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{{Short description|27th annual ESPY Awards}}
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| name = 2019 ESPY Awards
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| date = {{start date|2019|07|10}}
| location = [[Microsoft Theater]],<br/>[[Los Angeles]]
| country = {{flagu|United States}}
| host = [[Tracy Morgan]]
| previous = [[2018 ESPY Awards|2018]]
| main = {{nowrap|[[ESPY Awards]]}}
| next = [[2020 ESPY Awards|2020]]
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| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| runtime = 180 minutes
| ratings = 3.871 million<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metcalf |first1=Mitch |title=UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals:7.10.2019 {{!}} Showbuzz Daily |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-10-2019.html |website=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714000935/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-10-2019.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The '''2019 ESPY Awards''' were presented at the 27th annual [[ESPY Award]]s show, held on July 10, 2019, at 5 pm [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]] at the [[Microsoft Theater]] in Los Angeles and broadcast on television nationwide in the United States on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] at 8 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]/7 pm [[Central Time Zone|Central]]. Tracy Morgan served as the host.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/the-2019-espys-nominees/|title=The 2019 ESPYS Nominees|accessdate=Jul 11, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717201609/https://espnpressroom.com/us/the-2019-espys-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Winners and nominees ==
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Male Athlete ESPY Award|Best Male Athlete]]}}
*'''[[Giannis Antetokounmpo]]&nbsp;– [[Milwaukee Bucks]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'''
**[[Mookie Betts]]&nbsp;– [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]
**[[Brooks Koepka]]&nbsp;– [[PGA Tour|Golf]]
**[[Patrick Mahomes]]&nbsp;– [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[National Football League|NFL]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Female Athlete ESPY Award|Best Female Athlete]]}}
*'''[[Alex Morgan]]&nbsp;- [[Orlando Pride]], [[United States women's national soccer team]]'''
**[[Simone Biles]]&nbsp;– [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnast]]
**[[Mikaela Shiffrin]]&nbsp;– [[Alpine skiing|Skiing]]
**[[Breanna Stewart]]&nbsp;– [[Seattle Storm]], [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]; [[Dynamo Kursk]], [[EuroLeague Women]]; [[United States women's national basketball team]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award|Best Breakthrough Athlete]]}}
*'''[[Saquon Barkley]]&nbsp;– [[2018 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], [[National Football League|NFL]]'''
**[[Naomi Osaka]]&nbsp;– [[WTA Tour|Tennis]]
**[[Christian Yelich]]&nbsp;– [[2018 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]
**[[Trae Young]]&nbsp;– [[2018–19 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Outstanding Team ESPY Award|Best Team]]}}
*'''[[United States women's national soccer team|U.S. Women's Soccer Team]]&nbsp;– [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA]]'''
**[[2018 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]&nbsp;– [[2018 Major League Baseball season|MLB]]
**[[2018 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]&nbsp;– [[2018 NFL season|NFL]]
**[[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson Tigers]]&nbsp;– [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|NCAA Division I FBS football]]
**[[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]]&nbsp;– [[2018–19 NBA season|NBA]]
**[[2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team|Baylor Lady Bears]]&nbsp;– [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|NCAA women's basketball]]
**[[2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia Cavaliers]]&nbsp;– [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|NCAA men's basketball]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Game ESPY Award|Best Game]]}}
*'''[[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] defeat [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] 54–51 on [[Monday Night Football]]'''
