The female Tennis ace and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback lead the winners of this year's ESPY Awards in New York by collecting a pair of coveted titles each.
- Jul 12, 2021
AceShowbiz - Naomi Osaka, Tom Brady, Lewis Hamilton, and Cristiano Ronaldo were among the big winners at the 2021 ESPY Awards in New York on Saturday night (10Jul21).
Osaka was named Best Female Athlete and Best Female Tennis Star while Super Bowl-winning quarterback Brady picked up the Best Male Athlete honour as well as Best NFL Player. His Tampa Bay Buccaneers took home the Best Team prize.
Formula 1 race ace Hamilton claimed the Best Driver award and Ronaldo landed the Best International Male Soccer Star gong.
The ceremony, staged in New York, was hosted by actor Anthony Mackie.
The full list of winners is:
- Best Athlete, Men's Sports: Tom Brady
- Best Athlete, Women's Sports: Naomi Osaka
- Best Breakthrough Athlete: Lamelo Ball
- Best Game: Ncaa Men's Final Four: Gonzaga Vs. UCLA
- Best College Athlete, Men's Sports: Devonta Smith
- Best College Athlete, Women's Sports: Paige Bueckers
- Best Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Best Record-Breaking Performance: Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson's 47-Year-Old Triple-Double Record
- Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Best International Athlete, Women's Soccer: Sam Mewis
- Best National Football League Player: Tom Brady
- Best Major League Baseball Player: Shohei Ohtani
- Best National Hockey League Player: Patrick Kane
- Best Driver: Lewis Hamilton
- Best National Basketball Association Player: Stephen Curry
- Best Women's National Basketball Association Player: Breanna Stewart
- Best Boxer: Tyson Fury
- Best MMA Fighter: Khabib Nurmagomedov
- Best Athlete, Men's Golf: Phil Mickelson
- Best Athlete, Women's Golf: Sei Young Kim
- Best Athlete, Men's Tennis: Novak Djokovic
- Best Athlete, Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka
- Best Athlete, Men's Action Sports: Gabriel Medina
- Best Athlete, Women's Action Sports: Chloe Kim
- Best Jockey: Joel Rosario
- Best Athlete With aDisability, Men's Sports: Chris Nikic
- Best Athlete With a Disability, Women's Sports: Becca Murray
- Best Bowler: Tom Daugherty
- Best Major League Soccer Player: Diego Rossi
- Best National Women's Soccer League Player: Julie Ertz
- Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Maya Moore
- Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Chris Nikic
- Pat Tillman Award for Service: Marcus Rashford
- Best Play: Kyler Murray Launches Hail Mary to Deandre Hopkins
- Best WWE Moment: Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair
- Best Championship Performance: Simone Biles
- Best Coach: Tara Vanderveer
