2010 ESPY Awards


The 18th ESPY Awards were held on July 14, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre, hosted by Seth Meyers. For the first time since 2003, ESPN televised the ceremony live.

Categories

There are 37 categories and 3 special awards. The winners are listed first in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
Best Male AthleteBest Female Athlete
Drew Brees – NFL Football
Lindsey Vonn – Skiing
  • Maya Moore – NCAA Basketball
  • Diana Taurasi – WNBA Basketball
  • Serena Williams – Tennis
    • Best MomentBest Team
    Landon Donovan – Goal vs. Algeria
  • Phil Mickelson – 2010 Masters
  • Joannie Rochette – 2010 Winter Olympics
  • New Orleans Saints – Super Bowl XLIV
    		• New Orleans Saints
  • Alabama Crimson Tide football
  • Chicago Blackhawks
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
  • New York Yankees
    • Best Coach-ManagerBest Game
    Phil Jackson – Los Angeles Lakers
  • Geno Auriemma – Connecticut Huskies
  • Mike Krzyzewski – Duke Blue Devils
  • Joe Girardi – New York Yankees
  • Sean Payton – New Orleans Saints
  • Nick Saban – Alabama Crimson Tide
    		• Canada edges United States – Olympic hockey championship game in overtime
  • Twins beat Tigers in Extra Innings – AL Central One-Game Tiebreak
  • Duke Blue Devils gets past Butler Bulldogs – Men's NCAA Championship
    • Best Championship PerformanceCastrol Edge Performance Under Pressure Award
    Drew Brees – NFL American football
  • Anthony Johnson – Big Sky Conference Championship
  • Michael Phelps – Swimming
  • Shaun White – Winter Olympics
    		• Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria
  • Sidney Crosby in the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game
  • Brett Favre in his return to Green Bay
  • Stephen Strasburg in MLB debut
    • Best UpsetBest Breakthrough Athlete
    Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas – NCAA Men's Basketball
  • Frankie Edgar over B.J. Penn – MMA
  • Hawaii softball upsets #1 Alabama – NCAA softball
  • Y. E. Yang stuns Tiger Woods – PGA Championship
    		• Chris Johnson – Tennessee Titans
  • Brittney Griner – Baylor Bears
  • John Wall – Kentucky Wildcats
  • Stephen Strasburg – Washington Nationals
    • Best Record Breaking PerformanceBest Sports Movie
  • '''Isner vs.

    • In Memoriam