The 26th annual ESPY Awards took place in Los Angeles tonight.
The ESPYs, which stands for Excellence in Sports Yearly, honors the best of the sporting world with the majority of its awards voted on by fans online.
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Here is essential information for the 2018 ESPY Awards, including who hosted, the nominees and award winners.
When, where are the 2018 ESPY Awards?
Although ESPN owns the events, the ESPYs have been televised on ABC since 2015. This year's ESPYs will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET and will be live-streamed online at Watch ESPN and via the Watch ESPN app .
The Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles has hosted the ESPYs each year since 2008, and the awards show returned there again this year. Like other award shows in entertainment, the spectrum's biggest stars will be in attendance and a red carpet will be rolled out before the event.
Who hosted the ESPYs?
Danica Patrick hosted this year's ESPYs, becoming the first woman to host in the history of the event.
2018 ESPY Award winners and nominees
Below is a full list of the winners and nominees for each 2018 ESPY Award.
Although many of the awards are decided via fan vote, some are decided beforehand. This year, Jim Kelly will win the Jimmy V Award for his determination in his battle with cancer.
Additionally, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School coaches Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon will be posthumously awarded the Best Coach Award for their selfless acts on Feb. 14 during the tragic school shooting.
Another prominent ESPY award, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award , will go to the Larry Nassar victims for their bravery in coming forward and speaking out against Nassar.
| Best Male Athlete |
| Winner: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
| James Harden, Houston Rockets |
| Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Best Female Athlete |
| Winner: Chloe Kim, Snowboard |
| Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski |
| Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
| Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women's National Soccer Team |
| Best Olympic Moment |
| Winner: Shaun White, Snowboard |
| Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski |
| U.S. Men's Curling |
| USA Women's Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
| Best Championship Performance |
| Winner: Nick Foles, Super Bowl |
| George Springer, Houston Astros - MLB World Series |
| Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men's Basketball - CBB National Championship |
| Best Breakthrough Athlete |
| Winner: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz |
| Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers |
| Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints |
| Sloane Stephens, Tennis |
| Best Game |
| Winner: USA Women's Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
| Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5 |
| Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl |
| Best Moment |
| Winner: Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game |
| Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State to win the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals |
| No. 16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia |
| Best Team |
| Winner: Houston Astros, MLB |
| Philadelphia Eagles, NFL |
| USA Women's Ice Hockey |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women's Basketball |
| Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men's Basketball |
| Golden State Warriors, NBA |
| Washington Capitals, NHL |
| Best Coach |
| Winners: Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel, Chris Hixon |
| Best College Athlete |
| Winner: |
| Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football |
| Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball |
| Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming |
| A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball |
| Best Play |
| Winner: ND's Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women's national title |
| Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship |
| Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles |
| Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith |
| FSU's Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS |
| LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1 |
| Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater |
| Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final 1022 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus |
| Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School's 1st Section 1 title in 60 years |
| LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2 |
| Team USA's Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women's hockey |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr |
| Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School |
| Golden Knights' William Karlsson goes through legs for 'goal of the year' contender |
| Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s |
| Best Record-Breaking Performance |
| Winner: Roger Federer, Tennis |
| Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury |
| Best International Men's Soccer Player |
| Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portuguese National Team |
| Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona/Argentina National Team |
| Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egyptian National Team |
| Neymar Jr., PSG/Brazilian National Team |
| Best International Women's Soccer Player |
| Winner: Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars/Australian National Team |
| Lieke Martens, FC Barcelona/Netherlands National Team |
| Pernille Harder, VfL Wolfsburg/Danish National Team |
| Jodie Taylor, Seattle Reign/English National Team |
| Best NFL Player |
| Winner: Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams |
| Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams |
| Best MLB Player |
| Winner: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels |
| Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
| Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
| Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals |
| Best NHL Player |
| Winner: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
| Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers |
| Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights |
| Best Driver |
| Winner: Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR |
| Josef Newgarden, IndyCar |
| Lewis Hamilton, Formula One |
| Brittany Force, NHRA |
| Best NBA Player |
| Winner: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| James Harden, Houston Rockets |
| Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Best WNBA Player |
| Winner: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
| Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks |
| Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings |
| Best Fighter |
| Winner: Terence Crawford, Boxing |
| Vasyl Lomachenko, Boxing |
| Rose Namajunas, UFC |
| Georges St-Pierre, UFC |
| Best Male Golfer |
| Winner: Jordan Spieth |
| Justin Thomas |
| Dustin Johnson |
| Patrick Reed |
| Best Female Golfer |
| Winner: Sung-Hyun Park |
| Inbee Park |
| Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Shanshan Feng |
| Best Male Olympian |
| Winner: Shaun White, Snowboarding |
| Red Gerard, Snowboarding |
| David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing |
| John Shuster, Curling |
| Best Female Olympian |
| Winner: Chloe Kim, Snowboarding |
| Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing |
| Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women's Hockey |
| Best Male Tennis Player |
| Winner: Roger Federer |
| Rafael Nadal |
| Marin Cilic |
| Best Female Tennis Player |
| Winner: Sloane Stephens |
| Caroline Wozniacki |
| Simona Halep |
| Garbine Muguruza |
| Best Male Action Sports Athlete |
| Winner: David Wise (USA), Ski |
| Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski |
| Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard |
| Best Female Action Sports Athlete |
| Winner: Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard |
| Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard |
| Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard |
| Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf |
| Best Jockey |
| Winner: Jose Ortiz |
| Mike Smith |
| Florent Geroux |
| Flavien Prat |
| Best Male Athlete With a Disability |
| Winner: Mike Schultz, Snowboarding |
| Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing |
| Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey |
| Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing |
| Best Female Athlete With a Disability |
| Winner: Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding |
| Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing |
| Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing |
| Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field |
| Best Bowler |
| Jason BelmonteWinner: Rhino Page |
| Jason Belmonte |
| Tom Smallwood |
| Jesper Svensson |
| Best MLS Player |
| Winner: Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago Fire |
| Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers |
| Ike Opara, Sporting Kansas City |
| Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City |
| Best NWSL Player |
| Winner: Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign |
| Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars |
| Sam Mewis |
| Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns |