2016 ESPY Awards

The 2016 ESPY Awards were held on July 13, 2016. The show, hosted by professional wrestler John Cena,[3] was held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.[1] 31 competitive awards and eight honorary awards were presented.[4]

2016 ESPY Awards
DateJuly 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles[1]
Country United States[2]
Hosted byJohn Cena[3]
Most awardsLeBron James
Most nominationsLeBron James
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC[3]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Female Athlete with a Disability

Honorary awards

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Jimmy V Perseverance Award

Pat Tillman Award for Service
  • Sgt. Elizabeth Marks[9]

Best Moment

Icon Award

Presenters


Tribute

The ESPYs held a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, presented by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[11] and Chance the Rapper.[12]

In Memoriam

Andra Day performed during the tribute with "Rearview" honoring the fallen sports stars:

gollark: No, I mean it will literally kill/hypnodrone everyone.
gollark: Fortunately, we currently lack the sufficiently competent AI part.
gollark: If you have a competent AI programmed to "maximize [some societal parameter]", it will immediately remove all power from humans which might otherwise stop it.
gollark: At least use an actual fridge thing and not thermoelectric cooling!
gollark: It would do that anyway, something something convergent instrumental goals.

References
  1. "2016 ESPY Awards Location". tmorra.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "2016 ESPY Awards Venue". Axs.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. Rothman, Michael (May 19, 2016). "It's an honor to host the 2016 ESPY Awards". ABC.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. Cingari, Jennifer (7 July 2016). "2016 Espys Presenters". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "Stephen Curry, Ned Yost, Scott Dixon, and Mike Trout nominated for Espys". espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/espys-2016-complete-winners-list/story?id=40563807
  7. Hardnett, Raishad (11 July 2016). "Zaevion Dobson died after diving on top of friends to save them from gunfire in the Lonsdale area of Northwest Knoxville". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. Emery, Debbie (24 May 2016). "Sager "is one of the most respected sideline reporters in sports". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. "She recently competed at the second Invictus Games in Orlando, Fl. where she won four gold medals". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. "The Espy's honors three retired athletes who've made a mark on sports". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  11. Williams, Janice (12 July 2016). "2016 Espy Award Nominees". Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. Rooney, Kyle (13 July 2016). "Chance The Rapper To Honor Muhammad Ali At Tonight's ESPY Awards". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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