2016 ESPY Awards
| 2016 ESPY Awards | |
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| Date | July 13, 2016 |
| Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles[1] |
| Country |  United States[2] |
| Hosted by | John Cena[3] |
| Most awards | LeBron James |
| Most nominations | LeBron James |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC[3] |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
The 2016
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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Best Female Athlete with a Disability
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Honorary awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Jimmy V Perseverance Award
Pat Tillman Award for Service
- Sgt. Elizabeth Marks[9]
Best Moment
- Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals
Icon Award
Presenters
- Chris Berman[4]
- Joe Biden
- Ciara
- Stephen Curry
- Skylar Diggins
- Lisa Leslie
- David Oyelowo
- Danica Patrick
- Miles Teller
- Justin Timberlake[11]
- Usher
- Lindsey Vonn
- Dwyane Wade
- J. J. Watt
- Russell Wilson
Tribute
The ESPYs held a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, presented by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[11] and Chance the Rapper.[12]
In Memoriam
Andra Day performed during the tribute with "Rearview" honoring the fallen sports stars:
- Pat Summitt
- Buddy Ryan
- Moses Malone
- Dave Mirra
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Dwayne Washington
- Darryl Dawkins
- Ed Snider
- Mel Daniels
- Joe Garagiola
- John "Hot Rod" Williams
- Justin Wilson
- Jimmy Roberts
- Lindy Infante
- Will Smith
- Doug Atkins
- Johan Cruyff
- Ted Marchibroda
- Bud Collins
- Kimbo Slice
- Frank Gifford
- Yogi Berra
- Monte Irvin
- Louise Suggs
- Jules Bianchi
- Al Arbour
- Jim Simpson
- Clyde Lovellette
- Dave Henderson
- Stephen Keshi
- Dolph Schayes
- Gordie Howe
- Muhammad Ali
References
- ^ a b "2016 ESPY Awards Location". tmorra.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- Axs.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ ABC.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b Cingari, Jennifer (7 July 2016). "2016 Espys Presenters". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Curry, Ned Yost, Scott Dixon, and Mike Trout nominated for Espys". espnmediazone.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "ESPYS 2016: Complete Winners List". ABC News.
- ^ Hardnett, Raishad (11 July 2016). "Zaevion Dobson died after diving on top of friends to save them from gunfire in the Lonsdale area of Northwest Knoxville". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Emery, Debbie (24 May 2016). "Sager "is one of the most respected sideline reporters in sports". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "She recently competed at the second Invictus Games in Orlando, Fl. where she won four gold medals". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Espy's honors three retired athletes who've made a mark on sports". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b Williams, Janice (12 July 2016). "2016 Espy Award Nominees". Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Rooney, Kyle (13 July 2016). "Chance The Rapper To Honor Muhammad Ali At Tonight's ESPY Awards". HNHH. Retrieved 13 July 2016.