2009 ESPY Awards


The 2009 ESPY Awards were announced from Nokia Theatre on July 15 and showed during the telecast on ESPN, July 19. It was co-presented by Under Armour and Land Rover.

Voting

The ESPY nomination show was televised on Friday, June 26, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Fans voted online at www.espys.tv or via mobile phone at www.espn.mobi. The voting started on June 25 and ended on July 11, 2009.

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

  • Nastia Liukin — Gymnastics
  • Natalie Coughlin — Swimming
  • Maya Moore — NCAA Basketball
  • Candace Parker — WNBA Basketball
  • Serena Williams — Tennis
    • Best MomentBest Team
  • US Swim team wins thrilling finish in Olympic relay
  • Tim Tebow’s speech
  • Hélio Castroneves wins the Indy 500
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
  • North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
  • Philadelphia Phillies
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
    • Best Coach-ManagerBest Game
  • Phil Jackson — Los Angeles Lakers
  • Geno Auriemma — Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
  • Dan Bylsma — Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Joe Maddon — Tampa Bay Rays
  • Mike Tomlin — Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl XLIII
  • Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, 2008 Wimbledon Final
  • Syracuse vs. Connecticut, 2009 Big East Tournament Quarterfinals
    • Best Championship PerformanceBest Play
  • Michael Phelps — Swimming
  • Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
  • Cole Hamels - Philadelphia Phillies
  • Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh — Beach Volleyball
  • Roethlisberger to Holmes, Super Bowl XLIII Winning Touchdown
  • Alexander Ovechkin vs. New York Rangers
  • Pacquiao KO’s Hatton
  • Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree makes game-winning catch vs. Texas
    • Best UpsetBest Breakthrough Athlete
  • Soccer shocks in the Confederations Cup semifinals
  • Mine That Bird
  • Oregon State stuns then #1 USC Trojans
  • Tampa Bay Rays win the American League Championship Series
  • Matt Ryan — Atlanta Falcons
  • Shawn Johnson — Gymnastics
  • Evan Longoria — Tampa Bay Rays
  • Derrick Rose — Chicago Bulls
    • Best Record Breaking PerformanceBest Sports Movie
  • Michael Phelps — Swimming
  • Usain Bolt — Track & Field
  • Larry Fitzgerald — Arizona Cardinals
  • Phil Jackson — Los Angeles Lakers
  • The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
  • Sugar
  • The Wrestler
    • Best Male College AthleteBest Female College Athlete
  • Tim Tebow — Florida Gators football
  • Sam Bradford — Oklahoma Sooners football
  • Matt Gilroy — Boston University Hockey
  • Blake Griffin — Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
  • Stephen Strasburg — San Diego State Baseball
  • Maya Moore — Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
  • Kerri Hanks — Notre Dame Women's Soccer
  • Courtney Kupets — Georgia Gymnastics
  • Danielle Lawrie — Washington Softball
  • Dana Vollmer — California Swimming
    • Best Male Athlete With A DisabilityBest Female Athlete With A Disability
  • Jason Lester — Ironman
  • Jeremy Campbell — Track & Field
  • Will Groulx — Wheelchair Rugby
  • Oscar Pistorius — Track & Field
  • Erin Popovich — Swimming
  • Jessica Long — Swimming
  • Maureen McKinnon-Tucker — Sailing
  • Asya Miller — Goalball
    • Best Male International AthleteBest Female International Athlete
  • ''' Usain Bolt (Jamaica

    In Memoriam

  • Ron Snidow
  • Dom DiMaggio
  • Gene Upshaw
  • Jack Kemp
  • Lou Saban
  • Sammy Baugh
  • Doc Blanchard
  • Paul Newman
  • Mark Fidrych
  • Nick Adenhart
  • Arturo Gatti
  • Schlumbergera
  • Skip Caray
  • Harry Kalas
  • Kay Yow
  • Chuck Daly
  • Steve McNair
  • Alex Macgregor Gee