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ESPY Awards, the annual celebration of ESPN for all sports, was held Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Danica Patrick was the host of the 26th edition of the event, the first woman

And ESPYS went to:

Best Athlete of the Breakthrough: Donovan Mitchell of Utah Jazz .

Best University Athlete: Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy in Oklahoma before being selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Project.

Best Female Athlete: Snowboarder Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim.

Best Male Athlete: Alex Ovechkin, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP while the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup.

Best Team: Houston Astros, who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series for the first time.

Best Game: United States National Women's Team shootout victory over Canada in the gold medal match of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Best Championship Performance: Nick Foles, who won the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Super Bowl title at their first Lombardi Trophy.

Life says you're just a backup.

Sports let you take center stage. #LifeNeedsSports pic.twitter.com/vqCScNW9OE

– ESPN (@espn) July 19, 2018

Best Moment: The Minnesota Vikings' Miracle wins over Stefon Diggs touchdown in the closing seconds of their division game against the New Orleans Saints.

Best Olympic Moment: The last round of Shaun White in Pyeongchang.

Best Series: The buzzer-drummer of Arike Ogunbowale to win the National Championship of Notre Dame.

Best Record Performance: Roger Federer, who scored history by winning an eighth Wimbledon title in 2017 and won the Australian Open 2018 for his 20th Grand Title Slam.

Best male international football player: Cristiano Ronaldo

Best female international football player: Sam Kerr

Best NFL player: ] Tom Brady [19659008] Best MLB Player: Mike Trout

NHL Top Player: Alex Ovechkin

Best Conductor: Martin Truex Jr. [19659008] [19459038BestPlayerNBA: LeBron James

Best WNBA Player: Maya Moore

Best Fighter: Terence Crawford

Best Male Golfer: Jordan Spieth

Best Golfer: Sung-Hyun Park

Best Male Olympian: Shaun White

Best Female Olympian: Chloe Kim

Best Tennis Player Masc ulin: Roger Federer

Best Tennis Player: Sloane Stephens

Best Male Actio n Athlete Sportsman: David Wise

Best Sports Athlete Female: Chloe Kim

Best Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Best Male Athlete with a Handicap: Mike Schultz

Best Athlete With a Disability : Brenna Huckaby

Best Bowling Player: Rhino Page

Best MLS Player: Nemanja Nikolic

Best NWSL Player: ] Megan Rapinoe

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Jim Kelly, a member of the American Football Hall of Fame, who has been fighting cancer for the past five years.

Jim Kelly focused on a message when he accepted his award Jimmy V. pic.twitter.com/HGYGIN4iln

– ESPN (@espn) July 19 2018

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: The "Surviving Sisters" who denounced the abuses of former United States gymnast and Michigan State physician Larry Nbadar.

Message from @Aly_Raisman to survivors all over the world. pic.twitter.com/fjyM04g6nW

– ESPN (@espn) July 19, 2018