**[[2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] defeats LSU [[2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game|74–72]] in seven overtimes in highest scoring NCAA [[Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] game in history
**[[2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team|Notre Dame]] defeats [[2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]] 81–76 in the [[2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2019 NCAA Women's Final Four]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Play ESPY Award|Best Play]] (Elimination Format)}}
*[[Katelyn Ohashi]] ([[UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics|UCLA]]) scores a Perfect 10 in gymnastics floor exercise
**[[Miracle in Miami]] (advanced to Finals)
**[[Kawhi Leonard]]'s game-winning buzzer-beater that advanced the [[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]] to the Eastern Conference finals (advanced to Finals)
**[[Derrick Henry]] runs for an NFL record tying 99-yard TD (advanced to Finals)
**[[Wayne Rooney]] single-handedly won a game for [[D.C. United]]
**[[Andrew Benintendi]] calls game
**[[Damian Lillard]]'s buzzer-beater that sent the [[2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] in the Western Conference playoffs and eliminated the [[2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City Thunder]] (advanced to Round 2)
**[[Midlothian, Virginia]] QB [[Brendon Clark]] throws a 48-yard TD pass to Kevin Henderson that popped behind his opponent's head
**[[2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] wide receiver [[T. J. Vasher]] does his best [[Odell Beckham Jr.]] imitation (advanced to Round 2)
**[[Kinsley Washington]] singled home [[Jacqui Prober]] to win [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]'s 12th [[Women's College World Series]] [[softball]] title
**[[Julie Ertz]] scores a goal against [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] early in the second half of their [[2018 Tournament of Nations|Tournament of Nations]] match (advanced to Round 2)
**[[Texas A&M]]'s [[Infinite Tucker]] goes for the gold at the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Outdoor Track & Field Championships
**[[Arike Ogunbowale]] behind-the-back pass (advanced to Round 2)
**[[Kihei Clark]] and [[Mamadi Diakite]] save [[2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]] at the buzzer in the [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|Elite Eight]]
**[[Wilmington Charter]]'s Taylor Gillis with a sensational catch
**[[North Shore Senior High School (Texas)|North Shore Senior High School]] wins Texas state title with [[Hail Mary pass]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best College Athlete}}
*'''[[Zion Williamson]]&nbsp;– [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]]'''
**[[Rachel Garcia]]&nbsp;– [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA Bruins]]
**[[Sabrina Ionescu]]&nbsp;– [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon Ducks]]
**[[Kyler Murray]]&nbsp;– [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award|Best Record-Breaking Performance]]}}
*'''[[Drew Brees]] surpassing [[Peyton Manning]]'s 71,940 NFL passing yards on ''[[Monday Night Football]]''; he also surpassed [[Brett Favre]]'s completion record'''
**[[Matthew Boling]] breaks the national high school record for the boys' [[100 meter dash]].
**[[Sabrina Ionescu]] scoring her 13th [[triple double]] in her NCAA career, making her the record holder for most triple doubles, male or female, in NCAA history
**[[Klay Thompson]] scoring 14 3-point field goals in an NBA game, breaking [[Stephen Curry]]'s previous record
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best NFL Player ESPY Award|Best NFL Player]]}}
*'''[[Patrick Mahomes]]&nbsp;– [[Kansas City Chiefs]]'''
**[[Drew Brees]]&nbsp;– [[New Orleans Saints]]
**[[Aaron Donald]]&nbsp;– [[Los Angeles Rams]]
**[[Todd Gurley]]&nbsp;– [[Los Angeles Rams]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award|Best MLB Player]]}}
*'''[[Christian Yelich]]&nbsp;– [[Milwaukee Brewers]]'''
**[[Mookie Betts]]&nbsp;– [[Boston Red Sox]]
**[[Jacob DeGrom]]&nbsp;– [[New York Mets]]
**[[Blake Snell]]&nbsp;– [[Tampa Bay Rays]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best NBA Player ESPY Award|Best NBA Player]]}}
*'''[[Giannis Antetokounmpo]]&nbsp;– [[Milwaukee Bucks]]'''
**[[Kevin Durant]]&nbsp;– [[Golden State Warriors]]
**[[Paul George]]&nbsp;– [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
**[[James Harden]]&nbsp;– [[Houston Rockets]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best NHL Player ESPY Award|Best NHL Player]]}}
*'''[[Alexander Ovechkin]]&nbsp;– [[Washington Capitals]]'''
