The annual ESPY Awards ceremony is scheduled for July 11, organized by ESPN to celebrate excellence in global sports.

Held in Los Angeles, California, the event will be hosted by legendary tennis player Serena Williams.

Among the notable nominees for the 2024 awards are Japanese baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani, gymnastics star Simone Biles, basketball standout Caitlin Clark, and Patrick Mahomes, who is looking to defend his title as Best Male Athlete after winning in 2023.

If Mahomes or Ohtani secures the award again this year, they will join a prestigious list that includes LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, and Tiger Woods, who have each won multiple times in this category.

Established in 1993, the ESPY Awards also feature honorary awards such as the Arthur Ashe Award, the Jimmy V Award, and the Pat Tillman Award.

Here is a list of some of this year's prominent ESPY Awards nominees:

Best Male Athlete

• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
• Scottie Scheffler, Golf
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best Female Athlete

• Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women's Basketball
• Coco Gauff, Tennis
• Nelly Korda, Golf
• A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Breakthrough Athlete

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
• Juju Watkins, USC Women's Basketball
• Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

Best Team

• Various teams across NCAA basketball, NFL, MLB, WNBA, and other leagues

NFL Player of the Year

• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

MLB Player of the Year

• Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
• Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
• Corey Seager, Texas Rangers

NBA Player of the Year

• Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Best Racing Driver

• Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
• Matt Hagan, NHRA
• Alex Palou, IndyCar
• Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC Fighter

• Islam Makhachev
• Sean O'Malley
• Alex Pereira
• Zhang Weili

Best Boxer

• Terence Crawford
• Seniesa Estrada
• Naoya Inoue
• Oleksandr Usyk

Best Soccer Player

• Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
• Naomi Girma, USWNT
• Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
• Kylian Mbappe, France/Real Madrid

Best Tennis Player

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Novak Djokovic
• Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek