2015 ESPY Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Male Athlete Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors, NBA LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers, NFL J. J. Watt – Houston Texans, NFL	Best Female Athlete Ronda Rousey – MMA Breanna Stewart – UConn Huskies basketball Lindsey Vonn – Skiing Serena Williams – Tennis
Best Championship Performance LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – Record breaking performance during the 2015 NBA Finals American Pharoah, Race horse – Won first Triple Crown since 1978 Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants – 2014 World Series MVP Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators softball – Most Outstanding Player of the 2015 Women's College World Series	Best Breakthrough Athlete Mo'ne Davis, Little League Baseball – First girl to earn a win in the Little League World Series Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants – 2014 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Cardale Jones, Ohio State Buckeyes football – Won the College Football Playoff National Championship in just his 3rd start as the Buckeyes quarterback Jordan Spieth, PGA – Won the 2015 Masters and 2015 U.S. Open
Best Record-Breaking Performance Peyton Manning – threw record 509th touchdown pass Lauren Chamberlain – hit 91st home run in NCAA softball Devin Hester – took punt in for 20th career NFL touchdown return Klay Thompson – scored 37 points in a single quarter	Best Upset Ole Miss over Alabama – College football Georgia State over Baylor – NCAA men's basketball tournament Kansas City Royals – won American League Pennant
Best Game Patriots vs. Seahawks – Super Bowl XLIX A's vs. Royals – 2014 American League Wild Card Game Spurs vs. Clippers – Game 7, NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals	Best Team U.S. Women's National Soccer Team - FIFA New England Patriots - NFL UConn Huskies - NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Golden State Warriors - NBA Chicago Blackhawks - NHL Ohio State Buckeyes - FBS
Best Coach/Manager Steve Kerr - Golden State Warriors Geno Auriemma - UConn Huskies women's basketball Bill Belichick - New England Patriots Mike Krzyzewski - Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Urban Meyer - Ohio State Buckeyes football	Best Comeback Athlete Rob Gronkowski - New England Patriots Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees Derrick Rose - Chicago Bulls Lindsey Vonn - Skiing
Best International Athlete Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona/Argentina Novak Djokovic - Tennis Lewis Hamilton - Formula One Lydia Ko - LPGA Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid/Portugal	Best NFL player Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers - 2014 NFL Most Valuable Player Tom Brady, New England Patriots - MVP of his 4th Super Bowl Championship Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers - Led the league in receptions (129) and receiving yards (1,698) DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys - The 2014 leading rusher (1,845 yards) J. J. Watt, Houston Texans - NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Best MLB player Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - 2014 American League MVP Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2014 National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants - 2014 World Series MVP Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians - won 2014 AL Cy Young Award Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins - One of the top hitters in the league	Best NHL Player Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks - captain of the 2015 Stanley Cup champions Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens - Winner of the 2014-15 Ted Lindsay (most outstanding player), Jennings (fewest goals allowed), Vezina (top goaltender) and Hart (most valuable player) trophies Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - Winner of 2014-15 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals) John Tavares, New York Islanders - runner up for the Art Ross Trophy Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks - Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy and a 2015 Stanley Cup champion
Best NBA player Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors - 2015 NBA MVP Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans - Led NBA in blocks (200) James Harden, Houston Rockets - NBA MVP runner-up LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers - Led the NBA Finals in points (35.8), rebounds (13.3), and assists (8.8) Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA scoring champion (28.1 ppg)	Best WNBA Player Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock - 2014 WNBA Most Improved Player Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury - 2014 WNBA Defensive Player of the year Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx - 2014 WNBA MVP Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks - 3rd in the league in scoring (19.4 ppg) Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury - 2014 WNBA Finals MVP
