In esclusiva, sul canale 214 di Sky, gli Oscar dello Sport
Per il terzo anno consecutivo sarà ESPN America (canale 214 di Sky) a trasmettere in esclusiva gli «ESPY Awards» (acronimo di Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award), gli Oscar dello Sport, premio annuale giunto alla 19ª edizione, riservato ai migliori atleti e alle migliori performance del mondo dello sport. L’intera cerimonia, che si è tenuta lo scorso 13 luglio al «Nokia Theatre» di Los Angeles, sarà trasmessa, in prima visione assoluta, domenica 17 luglio alle ore 16.00 (il red carpet in onda alle ore 15.30). A presentare la serata per il secondo anno consecutivo Seth Meyers, l’attore comico che nel popolare show «Saturday Night Live» conduce ogni settimana un tg satirico simile a «Striscia la Notizia».
Oltre a celebrare il meglio dello sport americano, gli ESPY Awards rendono omaggio ai più grandi atleti del mondo. Sul palco tutti i protagonisti dell’ultima stagione: da Dirk Nowitzki, che ha conquistato l’anello NBA con i suoi Dallas Mavericks, ad Aaron Rodgers, campione NFL con i Green Bay Packers, passando per Tim Thomas (campione NHL con i Boston Bruins) e Blake Griffin, miglior rookie NBA della scorsa stagione con la maglia dei Los Angeles Clippers. I premi sono stati assegnati sulla base dei voti espressi dal pubblico (entro il 9 luglio) sul sito di ESPN, su facebook o sulle applicazioni mobile di ESPN.
Oltre agli atleti più titolati, si sono dati appuntamento a Los Angeles anche i grandi nomi dello spettacolo. Tra le star più acclamate, i cantanti Justin Bieber e Justin Timberlake, e l’attore Ryan Reynolds. Tutti insieme festeggiano un anno di sport salutando le imprese e gli atleti migliori della stagione 2010/2011. Come da tradizione, gli ESPY’s premiano sia i migliori atleti di ogni singola disciplina (ad esempio, il miglior giocatore dell’NFL) sia i migliori atleti in categorie trasversali (ad esempio, la migliore squadra o il miglior atleta maschile).
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Gli ESPY Awards sono trasmessi in esclusiva su ESPN America (canale 214 di Sky) domenica 17 luglio alle ore 16.00. Red carpet in onda alle ore 15.30
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I NOMINATI AGLI ESPYs 2011 – IL MEGLIO DELLO SPORT
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BEST MALE ATHLETE Jimmie Johnson (Nascar) Rafael Nadal (Tennis) Dirk Nowitzki (NBA) Aaron Rodgers (NFL)
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE Tim Lincecum (2010 MLB Postseason) Tim Thomas (Stanley Cup Finals) Kemba Walker (NCAA Tournament) Serena Williams (Wimbledon)
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE Ray Allen (NBA 3-point record) Rory Mcllroy (U.S. Open) Derrick Rose (Youngest player to win NBA MVP) UConn Women’s Basketball (Longest win streak)
BEST GAME Butler upsets Pittsburgh, NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Eagles rally to beat the Giants, NFL Oklahoma City edges Memphis in 3 OT, NBA Playoffs
BEST TEAM Auburn Football Boston Bruins Dallas Mavericks Green Bay Packers San Francisco Giants Texas A&M Women’s Basketball
BEST SPORTS MOVIE The Fighter Secretariat Soul Surfer Win Win
BEST NFL PLAYER Tom Brady, New England Arian Foster, Houston Clay Matthews Jr, Green Bay Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
BEST NHL PLAYER Corey Perry, Anaheim Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Tim Thomas, Boston
BEST NBA PLAYER Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City LeBron James, Miami Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Derrick Rose, Chicago
BEST FIGHTER Bernard Hopkins Jon “Bones” Jones Sergio Martinez Manny Pacquiao Georges St. Pierre
BEST FEMALE GOLFER Na Yeon Choi Cristie Kerr Jiyai Shin Yani Tseng
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER Kim Clijsters Li Na Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki
BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Blair Brown, Penn State Volleyball Dallas Escobedo, Arizona State Softball Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame Soccer Katinka Hosszu, USC Swimming Maya Moore, Connecticut Basketball
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Sarah Burke, Freestyle Skier Kelly Clark, Snowboarding Ashley Fiolek, Motocross Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH DISABILITY Chris Devlin-Young Anthony Robles Aaron Scheidies Jerome Singleton Steve Wampler
BEST BOWLER Chris Barnes Jason Belmonte Mika Koivuneimi Bill O’Neill
BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE Allyson Felix Tyson Gay David Oliver
