Nominees Announced for The 2024 ESPYS Presented by Capital One, Airing July 11 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC

Simone Biles, Jaylen Brown, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes, Shohei Ohtani and Max Verstappen Among Top Nominees; Fan Voting Now Open on ESPYS.com

WHAT: ESPN announced the nominees for The 2024 ESPYS presented by Capital One, hosted by Serena Williams, and fan voting is now open.

WHERE: A list of The 2024 ESPYS nominees is available here and fans can cast their vote at ESPN.com/ESPYS.

WHEN: Voting is now underway and all categories will close at 5 p.m. ET on July 11, just prior to the start of The 2024 ESPYS.

THE 2024 ESPYS NOMINEE FACTS AND FIGURES:

· Top nominees include: Simone Biles, Jaylen Brown, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani

· First time nominees include Haleigh Bryant, Coco Gauff, C.J. Stroud, Juju Watkins, and Victor Wembanyama

· Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani will seek their second win for "Best Athlete, Men's Sports" to join LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to win the category multiple times.

· Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, and Nelly Korda earn their first nomination for "Best Athlete, Female Sports." They are up against 2x nominee A'ja Wilson.

· Christian McCaffrey tied Lenny Moore for the most consecutive games with a touchdown in NFL history (including playoffs), earning him his second nomination for "Best Record-Breaking Performance." McCaffrey was nominated in this category in 2016 after setting the single season DI all-purpose yards record.

· 2x World Series MVP Corey Seager and 2x American League MVP Shohei Ohtani will face-off for "Best MLB Player." Rounding out the category is Ronald Acuña Jr. and Gerrit Cole.

Hosted by Serena Williams, The 2024 ESPYS will broadcast live on Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC from Los Angeles. The star-studded ceremony will relive the highlight moments of the year, honor leading athletes and performances, and bring together the sports industry's fan favorites and biggest stars.

Top celebrities from sports and entertainment will gather to recognize nominees and honor winners in categories such as "Best Athlete, Men's Sports," "Best Athlete, Women's Sports," "Best Breakthrough Athlete," "Best Record Breaking Performance," "Best Championship Performance," and "Best Comeback Athlete."

Per tradition, The 2024 ESPYS will also showcase the achievements of inspiring and courageous athletes who embody the spirit of The ESPYS through three pillar awards - the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Award, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Award, and The Pat Tillman Award for Service. Honorees for each of these awards will be announced later this week. The show supports ESPN's ongoing commitment to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, launched in 1993 by ESPN in partnership with the late Jim Valvano.

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The 2024 ESPYS Nominees

BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
Scottie Scheffler, Golf
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women's Basketball
Coco Gauff, Tennis
Nelly Korda, Golf
A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

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

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games
Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA's All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich's Record
Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women's Basketball - gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
Michigan's Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs
Kayla Martello, Boston College Women's Lacrosse
Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC - NWSL Championship MVP
Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
Simone Biles, Gymnast
Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball
Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

BEST PLAY
Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24)
Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24)

BEST TEAM
South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women's Basketball
Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men's Basketball
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Boston Celtics, NBA
Florida Panthers, NHL
Texas Rangers, MLB

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS
Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
Zach Edey, Purdue Men's Basketball
Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper
Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion
Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist

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

BEST MLB PLAYER
Ronald Acuña , Atlanta Braves
Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers

BEST NHL PLAYER
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

BEST NBA PLAYER
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

BEST WNBA PLAYER
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

BEST DRIVER
Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
Matt Hagan, NHRA
Álex 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 Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

BEST GOLFER
Nelly Korda
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Lilia Vu

BEST TENNIS PLAYER
Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
Coco Gauff
Iga Swiatek