Shaun White getting roasted by show host Seth Meyers
I can honestly say that the 2010 ESPYS at the Nokia Theater in L.A. Live have been my favorite awards show this year. Think super talented and cute athletes and celebs like Apolo Ohno, Drew Brees, Flying Tomato Shaun White, Polo model and player Nacho Figueras-he was sitting so close to me that I could have tousled his hair!, the U.S. World Cup soccer team, Zac Efron, Mark Walberg, and Dallas native Luke Wilson mixed with various Hollywood starlets like Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chriqui, January Jones from Mad Men, and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller.
Show presenters January Jones and Zac Efron
Throw in some comedy by the like of Steve Carrell, Andy Samberg dressed as as the World Cup predicting octopus, and show host and SNL cast member Seth Meyers who delivered the spot on writing, hilarious jokes, and roasts of the evening. Here are some of the zingers that literally left some of the audience in stitches and others with their mouths wide open:
–Seth Meyers joking that Brett Favre was so old that Brett remembers the first time Brett Favre old jokes were popular. Brett laughed.
-Saying that Elin Nordgren would receive the highest salary of the year in the sports world after her impeding divorce from Tiger Woods.
-And while we are on the subject of Woods, how about when Meyers tried to cajole the audience “give it up for Tiger Woods” to which almost no one clapped. Seth then followed up with,”unless you already have!”
-But my personal favorite was when Meyers described the ESPY Awards as “where sports and entertainment come together-like a Kardashian’s bedroom!” Immediate camera pan to Reggie Bush who looked like he had been slapped upside the head with a football!
The New Orleans Saints accepting the award for Best Team
And of course, there were the emotional moments like when the Ed Thomas family accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in memory of their father who dedicated his life to Iowa high school football and was gunned down last year by one of his own players. Or when New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was awarded Best Male Athlete and he thanked his pregnant wife, son Baylen, and “my other son who will be here in 3 months. You are such an inspiration to me. I love you so much!” Could you just die-adorable!
The confetti drop at the end of the awards show
The style at the show was comprised of a fair amount of bebe-Kardashian on women, guys in suits with sneakers and sunglasses, ladies in sparkly leggings and tight dresses, and lots of bright colors. And as for the presenters, Marisa Miller looked hot in Alexander Wang with YSL heels, Brooklyn Decker wowed in a dusty rose Herve Leger bandage dress, Twilight: Eclipse star Ashley Greene wore a red-hot Versace knee-length design, and Emmanuelle Chriqui sizzled in a leather illusion mini dress by BCBG Max Azria.
Marisa Miller in Alexander Wang at the 2010 ESPYS image: jason merritt/getty
After the show, we headed over to the Conga Room for the ESPN after party where Ohno was surrounded by a bevy of ladies, Brees made the rounds shaking hands, T.O. held court at the same table with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson and Dancing With the Stars alum Niecy Nash, Baldwin brother Stephen checked out the scene, and tennis player John Isner-who won the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon this year-happily posed for pictures with fans.
Red Carpet Roxy, T.O., and RCR friend Nicole Guitieraz at the ESPN after party
And here is the complete list of winners for the 2010 ESPYS:
Special Awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School coach Ed Thomas’ family
Jimmy V Award For Perseverance: George Karl, Denver Nuggets coach
Best in Sport
Best Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier
Best Male Athlete: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best Comeback: Kim Clijsters, tennis player
Best Performance Under Pressure: Landon Donovan, soccer
Best Moment: Landon Donovan, World Cup soccer, U.S. vs. Algeria
Best Team: New Orleans Saints
Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Best Game: Canada vs. USA, Olympic men’s hockey gold-medal game
Best Championship Performance: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best Play: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings
Best Upset: Northern Iowa over Kansas, NCAA tournament
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
Best Record Breaking Performance: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut, longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon
Best Sports Movie: “The Blind Side”
College Athletic Program: Duke men’s athletics and Stanford women’s athletics
Individual Sports
Best Baseball Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Best WNBA Player: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Best NFL Player: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White, skateboarding/snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Torah Bright, snowboarding
Best Bowler: Walter Ray Williams Jr.
Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather
Best Male Golfer: Phil Mickelson
Best Female Golfer: Lorena Ochoa
Best Jockey: Calvin Borel
Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer
Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams
Best U.S. Male Olympian: Shaun White
Best U.S. Female Olympian: Lindsey Vonn
Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt
Best Male College Athlete: John Wall, Kentucky basketball
Best Female College Athlete: Maya Moore, Connecticut basketball
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Steve Cash, hockey
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Amy Palmiero-Winters, track and field
