LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2025 ESPY awards show airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles brings together top athletes and celebrities to celebrate the year’s most unforgettable sports moments. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Get ready for one of the most glamorous nights in sports, the 2025 ESPY Awards will take center stage on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California.

Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards — better known as the ESPYS — aired live on July 16 from the Dolby Theatre in LA.

Comedian Shane Gillis hosted the awards ceremony, presented by ESPN, on Wednesday night live from The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Some, such as Simone Biles and Andraya Carter, muted their makeup to let their hair do most of the talking. Others, instead, poured their personality into their visage, paring down the theatrics of their hair to highlight their heavy blush,

Simone Biles won two ESPYs, including best female athlete, while fellow Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Suni Lee earned the best comeback award. Biles became the first two-time best female athlete recipient since Ronda Rousey in 2014-15 after also taking the honor in 2017.