Best Driver Kevin Harvick, NASCAR - 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Erica Enders-Stevens, NHRA - Won the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock Championship Lewis Hamilton, Formula One - 2014 Formula One World Champion Juan Pablo Montoya, IndyCar - 2015 Indy 500 winner Will Power, IndyCar - 2014 IndyCar Series Champion	Best Fighter Ronda Rousey, MMA - Defended the UFC Women's Bantamweight Title with two record-speed wins Donald Cerrone, MMA - Current 8-fight UFC winning streak is the longest in the lightweight division Terence Crawford, Boxing - Current WBO Light Welterweight champion Gennady Golovkin, Boxing - Improved record to 33-0 with 30 KOs Floyd Mayweather Jr., Boxing - Defeated Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous decision to bring his record to 48-0
Best Male Golfer Jordan Spieth - Won the 2015 Masters and 2015 US Open Rory McIlroy - 2014 PGA Player of the year, 2014 PGA Tour Player of the Year, and winner of the 2014 British Open and the 2014 PGA Championship Billy Horschel - 2014 FedEx Cup Champion	Best Female Golfer Lydia Ko - 2014 LPGA Rookie of the Year Stacy Lewis - 2014 LPGA Player of the Year Inbee Park - Won the 2014 LPGA Championship
Best Male Tennis Player Novak Djokovic - Won the 2015 Australian Open, the 2014 and 2015 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals and 2014 ATP Player of the Year Marin Čilić - 2014 US Open Champion Roger Federer - Joined Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl in the 1000-win club Stan Wawrinka - 2015 French Open Champion	Best Female Tennis Player Serena Williams - Won the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, and 2015 Wimbledon Championships Simona Halep - Finished world #3 on 2014 WTA Tour and placed as runner-up in the 2014 WTA Tour Finals Petra Kvitová - 2014 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova - Finished world #2 on 2014 WTA Tour
Best Male College Athlete Marcus Mariota, Oregon Ducks football - 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Jack Eichel, Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey - 2015 Hobey Baker Award winner for best men's college hockey player Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball - 2015 Naismith Player of the Year and Wooden Award Logan Stieber, Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling - Led Ohio State to their first-ever team National Title and 2015 NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt Commodores baseball  Led SEC in hits (91), runs scored (75), total bases (171), and doubles (23); #1 pick in 2015 MLB draft	Best Female College Athlete Missy Franklin, California Golden Bears swimming - NCAA Champion in 200 IM, 200 Freestyle, and 200 Backstroke and 2015 NCAA Swimmer of the Year Taylor Cummings, Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse - Won her 2nd-straight Tewaaraton Award as the best player in women's college lacrosse Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators softball - 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Micha Hancock, Penn State Nittany Lions volleyball - 2014 AVCA DI National Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, UConn Huskies basketball - 2015 AP Player of the year and 2015 Naismith Player of the Year
Best Male Action Sports Athlete Ryan Dungey, Motocross - Won 8 of 17 rounds on the 2015 AMA Supercross series, claiming the overall title by a large margin Tucker Hibbert, SnoCross - Won 8th-straight X Games SnoCross gold, now the longest active streak at X Games Nyjah Huston, Skateboarding - Decisively won 2015 X Games Skateboard Street gold Mark McMorris, Snowboarding - Won 2015 X Games gold in both Slopestyle and Big Air Josh Sheehan, Freestyle Motocross - Landed first-ever FMX triple backflip	Best Female Action Sports Athlete Kelly Clark, Snowboarding - Won 5 of the 6 major women's halfpipe events in 2014-15, including silver at X Games Aspen 2015 Paige Alms, Surfing - Won the Women's Best Performance at the 2015 Big Wave Awards Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing - Won another World Surf League title in 2014 Laia Sanz, Enduro/motorbike - Claimed her 4th Enduro X gold at X Games Austin 2015
Best Jockey Victor Espinoza - Won the 2015 Triple Crown aboard American Pharoah — Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes Javier Castellano - Won 2014 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey of the year Joel Rosario - In April 2015 he surpassed 2,000 career wins	Best Bowler Jason Belmonte - 2014 PBA Player of the Year and won 2015 USBC Masters and PBA Tournament of Champions Parker Bohn III - Won the 2015 PBA Players Championship; 5th on the all-time titles won list Mike Fagan - Won the 2014 PBA World Championship
Best Male Athlete with a Disability Krige Schabort - Triathlon Joe Berenyi - Cycling Josh Pauls - Sled Hockey Mike Shea - Snowboarding Andy Soule - Nordic Skiing	Best Female Athlete with a Disability Becca Meyers - Swimming Kendall Gretsch - Triathlon Oksana Masters - Nordic Skiing Tatyana McFadden - Track and Field Greta Neimanas - Cycling
Best MLS Player Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy - 2014 Major League Soccer MVP Obafemi Martins, Seattle Sounders FC - 17 goals, 13 assists Lee Nguyen, New England Revolution - 18 goals, 5 assists Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls - 2014 MLS Golden Boot; 27 goals, 2 assists

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

• Caitlyn Jenner

Jimmy V Perseverance Award

• Leah and Devon Still

Pat Tillman Award for Service

• Danielle Green

Best Moment

• Lauren Hill, specifically her first game in November 2014

Icon Award

• Derek Jeter

The following are a list of presenters in order of appearance:

The In Memoriam was first presented by journalist Robin Roberts giving tribute to fellow sports broadcaster Stuart Scott followed by singer Nate Ruess singing his single Moment to a video montage and honoring the following: