Ovechkin, Kim earn major honours at ESPY Awards

The annual sports showcase made history with the first ever female host as former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick took the stage.

But it was another group of outspoken women who stole the show when the survivors of the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal involving disgraced Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

Bills great Jim Kelly was also honored with the Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance amid his battle with oral cancer.

The event had its share of lighter moments, particularly when Patrick and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar channeled their favourite 'Game of Thrones' characters.

Then there were moments of sheer awkwardness, like when Patrick attempted to roast LeBron James.

Below is the complete list of winners from Wednesday's ESPY Awards:

BEST MALE ATHLETE Jose Altuve, Houston Astro James Harden, Houston Rockets Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - WINNER Tom Brady, New England Patriots

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lyn Chloe Kim, Snowboard - WINNER Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women’s National Soccer Team

BEST OLYMPIC MOMENT Shaun White, Snowboard - WINNER Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski U.S. Men’s Curling USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE George Springer, Houston Astros – MLB World Series Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl LII - WINNER Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Finals Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men’s Basketball – CBB National Championship

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz - WINNER Sloane Stephens, Tennis

BEST GAME Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5 Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics - WINNER

BEST MOMENT Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game - WINNER Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals #16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia

BEST TEAM Houston Astros, MLB - WINNER Philadelphia Eagles, NFL USA Women’s Ice Hockey Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women’s Basketball Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men’s Basketball Golden State Warriors, NBA Washington Capitals, NHL

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football - WINNER Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball

BEST PLAY (Bracket-style voting) ND’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national title - WINNER Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith FSU’s Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1 Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final 1022 Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School’s 1st Section 1 title in 60 years LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2 Team USA’s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women’s hockey Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School Golden Knights’ William Karlsson goes through legs for ‘goal of the year’ contender Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s

BEST FIGHTER Terence Crawford, Boxing - WINNER Vasiliy (Vasyl) Lomachenko, Boxing Rose Namajunas, UFC Georges St-Pierre, UFC

BEST MALE OLYMPIAN Shaun White, Snowboarding - WINNER Red Gerard, Snowboarding David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing John Shuster, Curling

BEST FEMALE OLYMPIAN Chloe Kim, Snowboarding - WINNER Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women’s Hockey