Awards & Winners

Best Game ESPY Award

ESPY Award

The Best Game ESPY Award has been conferred annually since 2002 on the single regular season or playoff game contested professionally under the auspices of one of the four major North American leagues or collegiately under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association adjudged, in view of its quality, competitiveness, excitement, and significance, to be the best. Between 2002 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. The ESPY Awards ceremony is conducted in June and awards conferred reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous to presentation.
Date Established : 2002

Check all the winners of Best Game ESPY Award presented under ESPY Award since 1996 .


Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Auburn Tigers football
Iron Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide Football
Iron Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Indianapolis Colts
AFC Wild Card Playoff
New York Rangers
Stanley Cup Finals Game 5
Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup Finals Game 5

Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs

(NBA Finals Game 6)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miami Heat
NBA Finals Game 6
San Antonio Spurs
NBA Finals Game 6
Boston Bruins
Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 7
Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 7
Baltimore Ravens
AFC Divisional Playoff
Denver Broncos
AFC Divisional Playoff

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
San Francisco 49ers
NFC playoff game
New Orleans Saints
NFC playoff game
Texas Rangers
World Series Game 6
St. Louis Cardinals
World Series Game 6
Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball
College basketball finals
Missouri Tigers men's basketball
College basketball finals

Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants

(NFL, Miracle at the New Meadowlands)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
New York Giants
NFL, Miracle at the New Meadowlands
Philadelphia Eagles
NFL, Miracle at the New Meadowlands
Auburn Tigers football
Iron Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide Football
Iron Bowl
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament
Memphis Grizzlies
NBA Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Playoffs

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Canadian National Men's Hockey Team
Vancouver OLY-Gold Medal Game
United States National Men's Hockey Team
Vancouver OLY-Gold Medal Game
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA Championship
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Championship
Minnesota Twins
AL Tiebreaker
Detroit Tigers
AL Tiebreaker

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arizona Cardinals
Super Bowl XLIII
Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XLIII
Roger Federer
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Rafael Nadal
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Syracuse Orange men's basketball
2009 Big East Tournament Quarterfinals
Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2009 Big East Tournament Quarterfinals

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
New York Giants
Super Bowl XLII
New England Patriots
Super Bowl XLII
Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Boston Celtics
NBA Finals, Game 4
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Finals, Game 4

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Boise State Broncos football
2007 Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners football
2007 Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
College Hoops Triple Overtime
Texas Longhorns men's basketball
College Hoops Triple Overtime
Indianapolis Colts
AFC Championship
New England Patriots
AFC Championship

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Texas Longhorns football
2006 Rose Bowl
USC Trojans football
2006 Rose Bowl
Houston Astros
NLDS Game 4
Atlanta Braves
NLDS Game 4
Andre Agassi
U.S. Open Quarterfinals
James Blake
U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
New York Yankees
Game 5 ALCS
Boston Red Sox
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

New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers

(Super Bowl XXXVIII)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
New England Patriots
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Boston Red Sox
Game 7 ALCS
New York Yankees
Game 7 ALCS
Saugus American LL baseball team
Little League World Series
Lamar National LL baseball team
Little League World Series
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA Elite 8
Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA Elite 8

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ohio State Buckeyes football
2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Miami Hurricanes football
2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Andy Roddick
Australian Open Quarterfinals
Younes El Aynaoui
Australian Open Quarterfinals
San Francisco 49ers
2002 NFC Wild Card Game
New York Giants
2002 NFC Wild Card Game
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2002 World Series Game 6
San Francisco Giants
2002 World Series Game 6

Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees

(2001 World Series Game 7)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arizona Diamondbacks
2001 World Series Game 7
New York Yankees
2001 World Series Game 7
St. Louis Rams
Super Bowl XXXVI
New England Patriots
Super Bowl XXXVI
Sarah Hughes
Women's Olympic Figure Skating- Long Program

Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers

(Denver Broncos win a thrilling Super Bowl XXXII)

Ohio State Buckeyes football, Arizona State Sun Devils football

(Ohio State edges Arizona State in the Rose Bowl)

Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers

(AFC Championship between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh)