{blackbabes} ESPN Announces 2015 ESPY Awards Nominees, Puts LeBron James Against Stephen Curry-See the Full List!

ESPN announced the nominees for the 2015 ESPY Awards Wednesday, and much to our dismay, Riley Curry is not up for any awards!

Her dad Stephen Curry, however, is up for a few. The Golden State Warriors point guard even faces off against LeBron James in two categories: Best Male Athlete and Best NBA Player. LeBron is the only returning nominee in the latter category (this is the 11th-straight year he's up for Best NBA Player, actually). This is the first nod for Steph, as well as  James Harden, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook. 

Below is the complete list of 2015 ESPYs nominees. You can cast your vote beginning today at ESPYS.com.

Best Male Athlete:

• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
• JJ Watt, Houston Texans

Best Female Athlete:

• Ronda Rousey, MMA
• Breanna Stewart, UConn Basketball
• Lindsey Vonn, Skiing
• Serena Williams, WTA

Best Championship Performance:

• American Pharoah, Race Horse
• Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
• Lauren Haeger, Florida Softball
• LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

Best Breakthrough Athlete:

• Odell Beckham Jr, New York Giants
• Mo'ne Davis, Little League Baseball
• Cardale Jones, Ohio State Buckeyes
• Jordan Spieth, PGA

Best Record-Breaking Performance:

• Lauren Chamberlain hits 91st home run in NCAA softball
• Devin Hester takes punt in for 20th touchdown return
• Peyton Manning throws record-509th touchdown pass
• Klay Thompson scores 37 points in a single quarter

Best Upset:

• Georgia State over Baylor, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
• Kansas City Royals wins AL Pennant
• Mississippi over Alabama, FBS

Best Game:

• A's vs. Royals, MLB AL Wild Card
• Spurs vs. Clippers Game 7, NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals
• Patriots vs. Seahawks, Super Bowl

Best Play (bracket-style):

1. Odell Beckham catch vs. 16. Albany goalie lacrosse goal
2. Bahamas Bowl Hail Mary vs. 15. Dwayne Bravo cricket catch
3. Lionel Messi goal  vs. 14. Jerian Grant dunk
4. Malcolm Butler INT  vs. 13. Josh Sheehan triple back flip
5. Stephen Curry step back 3 vs. 12. Ameer Abdullah TD run
6. Ronda Rousey armbar vs. 11. Gerald Green dunk off the glass
7. Tyler Ennis goal vs. 10.  Shoni Schimmel circus shot
8. Kevin Pillar catch vs. 9.  Jeremy Menez goal

Best Coach/Manager:

• Geno Auriemma, UConn Huskies
• Bill Belichick, New England Patriots
• Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors
• Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Blue Devils
• Urban Meyer, Ohio State Buckeyes

Best Comeback Athlete:

• Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
• Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
• Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
• Lindsey Vonn, Skiing

Best International Athlete

• Novak Djokovic, ATP
• Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
• Lydia Ko, LPGA
• Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Argentina
• Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portugal

Best NFL Player:

• Tom Brady, New England Patriots
• Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
• DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys
• Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
• JJ Watt, Houston Texans

Best MLB Player:

• Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
• Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
• Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
• Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

Best NHL Player:

• Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
• Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
• Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
• John Tavares, New York Islanders
• Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks

Best Driver:

• Erica Enders-Stevens, NHRA
• Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
• Kevin Harvick, NASCAR
• Juan Pablo Montoya, IndyCar
• Will Power, IndyCar

Best NBA Player:

• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
• James Harden, Houston Rockets
• LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

Best WNBA Player:

• Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock
• Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
• Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
• Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
• Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

Best Fighter:

• Donald Cerrone, MMA
• Terence Crawford, Boxing
• Gennady Golovkin (GGG), Boxing
• Floyd Mayweather Jr, Boxing
• Ronda Rousey, MMA

Best Male Golfer:

• Rory McIlroy
• Jordan Spieth
• Billy Horschel

Best Female Golfer:

• Lydia Ko
• Stacy Lewis
• Inbee Park

Best Male Tennis Player:

• Marin Cilic
• Novak Djokovic
• Roger Federer
• Stan Wawrinka

 Best Female Tennis Player:

• Simona Halep
• Petra Kvitova
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams

Best Male College Athlete:

1. Jack Eichel, Boston University Hockey
2. Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Basketball
3. Marcus Mariota, Oregon Football
4. Logan Stieber, Ohio State Wrestling
5. Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt Baseball

Best Female College Athlete:

• Taylor Cummings, Maryland Lacrosse
• Missy Franklin, Cal Swimming
• Lauren Haeger, Florida Softball
• Micha Hancock, Penn State Volleyball
• Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Basketball

Best Male Action Sports Athlete:

• Ryan Dungey, Motocross
• Tucker Hibbert, SnoCross
• Nyjah Huston, Skateboarding
• Mark McMorris, Snowboarding
• Josh Sheehan, Freestyle Motocross

Best Female Action Sports Athlete:

• Paige Alms, Surfing
• Kelly Clark, Snowboarding
• Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing
• Laia Sanz, Enduro/motorbike

Best Jockey:

• Javier Castellano
• Victor Espinoza
• Joel Rosario

Best Male Athlete with a Disability:

• Joe Berenyi, Cycling
• Josh Pauls, Sled Hockey
• Krige Schabort, Triathlon
• Mike Shea, Snowboarding
• Andy Soule, Nordic Skiing

Best Female Athlete with a Disability:

• Kendall Gretsch, Triathlon
• Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing
• Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field
• Becca Meyers, Swimming
• Greta Neimanas, Cycling

Best Bowler:

• Jason Belmonte
• Parker Bohn III
• Mike Fagan

Best MLS Player:

• Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Galaxy
• Obafemi Martins, Seattle Sounders
• Lee Nguyen, New England Revolution
• Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls

The 2015 ESPYs, hosted by Joel McHale, will air July 15 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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