2005 ESPY Awards
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Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Sofía Mulánovich |
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Karin Huttary |
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Janna Meyen |
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Hannah Teter |
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Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Dave Mirra |
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Ricky Carmichael |
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Andy Irons |
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Bucky Lasek |
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Best Bowler ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Chris Barnes |
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Liz Johnson |
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Patrick Allen |
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Mika Koivuniemi |
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Walter Ray Williams, Jr. |
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Best Driver ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Michael Schumacher |
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Kurt Busch |
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Greg Anderson |
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Dan Wheldon |
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Best Golfer ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Tiger Woods |
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Phil Mickelson |
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Vijay Singh |
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Annika Sörenstam |
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Best Jockey ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Jeremy Rose |
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Jerry Bailey |
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Javier Castellano |
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Mike E. Smith |
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Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Albert Pujols |
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Barry Bonds |
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Roger Clemens |
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Vladimir Guerrero |
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Johan Santana |
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Curt Schilling |
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Best NBA Player ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Steve Nash |
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Allen Iverson |
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LeBron James |
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Shaquille O'Neal |
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Dwyane Wade |
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Best Outdoor Sportsman ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
J. R. Salzman |
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Aaron Martens |
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Takahiro Omori |
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Sheree Taylor |
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Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Danica Patrick |
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Ben Roethlisberger |
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Maria Sharapova |
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Dwyane Wade |
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Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Maria Sharapova |
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Svetlana Kuznetsova |
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Justine Henin |
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Lindsay Davenport |
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Serena Williams |
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Arthur Ashe Courage Award
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Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
Nominations »
Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Annika Sörenstam |
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Seimone Augustus |
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Natalie Coughlin |
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Maria Sharapova |
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Best Male Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Lance Armstrong |
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Peyton Manning |
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Bode Miller |
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Michael Phelps |
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Vijay Singh |
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Best Championship Performance ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Curt Schilling |
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Sean May |
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Matt Leinart |
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Deion Branch |
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Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Bill Belichick |
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Pete Carroll |
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Terry Francona |
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Gregg Popovich |
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Roy Williams |
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Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Cat Osterman |
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Katie Thorlakson |
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Kristen Maloney |
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Nicole Corriero |
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Seimone Augustus |
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Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Matt Leinart |
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Andrew Bogut |
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Alex Gordon |
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Steve Mocco |
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Marty Sertich |
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Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Mark Fields |
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Kayla Burt |
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Rulon Gardner |
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Jordan Sigalet |
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Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Erin Popovich |
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Cheri Blauwet |
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Karissa Whitsell |
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Katie Compton |
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Best Game ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
New York Yankees |
Game 5 ALCS |
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball |
NCAA Tournament |
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball |
NCAA Tournament |
Michigan Wolverines football |
2005 Rose Bowl |
Texas Longhorns football |
2005 Rose Bowl |
Boston Red Sox |
Game 5 ALCS |
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Best Upset ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Bucknell Bison men's basketball |
Bucknell beats Kansas in NCAA Tournament |
Giacomo |
Won the Kentucky Derby as a 50-1 longshot |
Puerto Rico men's national basketball team |
Upset Team USA 92-73 in Athens, the United States' first Olympic loss since professionals were included |
Vermont Catamounts men's basketball |
No. 13 seed beat fourth-seeded Syracuse 60-57 in OT in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament |
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Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award
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Nominated Work |
Rudy Garcia-Tolson |
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Paul Martin |
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Marlon Shirley |
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Best Moment ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Reggie Miller |
The longtime Indiana Pacers forward receives a standing ovation from both the fans and opposing team, as he walks off the court for the final time. |
Afleet Alex |
Afleet Alex, who came from the back of the pack, stumbles at the top of the stretch, then wins the Preakness by 4½ lengths. |
Tiger Woods |
After sailing his tee shot long over the par-3 16th green, and clinging to a one-shot lead, he played his chip up the slope and watched it stop, then drop into the hole. |
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Best Play ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Blake Hoffarber |
Eighteen-foot two-point field goal by Royals shooting guard Blake Hoffarber while sitting down upon the expiration of a first overtime to draw the Royals equal with the Lightning and to force a second overtime |
Chuck Carothers |
In the X Games 10 Moto X Best Trick final, Carothers took off from the ramp and did a 360-degree body varial -- letting go of the bike and rolling his body over mid-air -- to win the gold |
Tiger Woods |
After sailing his tee shot long over the par-3 16th green, and clinging to a one-shot lead, he played his chip up the slope and watched it stop, then drop into the hole for a birdie |
Matt Brown |
With one out in the top of the second against Oklahoma, the freshman right fielder tracked a routine fly ball toward the fence in foul territory. Without taking his eye off the ball, he jumped up -- and over -- the shoulder-high barrier, made the catch and held on for the out |
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Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
New England Patriots |
Won 21 straight games, dating back to the 2003 season, breaking the previous NFL record of 18 straight set by five teams |
Peyton Manning |
His 49 touchdown passes broke Dan Marino's single-season record of 48, set in 1984 |
Pat Summitt |
Finished the season with 882 career wins, breaking Dean Smith's record of 879 career Division I victories |
Ichiro Suzuki |
His 262 hits in 2004 broke the single-season record of 258 held since 1920 by George Sisler |
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Outstanding Team ESPY Award
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Boston Red Sox |
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Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball |
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New England Patriots |
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San Antonio Spurs |
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USC Trojans football |
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Best Sports Movie ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Ron Howard |
Cinderella Man
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Peter Berg |
Friday Night Lights
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Clint Eastwood |
Million Dollar Baby
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Thomas Carter |
Coach Carter
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Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Roger Federer |
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Rafael Nadal |
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Andy Roddick |
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Marat Safin |
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Best NFL Player ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Peyton Manning |
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Tom Brady |
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Daunte Culpepper |
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Donovan McNabb |
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Terrell Owens |
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Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Lauren Jackson |
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Lisa Leslie |
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Diana Taurasi |
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Tina Thompson |
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Best Boxer ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Bernard Hopkins |
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Diego Corrales |
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Zab Judah |
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Winky Wright |
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Best U.S. Male Olympian ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Michael Phelps |
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Cael Sanderson |
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Jeremy Wariner |
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Best Soccer Player ESPY Award
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Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Landon Donovan |
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Mia Hamm |
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Eddie Johnson |
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Birgit Prinz |
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Ronaldinho |
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GMC Professional Grade Play ESPY Award
Nominations »
Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Lance Armstrong |
Broke record with his sixth straight Tour de France victory. |
Curtis Martin |
At 31, became the oldest player to lead the NFL in rushing. |
Steve Nash |
NBA MVP led the league in assists (11.5 per game) and keyed a 33-game turnaround for the Suns. |
Pat Summitt |
Her 800th win broke Dean Smith's Division I career record. |
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Under Armour Undeniable Performance ESPY Award
Nominations »
Nominee |
Nominated Work |
Misty May-Treanor |
Won the Beach Volleyball gold medal at the Summer Games without losing a game. |
Kerri Walsh Jennings |
Won the Beach Volleyball gold medal at the Summer Games without losing a game. |
Braylon Edwards |
Michigan wide receiver caught three touchdown passes in a come-from-behind win over rival Michigan State. |
Terrell Owens |
Philadelphia Eagles receiver returned from a broken leg and racked up nine catches in Super Bowl XXXIX. |
David Pollack |
Georgia defensive end won the Lombardi, the Bednarik, and the Hendricks awards and the Lott trophy. |
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