ESPY Awards
ESPY Awards (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) are considered the equivalent of Academy Awards for sports and are an accolade , to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.
As the similarly styled Grammy (for music), Emmy (for television), Academy Award (for film), and Tony (for theater), the ESPYs are hosted by a contemporary celebrity; the style, though, is lighter, more relaxed and self-referential than many other awards shows, with comedic sketches usually included.
Sports fans worldwide are able to cast an online vote for their favorite athletes in categories such as Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete, Best Breakthrough Athlete, and Team of the Year.