ESPY Awards 2013 Nominations, ESPY Awards 2013 Nominees, ESPY 2013 Nominations

ESPY Awards 2013 Nominees

Best Male Athlete

• Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• LeBron James, Miami Heat
• Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
• Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming

Best Female Athlete

• Gabby Douglas, Olympic Gymnastics
• Missy Franklin, Olympic Swimming
• Brittney Griner, NCAA Baylor Women's Basketball
• Serena Williams, Women's Ten

Best Championship Performance

• Joe Flacco, Super Bowl MVP
• LeBron James, NBA Finals MVP
• Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion
• Pablo Sandoval, World Series MVP

Best Breakthrough Athlete

• Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers
• Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Football
• Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
• Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
• Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers

Best Record-Breaking Performance

• Drew Brees, Breaks Johnny Unitas' TD record
• Calvin Johnson, Breaks Jerry Rice's season yardage record
• Michael Phelps, Most decorated Olympian
• Abby Wambach, Sets international scoring record

Best Upset

• Florida Gulf Coast over Georgetown, Men's NCAA Basketball
• Louisville women over Baylor, Women's NCAA Basketball
• Marquez over Pacquiao, Boxing
• Texas A&M over Alabama, College football

Best Game

• Bruins vs. Leafs, First round, Game 7
• Heat vs. Spurs, NBA Finals Game 6
• Ravens vs. Broncos, AFC divisional playoff

Best Moment

• Jack Hoffman, TD run in Nebraska spring game
• Alex Morgan, Winning goal vs. Canada in Olympic semifinal
• Andy Murray, Winning at Wimbledon, gold medal in Olympics
• Chuck Pagano, Returning to Colts

Best Coach/Manager

• Bruce Arians, Indianapolis Colts/Arizona Cardinals
• Geno Auriemma, UConn women's basketball
• John Danowski, Duke lacrosse
• Rick Pitino, Louisville men's basketball
• Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat

Best Comeback Athlete

• Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
• Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
• Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
• Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

Best International Athelete

• Usain Bolt, Sprinter
• Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer
• Lionel Messi, Soccer
• Juan Manuel Marquez, Boxing
• Novak Djokovic, Tennis

Best NFL Player

• Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
• Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
• Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
• Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
• JJ Watt. Houston Texans

Best MLB Player

• Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• RA Dickey, New York Mets/Toronto Blue Jays
• Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
• David Price, Tampa Bay Rays
• Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

Best NHL Player

• Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
• Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
• Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
• John Tavares, New York Islanders

Best Driver

• Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar
• Tony Kanaan, IndyCar
• Brad Keselowski, NASCAR
• Sebastian Vettel, Formula One

Best NBA Player

• Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
• Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
• Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
• LeBron James, Miami Heat

Best WNBA Player

• Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
• Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
• Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
• Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
• Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota Lynx

Best Fighter

• Canelo Alvarez, Boxing
• Danny Garcia, Boxing
• Jon "Bones" Jones, MMA
• Floyd Mayweather Jr., Boxing
• Anderson Silva, MMA

Best Male Golfer

• Rory McIlroy
• Justin Rose
• Adam Scott
• Brandt Snedeker
• Tiger Woods

Best Female Golfer

• Na Yeon Choi
• Stacy Lewis
• Inbee Park
• Jiyai Shin

Best Male Tennis Player

• Novak Djokovic
• Roger Federer
• Andy Murray
• Rafael Nadal

Best Female Tennis Player

• Victoria Azarenka
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams

Best Male College Athlete

• Trey Burke, Michigan Basketball
• Kyle Dake, Cornell Wrestling
• Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State University Hockey
• Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Football

Best Female College Athlete

• Kara Cannizzaro, UNC Lacrosse
• Crystal Dunn, UNC Soccer
• Brittney Griner, Baylor Women's Basketball
• Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Softball

Best Male Action Sports Athlete

• Pedro Barros, Skateboarding
• Nyjah Huston, Skateboarding
• Mark McMorris, Snowboarding
• Ryan Villopoto, Motocross

Best Female Action Sports Athlete

• Leticia Bufoni, Skateboarding
• Kelly Clark, Snowboarding
• Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing
• Laia Sanz, Motocross

Best Jockey

• Javier Castellano
• Ramon Dominguez
• Joel Rosario
• John Velasquez

Best Male Athlete with a Disability

• Jeremy Campbell, Athletics
• Jeff Fabry, Archery
• Raymond Martin, Athletics
• Lt. Bradley Snyder, Swimming
• Tyler Walker, Skiing

Best Female Athlete with a Disability

• Victoria Arlen, Swimming
• Muffy Davis, Paracycling
• Jessica Long, Swimming
• Tatyana McFadden, Athletics
• Shirley Reilly, Athletics

Best Bowler

• Jason Belmonte
• Scott Norton
• Pete Weber

Best MLS Player

• Thierry Henry, New York Red Bulls
• Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes
• Graham Zusi, Sporting Kansas City

Best Play (Best Play Playoffs Voting Online)

• Jadeveon Clowney's Hit vs David Wetherill's Paralympic Shot
• Ray Rice's 4th and 29 vs Rotnei Clark's Buzzer Beater
• DeAndre Jordan's Alley Oop vs Ben Revere's Diving Catch
• Shawn Matthias' Hustle Goal vs Michael Phelps' 153-Foot Putt
• Angelo Campos' Double Save vs Jason Repko's HR-Robbing Catch
• Ray Allen's 3-Pointer vs 11 Taylor Martinez's TD Run
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Goal vs Fabiana Oliveira's Kick Save
• Khalil Edney's Buzzer Beater vs Rebecca Barry's Incredible Goal
• Jadeveon Clowney's Hit vs David Wetherill's Paralympic Shot
• Ray Rice's 4th and vs 14 Rotnei Clark's Buzzer Beater
• DeAndre Jordan's Alley Oop vs Ben Revere's Diving Catch
• Shawn Matthias' Hustle Goal vs10 Michael Phelps' 153-Foot Put
• Angelo Campos' Double Save vs Jason Repko's HR-Robbing Catch
• Ray Allen's 3-Pointer vs Taylor Martinez's TD Run
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Goal vs Fabiana Oliveira's Kick Save
• Khalil Edney's Buzzer Beater vs Rebecca Barry's Incredible Goal