ESPY Winners 2015: Full Results and Recap from Sports Awards

The 2015 ESPY Awards, to keep it in sports terms, hit it out of the park.

As always, the award show walked a silly-serious tightrope with the eloquence of a gymnast. Joel McHale didn't hold anything back as host, and the serious elements, such as the Jimmy V Perseverance Award, visibly moved the crowd and millions watching worldwide.

As far as winners go, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and UFC's Ronda Rousey came out on top, collecting two awards apiece.

Here is the full list of award winners:

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 cactch
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

First, the silly.

McHale, best known for Community and The Soup, went to town on the sporting world, poking fun at the Seattle Seahawks' play decisions, the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight and much, much more, as SportsCenter captures:

Heck, McHale even dropped a joke about Jason Pierre-Paul in the process.

Rousey was also in on the action. Not only did she take home the Best Fighter and Best Female Athlete awards, she threw a haymaker in Mayweather's direction:

As for Curry, he took home Best NBA Player and Best Male Athlete—no surprise after he won the title and was the NBA MVP. Fellow NBA superstar LeBron James took home Best Championship Performance after averaging 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the Finals, even besting American Pharoah's Triple Crown triumph.

On the NFL side of things, MVP Aaron Rodgers bested the superhuman efforts of Houston Texans defensive tackle J.J. Watt to take home Best NFL Player. Peyton Manning won Best Record-Breaking Performance for touchdown pass No. 509.

Outside of the dominant sports, the United States women's national soccer team took home the Best Team award after winning the World Cup.

"You guys believed in us the entire seven games, since four years ago when we fell short to 10 days ago when we won it," Abby Wambach said, per ESPN.com. "We lifted the trophy. We did this for American and our fans. You guys are the best. We love you so much." 

On the more serious side of things, Caitlyn Jenner received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage and delivered a touching speech, following in the footsteps of the many prior recipients:

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance on behalf of his daughter, Leah.

As ESPN's Coley Harvey noted, even many of the athletes in attendance focused on the inspiring journey of the Stills:

Like past speeches, Still delivered one to remember:

Chalk it up as another successful, memorable night for the best sports award show in town.

As a way to honor and celebrate athletes on and off their surfaces of play, it doesn't get better than the ESPYs. Wednesday reinforced the show's status, and the march toward the next one and another epic calendar of sporting events begins in earnest.