports and Best Athlete, Women's Sports, respectively.
  • The Best Male and Female College Athlete awards, last presented in 2017, were reinstated and respectively renamed Best College Athlete, Men's Sports and Best College Athlete, Women's Sports.
  • The Best International Soccer Player awards for men and women, previously presented to soccer players who were either born outside the U.S. or were not U.S. citizens, were renamed Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer and Best International Athlete, Women's Soccer. In addition, these awards are now presented to individuals who play at club level in leagues outside of the U.S. soccer pyramid, regardless of the players' nationalities.

Winners and nominees

Finalists:

  • unseeded Marshall scores the game winner in overtime to win NCAA College Cup men's soccer tournament
  • DK Metcalf chases down Budda Baker
  • Simone Biles becomes the first gymnast to execute a Yurchenko Double Pike vault in competition


Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer
Best International Athlete, Women's Soccer
Best WWE Moment

Finalists:
Best Bowler

[2][3]

Note: Best Play and Best WWE Moment were in an elimination format with 16 entrants at the beginning.

Note: Best MLB Player voting was halted, mainly due to allegations of sexual assault by Trevor Bauer.

Non-competitive awards

Jimmy V Award: Chris Nikic, triathlon

Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Maya Moore

Pat Tillman Award for Service: Marcus Rashford, Manchester United and England national football team

Best Coach: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Cardinal women's basketball head coach

Best Championship Moment: Los Angeles Dodgers win 2020 World Series

Best Championship Performance: Simone Biles - gymnastics

References
  1. "Actor-producer Anthony Mackie named host of the 2021 ESPYS". June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. "The 2021 ESPYS Nominees". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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