What time are the ESPY Awards tonight? Channel, schedule, live streams to watch 2025 sports honors show

With the sports world quieting down during the NBA, NFL and NHL offseasons, the biggest and brightest stars gather together in Los Angeles for the annual ESPY Awards.

The ESPYs are designed to celebrate the previous year of sports. Athletes from all sports are eligible to receive awards for their accomplishments in the past year.

The most known awards, of course, are the best men's and women's athletes as well as the best team. Each category has a set of finalists, and the winner will be revealed during the annual awards show on Wednesday, July 16.

The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the ESPY Awards tonight.

What time are the ESPY Awards tonight?

• Date: Wednesday, July 16
• Time: 8 p.m. ET

The 2025 ESPY Awards will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 16. The event will take place at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

How to watch the ESPY Awards show

• TV channel: ABC
• Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+

The 2025 ESPY Awards show will air live on ABC. Actor and comedian Shane Gillis will host the event from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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ESPY Award nominees 2025

Best athlete, men's sports

• Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
• Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

Best athlete, women's sports

• Simone Biles, Gymnast
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Track & Field
• Gabby Thomas, Track & Field
• A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best breakthrough athlete

• Cooper Flagg, Duke Men's Basketball
• Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina Women's Lacrosse
• Ilona Maher, Rugby
• Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates

Best record-breaking performance

• Geno Auriemma, UConn Huskies
• Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
• Kevin Durant, Olympic Basketball
• Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

Best championship performance

• Simone Biles, 2024 Olympics Women's All-Around
• Stephen Curry, U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team
• Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series MVP
• Rory McIlroy, wins first Masters title, completing career grand slam

Best comeback athlete

• Gabe Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
• Suni Lee, Gymnast
• Mallory Swanson, USWNT/Chicago Red Stars
• Lindsey Vonn, Skiing

Best play

• Saquon Barkley's backwards hurdle, NFL
• Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game, NBA Finals Game 1
• Sabrina Ionescu Logo 3 Game Winner, WNBA Finals Game 3
• Trinity Rodman OT Goal to send USWNT to semifinals, 2024 Olympics

Best team

• Florida Panthers, NHL
• Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
• New York Liberty, WNBA
• Ohio State Buckeyes, NCAA Football
• Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA
• Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
• North Carolina Tar Heels, NCAA Women's Lacrosse
• United States Women's National Team, Soccer
• University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Women's Basketball

Best college athlete, men's sports

• Cooper Flagg, Duke Basketball
• Wyatt Hendrickson, Oklahoma State Wrestling
• Travis Hunter, Colorado Football
• CJ Kirst, Cornell Lacrosse

Best college athlete, women's sports

• Olivia Babcock, University of Pittsburgh Volleyball
• Kate Faasse, North Carolina Soccer
• Gretchen Walsh, Virginia Swimming
• JuJu Watkins, USC Basketball

Best athlete with a disability

• Noah Elliott, Snowboard
• Ezra Frech, Track & Field
• Tatyana McFadden, Track & Field
• Grace Norman, Paratriathlete

Best NFL player

• Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
• Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos

Best MLB player

• Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers

Best NHL player

• Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers
• Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
• Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Best NBA player

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Best WNBA player

• Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
• Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
• Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
• A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best driver

• Joey Logano, NASCAR
• Alex Palou, IndyCar
• Oscar Piastri, F1
• Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC fighter

• Dricus Du Plessis
• Merab Dvalishvili
• Kayla Harrison
• Islam Makhachev

Best boxer

• Naoya Inoue
• Claressa Shields
• Katie Taylor
• Oleksandr Usyk

Best soccer player

• Aitana Bonmati, FC Barcelona/Spain
• Christian Pulisic, AC Milan/U.S.
• Alexia Putellas, FC Barcelona/Spain
• Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona/Spain

Best golfer

• Nelly Korda
• Rory McIlroy
• Scottie Scheffler
• Maja Stark

Best tennis player

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Coco Gauff
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Jannik Sinner