2014 ESPYS Nominees: List of Candidates for Awards Announced

The 2014 ESPY Awards will feature 33 categories highlighted by the honors of Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete and Best Team. This year's edition of the award show will mark the 22nd time ESPN has brought together the best in sports under one roof.

Drake will take the hosting reigns from Jon Hamm, who did a solid job last year in what's a tricky position. The rapper is a noted sports fan, although sometimes it's hard to nail down exactly what teams he roots for from week to week.

After it was announced he would handle the gig, he took to Twitter and called it an "honor:"

The ESPYS will once again emanate from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The show is scheduled for July 16 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Since the nominees were announced athletes have already started to express their reactions. They range from sheer joy to disappointment with some lobbying for votes already mixed in as the fans will decide all of the winners.

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, who captured his sixth Sprint Cup championship last season, falls into the latter category:

American Paralympian Tatyana McFadden was clearly happy to get nominated:

Then there's American swimmer Jessica Hardy, who believes athletes in her sport were overlooked for their accomplishments over the past year:

While the winners of the awards are often debatable, which isn't a surprise given the nature of fan voting, it's more about the event than anything else. Finding a brief break in the sports schedule to get so many big names from across the sports spectrum together is rare.

Voting is underway on the ESPYS' official site and will continue up until the start of the show. There are certainly some highly competitive categories, so let's check out the nominees fans will get to choose from this time around.

2014 ESPY Award Nominees

Nominee	Team/Sport
Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers
Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos
Floyd Mayweather	Boxing

Nominee	Team/Sport
Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
Ronda Rousey	UFC
Mikaela Shiffrin	Alpine Skiing
Breanna Stewart	UConn Basketball

Nominee	Title
Boston Red Sox	MLB champions
Los Angeles Kings	NHL champions
San Antonio Spurs	NBA champions
Seattle Seahawks	NFL champions
Connecticut Women's Basketball	WCBB champions
Florida State Football	CFB champions

Nominee	Team
Josh Beckett	Los Angeles Dodgers
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins
Dominic Moore	New York Rangers
Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder

Nominee	Team
Nick Foles	Philadelphia Eagles
Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers
Richard Sherman	Seattle Seahawks
Masahiro Tanaka	New York Yankees

Nominee	Team/Sport
Jimmie Johnson	NASCAR
Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs
Shabazz Napier	UConn Basketball
David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox

Nominee	Game
Auburn vs. Alabama	Iron Bowl
Colts vs. Chiefs	NFL Playoffs
Rangers vs. Kings	NHL Playoffs

Nominee	Sport
UConn wins NCAA title	College Basketball
Mercer over Duke	College Basketball
Weidman over Silva	UFC 162

Nominee	Team
Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
Luke Kuechly	Carolina Panthers
Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos
LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles
Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks

Nominee	Team
Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers
LeBron James	Miami Heat
Joakim Noah	Chicago Bulls

Nominee	Team
Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers
Chris Davis	Baltimore Orioles
Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers
Max Scherzer	Detroit Tigers
Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels

Nominee	Team
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Getzlaf	Anaheim Ducks
Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings
Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers
Jonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks

Nominee	Association
Scott Dixon	IndyCar
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	NASCAR
John Force	NHRA
Ryan Hunter-Reay	IndyCar
Jimmie Johnson	NASCAR

Nominee	Team
Geno Auriemma	UConn Women's Basketball
Pete Carroll	Seattle Seahawks
John Farrell	Boston Red Sox
Kevin Ollie	UConn Men's Basketball
Gregg Popovich	San Antonio Spurs

Nominee	Sport
Jon Jones	MMA
Floyd Mayweather	Boxing
Manny Pacquiao	Boxing
Ronda Rousey	MMA
Andre Ward	Boxing

Nominee	Association
Jason Belmonte	PBA
Wes Malott	PBA
Sean Rash	PBA
Pete Weber	PBA

Nominee	Base
Javier Castellano	Belmont Park
Victor Espinoza	Santa Anita Park
Joel Rosario	Belmont Park
Mike Smith	Santa Anita Park

Nominee	Club
Tim Cahill	New York Red Bulls
Marco Di Vaio	Montreal Impact
Robbie Keane	Los Angeles Galaxy
Mike Magee	Chicago Fire

Nominee	Sport
Joss Christensen	Freestyle Skiing
Sage Kotsenburg	Snowboarding
Ted Ligety	Alpine Skiing
Charlie White	Figure Skating
David Wise	Freestyle Skiing

Nominee	Sport
Jamie Anderson	Snowboarding
Maddie Bowman	Freestyle Skiing
Meryl Davis	Figure Skating
Kaitlyn Farrington	Snowboarding
Mikaela Shiffrin	Alpine Skiing

Nominee	Sport
Rafael Nadal	Tennis
Inbee Park	Women's Golf
Cristiano Ronaldo	Soccer
Sebastian Vettel	Formula One

Nominee	Team
Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky
Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream
Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

Nominee	Country
Martin Kaymer	Germany
Adam Scott	Australia
Henrik Stenson	Sweden
Bubba Watson	United States

Nominee	Country
Stacy Lewis	United States
Inbee Park	South Korea
Suzann Pettersen	Norway
Michelle Wie	United States

Nominee	Country
Novak Djokovic	Serbia
Andy Murray	Great Britain
Rafael Nadal	Spain

Nominee	Country
Li Na	China
Agnieszka Radwanska	Poland
Maria Sharapova	Russia
Serena Williams	United States

Nominee	Team
Johnny Gaudreau	Boston College Hockey
Doug McDermott	Creighton Basketball
David Taylor	Penn State Wrestling
Lyle Thompson	Albany Lacrosse
Jameis Winston	Florida State Football

Nominee	Team
Morgan Brian	Virginia Soccer
Taylor Cummings	Maryland Lacrosse
Micha Hancock	Penn State Volleyball
Hannah Rogers	Florida Softball
Breanna Stewart	UConn Basketball

Nominee	Sport
Mark Bathum	Alpine Skiing
Declan Farmer	Sled Hockey
Raymond Martin	Wheelchair Racing
Mike Shea	Snowboarding
Evan Strong	Snowboarding

Nominee	Sport
Minda Dentler	Triathlete
Oksana Masters	Sit-Skier
Tatyana McFadden	Sit-Skier / Wheelchair Racer
Laurie Stephens	Alpine Monoskier
Jamie Whitmore	Cyclist

Nominee	Sport
Grant Baker	Surfing
Tucker Hibbert	Snowmobile
Nyjah Huston	Skateboarding
Ryan Villopoto	Motocross
David Wise	Freestyle Skiing

Nominee	Sport
Jamie Anderson	Snowboarding
Maddie Bowman	Freestyle Skiing
Kelly Clark	Snowboarding
Vicki Golden	Motocross
Carissa Moore	Surfing

Seed	Play
1	Davis FG return vs. Alabama
2	Damian Lillard buzzer beater
3	Tomas Hertl goal
4	Robin van Persie goal
5	Josh Reddick catch
6	SMU two-point conversion
7	Raul Jimenez bicycle kick
8	Memphis fast break
9	Johnny Manziel escape vs. Duke
10	Sacred Heart buzzer beater
11	Paula Creamer 75-foot eagle putt
12	Auburn Hail Mary vs. Georgia
13	Lundqvist save on Vanek
14	Xavier Henry dunk
15	Tyler Ennis buzzer beater
16	Giovani Bernard TD run