Will Travis Kelce be at the ESPYs? Listing teams and players nominated across all voting categories

Many of the biggest names in sports and entertainment are set to descend on Los Angeles for this year's ESPY Awards. Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Venus Williams and Travis Kelce are among the names expected to attend the event.

ESPN presents the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award (ESPY) to honor outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments. Tennis star Serena Williams will serve as the presenter for the 32nd edition of this event.

Players and teams from many sports compete against one another, and this is what makes the ESPY Award particularly special. The winners of each category are determined by online fan voting; the nominees are selected by the ESPYs Select Nominations Committee.

Teams and players nominated for this year's ESPY Awards

Among the leading contenders for this year's ESPY Awards are Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Jaylen Brown, Nelly Korda, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani. The ceremony is scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. ET and will take place in Los Angeles.

Below are all the nominated stars in different categories of the ESPY Awards:

Best Athlete (Men’s sports)

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)

Scottie Scheffler, Golf

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Best Athlete (Women’s sports)

Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball

Coco Gauff, Tennis

A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (WNBA)

Nelly Korda, Golf

Best Breakthrough Athlete

CJ Stroud, Houston Texans (NFL)

Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics (NCAA)

Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball

Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs (NBA)

Best Record-breaking Performance

San Francisco 49ers' RB Christian McCaffrey scoring a touchdown for a record-breaking 17 straight games

Caitlin Clark becoming NCAA’s all-time scoring leader (a record formerly held by Pete Maravich)

Tara VanDerveer of Stanford Women’s Basketball getting 1,203 wins, more than any coach in NCAA basketball history

Max Verstappen winning a record 10th consecutive race with his victory at the Italian Grand Prix

Best Championship Performance

Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics (NFL)

Blake Corum (Michigan, RB) and Will Johnson (Michigan, CB), 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs

Kayla Martello, Boston College Women’s Lacrosse, winning the Most Outstanding Player during the national championship game

Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC's forward – NWSL Championship MVP

Best Comeback Athlete

Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns (NFL)

Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)

Simone Biles, Gymnast

Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball

Best Play

Lamar Jackson catching his own pass and running with it (NFL)

Alabama scoring on 4th & 31 to win against Auburn (College football)

Anthony Edwards' Dunk of the Year (NBA)

Jayda Coleman calls GAME to send Oklahoma to their 4th consecutive championship (NCAA Softball)

Best Team

Kansas City Chiefs - NFL

Michigan Wolverines - NCAA Football

Boston Celtics - NBA

South Carolina Gamecocks - NCAA Women’s Basketball

Las Vegas Aces - WNBA

University of Connecticut Huskies - NCAA Men’s Basketball

Oklahoma Sooners - NCAA Softball

Florida Panthers - NHL

Texas Rangers - MLB

Best College Athlete (Men’s sports)

Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU Football

Zach Edey, Center, Purdue Men’s Basketball

Ousmane Sylla, Midfielder, 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 NFL Player

Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns

Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Best NBA Player

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks

Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

Best NHL Player

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best MLB Player

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees

Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves

Corey Seager, Texas Rangers

Best WNBA Player

A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx

Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun

Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

Best Driver

Max Verstappen, F1

Ryan Blaney, NASCAR

Álex Palou, IndyCar

Matt Hagan, NHRA

Best Tennis Player

Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz

Iga Swiatek

Coco Gauff

Best Boxer

Oleksandr Usyk

Terence Crawford

Seniesa Estrada

Naoya Inoue

Best Soccer Player

Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

Aitana Bonmatí, Spain

Naomi Girma, USWNT

Best Golfer

Nelly Korda

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Lilia Vu