2018 ESPY Awards Behind the scenes with Danica Patrick and the big winners of Show

The 26th annual ESPY caused a stir with an intense recap of the most exciting and moving moments of the year … then Danica Patrick cleared up the mood.

Danica – the premiere of the female host show – came out hard with jokes … about Cleveland Sports, JR Smith's Finals Joke LeBron's Hair, Ben Simmons joining the Kardashians – and even the controversy of the national anthem

As you can see, some went better than others

Then it was the turn of the awards, with the Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell who kicked off the ESPY victory at the best breakthrough athlete. Other winners include the American women's hockey team for the best game, Baker Mayfield for the best university athlete and Nick Foles for the best performance of championship

Chloe Kim won the ESPY for the best female athlete, Alex Ovechkin grabbed the best male … and the Houston Astros won the best team.

The evening also included powerful tributes to the QB Bills legend who received the Jimmy V Award for perseverance, the best coach going to the 3 coaches killed in the Parkland shoot … and the sisters Survivors of Sexual Abuse of Larry Nbadar Are Ready to Receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Take a look at the photos to find out the behind the scenes of the film. effervescence of ESPY.