NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 13TH ANNUAL ESPY AWARDS
Dave Mirra Among Nominees for Best Action Sports Athlete; Fans to Determine Winners
ESPN will Televise 13th Annual Celebration from Hollywood's Kodak
Theatre. Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN
The 2005 ESPY Awards will gather sports and entertainment celebrities to recognize top achievements, relive memorable moments and salute the best performers. Actor
Matthew Perry will host the show and be joined by musical guest
Destiny's Child.
The awards include 22 "Best in Sport" categories - which pit athletes from different sports against each other- as well as 12 individual sport categories and two special performance categories.
BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE ESPY Award nominees:
Ricky Carmichael, Motocross
Andy Irons, Surfing
Dave Mirra, Freestyle Bike
Bucky Lasek, Skateboarding