2016 ESPY Awards

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2016 ESPY Awards
DateJuly 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
Location Microsoft Theater,
Los Angeles [1]
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States [2]
Hosted by John Cena [3]
Most awards LeBron James
Most nominations LeBron James
Television/radio coverage
Network ABC [3]
Runtime180 minutes
  2015  · ESPY Awards ·  2017  

The 2016 ESPY Awards were held on July 13, 2016. The show, hosted by professional wrestler John Cena, [3] was held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. [1] 31 competitive awards and eight honorary awards were presented. [4]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Championship Performance
Best Female Athlete with a Disability

Honorary awards

Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Jimmy V Perseverance Award
Pat Tillman Award for Service
Best Moment
Icon Award

Presenters


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:

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