ESPY 2015 Winners: Full Recap and Results from Sports Awards

On one of the slower sports days of the year in terms of on-field action, the sports world descended on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles for the 2015 ESPY Awards.

ESPN puts on the annual awards ceremony to recognize the best athletes and performances of the year in sports. Joel McHale of Community fame emceed the evening, and presenters included Richard Sherman, Alex Morgan, Ben Affleck, Jake Gyllenhaal, LeBron James and many others.

Stephen Curry and Ronda Rousey both won multiple awards, as Curry took home Best NBA Player and Best Male Athlete. Rousey walked away with Best Fighter and Best Female Athlete.

Here's a look at the full list of winners for each ESPY award, per ESPN.com:

Best NFL Player	Aaron Rodgers
Best NBA Player	Stephen Curry
Best Fighter	Ronda Rousey
Best Record-Breaking Performance	Peyton Manning
Best Breakthrough Athlete	Mo'ne Davis
Best Championship Performance	LeBron James
Pat Tillman Award for Service	Danielle Green
Best Moment	Lauren Hill
Best Jockey	Victor Espinoza
Best Female Athlete	Ronda Rousey
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage	Caitlyn Jenner
Best Comeback Athlete	Rob Gronkowski
Jimmy V Award for Perserverence	Devon and Leah Still
Best Male College Athlete	Marcus Mariota
Best Female Action Sports Athlete	Kelly Clark
Best Upset	Mississippi football over Alabama
Best Male Action Sports Athlete	Ryan Dungey
Icon Award	Derek Jeter
Best Play	Odell Beckham Jr. for his one-handed catch
Best Male Athlete	Stephen Curry
Best Team	United States Women's Soccer Team
Best MLB Player	Mike Trout
Best Game	Super Bowl XLIX
Best Coach/Manager	Steve Kerr
Best WNBA Player	Skylar Diggins
Best Female College Athlete	Missy Franklin
Best Male Tennis Player	Novak Djokovic
Best Female Tennis Player	Serena Williams
Best Male Golfer	Jordan Spieth
Best Female Golfer	Lydia Ko
Best International Athlete	Lionel Messi
Best MLS Athlete	Robbie Keane
Best Driver	Kevin Harvick
Best Male Athlete with a Disability	Krige Schabort
Best Female Athlete with a Disability	Becca Meyers
Best NHL Athlete	Jonathan Toews
Best Bowler	Jason Belmonte

There were plenty of highlights from the evening. When James accepted the award for Best Championship Performance, even he acknowledged that it was odd for a player who didn't win the championship to grab the award.

"You're right, second place got me this," James said as he walked up to the microphone and responded to someone yelling in the crowd, per CBS Cleveland's Daryl Ruiter. James added that even he didn't expect to win the award. However, as ESPN Stats and Info points out, James did put on an otherworldly show in the NBA Finals:

One of the more humorous moments of the event came when Alex Rodriguez came out to "apologize." He was accompanied by his "spokesperson," actor Ken Jeong, who said Rodriguez was sorry for characters dying in Game of Thrones, the fact that we can't run by pools and he apologized to New York Knicks season ticket holders. Here's a look at the full bit, courtesy of ESPN:

Of course, there were plenty of heartwarming moments throughout the night as well. Danielle Green, a former Notre Dame basketball player, received the Pat Tillman Award for Service. Green was wounded by a grenade attack while serving in the Army.

In her acceptance speech, Green challenged listeners to "Ask yourself: What's my purpose? What's my passion? What do I want my legacy to be? How can I live as a full human being?," as noted by USA Today's Micah Peters.

Green's speech was one of a few moving moments that came Wednesday night. Devon Still spoke straight from the heart when he accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award for his daughter, Leah. Five-year-old Leah has been fighting cancer since 2013, and her father talked about how he considered giving up and buying a bottle of vodka from the liquor store and drinking until his sadness went away.

His speech is worth the watch; here it is courtesy of VH1:

One of the other highlights of the night came when Caitlyn Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Jenner's moving speech is also worth your time, and you can check it out here thanks to Cosmopolitan:

All in all, the ESPYs turned out to be an enjoyable show with plenty of memorable moments. It was a great way to satiate us during this lull in sports action, and chances are we will be remembering Jenner and Still's speeches in particular for years to come.