ESPY AWARDS 2011: I VINCITORI SPECIAL AWARDS ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD: Dewey Bozella JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE: Anthony Robles BEST COMEBACK: Mark Herzlich BEST IN SPORT BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Skier BEST MALE ATHLETE: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks BEST MOMENT: Roy Halladay postseason no-hitter BEST TEAM: Dallas Mavericks BEST COACH/MANAGER: Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks BEST GAME: Eagles vs. Giants BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins BEST PLAY: Amy Wambach, Women’s World Cup goal BEST UPSET: VCU NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament run BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Rory McIlroy BEST SPORTS MOVIE: The Fighter BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Jimmer Fredette, BYU Basketball BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Maya Moore, Connecticut Women’s Basketball
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Anthony Robles, wrestling BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Mallory Weggemann, swimming INDIVIDUAL SPORTS BEST MLB PLAYER: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies BEST NBA PLAYER: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks BEST WNBA PLAYER: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury BEST NFL PLAYER: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers BEST NHL PLAYER: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins BEST MLS PLAYER: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Stephanie Gilmore, surfing BEST BOWLER: Jason Belmonte BEST DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson BEST FIGHTER: Manny Pacquiao BEST MALE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy BEST FEMALE GOLFER: Cristie Kerr BEST JOCKEY: John Velazquez BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER: Rafael Nadal BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER: Serena Williams BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE: Tyson Gay
SPONSORED AWARDS CAPITAL ONE CUP: Stanford Women’s Athletics and Florida Men’s Athletics CASTROL EDGE NFL STRONGEST PERFORMANCE AWARD: Arian Foster
Ufficio Stampa ESPN America
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BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Kelly Clark (Snowboarding) Lauren Jackson (WNBA) Maya Moore (NCAA Basketball) Lindsey Vonn (Skiing)
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Jose Bautista (Toronto Blue Jays) Arian Foster (Houston, Texas) Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) Li Na (Tennis) Cam Newton (Auburn Tigers)
BEST UPSET Blame over Zenyatta, Breeder’s Cup Fabricio Werdum stuns Fedor Emelianenko, MMA Seahawks upset Saints, NFL Wild Card Playoffs VCU, NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
BEST MOMENT Fennville HS Basketball Tournament Run Roy Halladay Postseason No-Hitter, MLB Trevor Bayne at Dayton 500, NASCAR
CASTROL EDGE NFL STRONGEST PERFORMANCE AWARD Arian Foster, Houston DeAngelo Hall, Washington Leon Washington, Seattle
BEST COACH/MANAGER Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Basketball Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks Gene Chizik, Auburn Football Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers Dom Starsia, Virginia Lacrosse
BEST MLB PLAYER Jose Bautista, Toronto Roy Hallasay, Philadelphia Josh Hamilton, Texas Felix Hernandez, Seattle Joey Votto, Cincinnati
BEST DRIVER Greg Anderson John Force Dario Franchitti Jimmie Johnson
BEST WNBA PLAYER Tamika Catchings, Indiana Lauren Jackson, Seattle Cappie Pondexter, New York Diana Taurasi, Phoenix
BEST MALE GOLFER Luke Donald Jim Furyk Graeme McDowell Rory Mcllroy Charl Schwartzel
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Rafael Nadal
BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Jimmer Fredette, BYU Basketball Andy Miele, Miami-Ohio Hockey Cam Newton, Auburn Football Rob Pannell, Cornell Lacrosse Kemba Walker, Connecticut Basketball
BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Tucker Hibbert, Snowmobiling Travis Pastrana, Motocross Kevin Rolland, Freestyle Skiing Kelly Slater, Surfing Shaun White, Snowboarding
BEST JOCKEY Ramon Dominguez Garrett Gomez John Velasquez
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH DISABILITY Alison Jones Tatyana McFadden Alana Nichols Melissa Stockwell Mallory Weggermann
BEST MLS PLAYER Edson Buddle, Los Angeles Landon Donovan, Los Angeles David Ferreira, Dallas Chris Wondolowski, San Jose
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