2012 ESPY Awards

The 2012 ESPY Awards were announced from Nokia Theatre on July 11, 2012 and showed during the telecast on ESPN, July 11, 2012. ESPY Award is short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award.

Winners

Best Female Athlete: Brittney Griner, Basketball
Best Male Athlete: LeBron James, Basketball
Best Team: Miami Heat
Best Coach/Manager: Tom Coughlin, New York Giants
Best Comeback: Matthew Stafford
Best Game -– San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints
Best Moment -- Tim Tebow's 80-yard touchdown pass
Best Play -- Christian Watford's buzzer-beating shot to beat No. 1 Kentucky
Best Upset -— Los Angeles Kings as the 8th seed winning the Stanley Cup
College Athletic Program -- Stanford women's athletics and Florida men's athletics
Best International Athlete -- Lionel Messi
Best Record-Breaking Performance -- Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year -- Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks
Best Male Action Sports Athlete -- Shaun White, Skateboarding-Snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete -- Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding
Best Male Athlete with a Disability -- Kyle Maynard, Climbing
Best Female Athlete with a Disability -- Jessica Long, Swimming
Best Driver -- Tony Stewart
Fighter of the Year -- Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
NBA Player of the Year -- LeBron James, Miami Heat
NFL Player of the Year -- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
NHL Player of the Year -- Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
MLB Player of the Year -- Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
WNBA Player of the Year -- Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Best Bowler -- Sean Rash
Best Female Golfer -- Cristie Kerr
Best Male Golfer -- Bubba Watson
Best Jockey -- Mario Gutierrez
Best MLS Player -- David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Tennis Player -- Novak Djokovic
Best Female Tennis Player -- Maria Sharapova

External links

ESPY Winners

ESPY Awards

Cross-cutter	Courage Female Athlete Male Athlete Breakthrough Athlete Championship Performance Coach/Manager Female College Athlete Male College Athlete College Program Comeback Athlete Female Athlete with a Disability Male Athlete with a Disability Game Perseverance Upset Moment Play Record-Breaking Performance Team

Individual	Female Action Male Action Bowler Driver Fighter Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB NBA NFL NHL Female Tennis Male Tennis Track and Field WNBA International Athlete

Discontinued	Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Boxer Golfer Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman Movie Performance Under Pressure

Hosts	Dennis Miller (1993) Dennis Miller (1994) John Goodman (1995) Tony Danza (1996) Jeff Foxworthy (1997) Norm Macdonald (1998) Samuel L. Jackson (1999) Jimmy Smits (2000) Samuel L. Jackson (2001) Samuel L. Jackson (2002) Jamie Foxx (2003) Jamie Foxx (2004) Matthew Perry (2005) Lance Armstrong (2006) LeBron James & Jimmy Kimmel (2007) Justin Timberlake (2008) Samuel L. Jackson (2009) Seth Meyers (2010) Seth Meyers (2011) Rob Riggle (2012) Jon Hamm (2013) Drake (2014) Joel McHale (2015)

Award ceremonies	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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