**[[Nikita Kucherov]]&nbsp;– [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
**[[Connor McDavid]]&nbsp;– [[Edmonton Oilers]]
**[[Nathan McKinnon]]&nbsp;– [[Colorado Avalanche]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best MLS Player ESPY Award|Best MLS Player]]}}
*'''[[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]&nbsp;– [[LA Galaxy]]'''
**[[Josef Martínez]]&nbsp;– [[Atlanta United]]
**[[Aaron Long (soccer)|Aaron Long]]&nbsp;– [[New York Red Bulls]]
**[[Wayne Rooney]]&nbsp;– [[D.C. United]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best NWSL Player ESPY Award|Best NWSL Player]]}}
*'''[[Sam Kerr]]&nbsp;– [[Chicago Red Stars]]'''
**[[Abby Erceg]]&nbsp;– [[North Carolina Courage]]
**[[Adrianna Franch]]&nbsp;– [[Portland Thorns]]
**[[Lindsey Horan]]&nbsp;– [[Portland Thorns]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best International Men's Soccer Player}}
*'''[[Lionel Messi]]&nbsp;– [[FC Barcelona]]/[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]'''
**[[Kylian Mbappé]]&nbsp;– [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.]]/[[France national football team|France]]
**[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]&nbsp;– [[Juventus FC]]/[[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
**[[Virgil Van Dijk]]&nbsp;– [[Liverpool F.C.]]/[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best International Women's Soccer Player}}
*'''[[Sam Kerr]]&nbsp;– [[Chicago Red Stars]]/[[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]]/[[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]]'''
**[[Pernille Harder (footballer)|Pernille Harder]]&nbsp;– [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|VfL Wolfsburg]]/[[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]
**[[Ada Hegerberg]]&nbsp;– [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Olympique Lyonnais]]/[[Norway women's national football team|Norway]]
**[[Lucy Bronze]]&nbsp;– [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Olympique Lyonnais]]/[[England women's national football team|England]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best WNBA Player ESPY Award|Best WNBA Player]]}}
*'''[[Breanna Stewart]]&nbsp;– [[Seattle Storm]]'''
**[[Elena Delle Donne]]&nbsp;– [[Washington Mystics]]
**[[Candace Parker]]&nbsp;– [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
**[[Diana Taurasi]]&nbsp;– [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Driver ESPY Award|Best Driver]]}}
*'''[[Kyle Busch]]&nbsp;– [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]]'''
**[[Scott Dixon]]&nbsp;– [[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]]
**[[Lewis Hamilton]]&nbsp;– [[Formula One]]
**[[Steve Torrence]]&nbsp;– [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Male Golfer ESPY Award|Best Male Golfer]]}}
*'''[[Brooks Koepka]]'''
**[[Francesco Molinari]]
**[[Justin Rose]]
**[[Tiger Woods]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Female Golfer ESPY Award|Best Female Golfer]]}}
*'''[[Brooke Henderson]]'''
**[[Ariya Jutanugarn]]
**[[Jin-Young Ko]]
**[[Park Sung-hyun (golfer)|Sung Hyun Park]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Boxer ESPY Award|Best Boxer]]}}
*'''[[Canelo Álvarez]]'''
**[[Terence Crawford]]
**[[Vasily Lomachenko]]
**[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award|Best MMA Fighter]]}}
*'''[[Daniel Cormier]]'''
**[[Israel Adesanya]]
**[[Henry Cejudo]]
**[[Amanda Nunes]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Jockey ESPY Award|Best Jockey]]}}
*'''[[Mike E. Smith]]'''
**[[Florent Geroux]]
**[[Irad Ortiz Jr.]]
**[[José Ortiz (jockey)|José Ortiz]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Upset ESPY Award|Best Upset]]}}
*'''[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]] defeats [[Anthony Joshua]] in a heavyweight title fight'''
**[[Columbus Blue Jackets]] sweep the top-seeded [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in the first round of the [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs]]
**[[2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team|Old Domininon]] defeats #13 [[2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]
**[[Naomi Osaka]] beats [[Serena Williams]] at the [[2018 US Open – Women's Singles|2018 US Open]]<!--The tennis tournament is officially rendered without periods.-->
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award|Best Male Action Sports Athlete]]}}
*'''[[Nyjah Huston]]&nbsp;– [[Skateboarding]]'''
**[[Scotty James]]&nbsp;– [[Snowboarding]]
**[[Gabriel Medina]]&nbsp;– [[Surfing]]
**[[Tom Pagès]]&nbsp;– [[Freestyle Motocross]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award|Best Female Action Sports Athlete]]}}
*'''[[Chloe Kim]]&nbsp;– [[Snowboarding]]'''
