2021 ESPY Awards
The 2021 ESPY Awards were the 29th annual ceremony of the ESPY Award, held on July 10, 2021 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City and broadcast on ABC. Actor Anthony Mackie served as the host. The awards aired on ESPN and ESPN2 on July 11, and a two-hour version aired on ESPN July 13. Format. After the COVID-19 pandemic made the 2020 ESPYs a virtual taped event, it was a live in-person show with many of the winners showing up to accept their awards. The ESPYs brought back many of the  categories from 2019; however, Best Upset, Best eSports Moment and Best Viral Moment were not awarded. Several categories were renamed and/or changed in scope: Winners and nominees. Note: Best Play and Best WWE Moment were in an elimination format with 16 entrants at the beginning. Note: Best MLB Player voting was halted, mainly due to allegations of sexual assault by Trevor Bauer. Non-competitive awards Jimmy V Award: Chris Nikic, triathlon Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Maya Moore Pat Tillman Award for Service: Marcus Rashford, Manchester United and England national football team Best Coach: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Cardinal women's basketball  head coach Best Championship Moment: Los Angeles Dodgers win 2020 World Series Best Championship Performance: Simone Biles - gymnastics