**[[Stephanie Gilmore]]&nbsp;– [[Surfing]]
**[[Zoi Sadowski-Synnott]]&nbsp;– [[Snowboarding]]
**[[Kelly Sildaru]]&nbsp;– [[Skiing]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award|Best Male Athlete with a Disability]]}}
*'''Mark Barr&nbsp;– [[triathlon]]'''
**[[Declan Farmer]]&nbsp;– [[sledge hockey]]
**[[Daniel Romanchuk]]&nbsp;– [[marathon]] racing
**[[Oz Sanchez]]&nbsp;– cycling
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award|Best Female Athlete with a Disability]]}}
*'''[[Allysa Seely]]&nbsp;– [[triathlon]]'''
**[[Oksana Masters]]&nbsp;– [[Nordic skiing]]
**[[Tatyana McFadden]]&nbsp;– [[marathon]] racing
**[[Shawn Morelli]]&nbsp;– [[cycle sport|cycling]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Viral Moment}}
*'''Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10 in gymnastics'''
**Texas A&M athlete [[Infinite Tucker]] lunges for the gold at the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Championships
**Sister Mary Jo's first pitch at a [[Chicago White Sox]] game is a curveball
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best [[WWE]] Moment}}
*'''[[Roman Reigns]] returns to action following a recurrence of [[leukemia]]'''
**[[Becky Lynch]] wins [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|Raw]] and [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship|SmackDown Women's]] titles at the main event of [[WrestleMania 35]]
**[[Kofi Kingston]] wins the [[WWE Championship]] after 11 years at WrestleMania 35
**[[Ronda Rousey]] wins the [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|Raw Women's title]] at [[SummerSlam (2018)|Summerslam]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Bowler}}
*'''[[Norm Duke]]'''
**[[Jason Belmonte]]
**[[Jakob Butturff]]
**[[Anthony Simonsen]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Esports Moment (Elimination format)}}
*'''[[OLarry]] returns to [[NBA 2K League]] following [[Jacksonville Landing shooting]]'''
**[[SonicFox]] winning [[Evolution Championship Series|Evo]] after switching sides
**[[Team Liquid]] upsets defending world champ [[Invictus Gaming]] at [[Mid-Season Invitational|MSI]]
**[[Cloud9]] wins ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive|CS:GO]]'' Boston Major
**[[Astralis]] winning Katowice
**[[Invictus Gaming]] ''League of Legends'' World Championship
**[[London Spitfire|Spitfire]] win [[2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals|inaugural Overwatch League championship]]
**[[Serral]] winning ''StarCraft'' at [[BlizzCon]]
**[[Shanghai Dragons]] end 42-game losing streak
**[[Team OG]] wins [[The International 2019|The International]] and $11 million from qualifiers
**[[Chiquita Evans]] becoming the first woman in the NBA 2K League
**[[Leffen]] finally winning EVO in what could be ''Super Smash Bros: Melee''{{'}}s last year at the event
**[[Ninja (gamer)|Ninja]] ''Fortnite'' win with [[Marshmello]] at E3 ProAM
**[[Chritobin]] Madden Challenge walk off
**[[G2 Esports]] wins ''Rainbow Six'' world championship
**[[Mongausse]] winning Summer Skirmish from out of nowhere
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award|Best Male Tennis Player]]}}
*'''[[Roger Federer]]'''
**[[Novak Djokovic]]
**[[Rafael Nadal]]
**[[Stefanos Tsitsipas]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award|Best Female Tennis Player]]}}
*'''[[Serena Williams]]'''
**[[Naomi Osaka]]
**[[Simona Halep]]
**[[Petra Kvitová]]
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==Honorary awards==

;[[Arthur Ashe Award for Courage]]
*[[Bill Russell]]

;Best Coach
*[[Jim Calhoun]]

;Best Comeback
*[[2018–19 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis Blues]] come from being at the bottom of the NHL standings to win the [[Stanley Cup]]

;Best Moment
*[[Rob Gronkowski]], [[Lindsey Vonn]] and [[Dwyane Wade]] for their careers

;Capital One Cup
*Men: [[Virginia Cavaliers]]
*Women: [[Stanford Cardinal]]

;[[Jimmy V Award]]
*Rob Mendez

;Pat Tillman Award for Service
*Kirstie Ennis

==''In Memoriam''==
The 2019 ESPY Awards was the first time that there was no "In Memoriam" segment aired live. The segment was replaced by a segment honoring players' assistance within their communities with a performance of "In Times Like These" by Grammy award-winning Gospel singer [[Tori Kelly]], taking place during the award segment for the [[Arthur Ashe Award for Courage|Arthur Ashe Courage Award]], which was awarded to NBA legend and Civil Rights activist [[Bill Russell]]. 
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==References==
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