Here Are the Categories and Nominees for This Year's Sports Illustrated Awards

Let's take a look at the categories and nominees for this year's SI Awards.

The annual Sports Illustrated Awards Show is set to kick off on Tuesday, December 7. We're a little more than 24 hours away from the announcement of 2021's Sportsperson of the Year.

There are a number of other awards that will be given out, including Athlete of the Year for both male and female, along with Hometown Hero. The event will start at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast across over 20 of SI's channels, including SportsIllustratedAwards.com, LiveXLive, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Twitter.

Let's take a look at this year's categories, along with the candidates for each.

• Athlete of the Year (both male and female)
• Hometown Hero
• Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: 
• Emma Raducanu
• Wander Franco
• Ja'Marr Chase 
• LaMelo Ball
• Team of the Year: 
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Atlanta Braves
• Milwaukee Bucks
• Chicago Sky
• Play of the Year: 
• Jordan Spieth's blind Ryder Cup flop shot
• Jalen Suggs's Final Four buzzer-beater vs. UCLA
• Marshall's Jamil Roberts's OT goal to win school's first men's soccer title
• South Dakota's tip drill Hail Mary to beat South Dakota State
• Best Dressed:
• Jordan Clarkson
• Tyler Herro
• Ashlyn Harris
• Travis Kelce
• Gamer of the Year:
• JuJu Smith-Schuster
• Kyler Murray
• Gordon Hayward
• Neymar

Earlier this week, Billie Jean King won the 2021 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. In late November, Zaila Avant-garde was named the 2021 SportsKid of the Year.

Rob Gronkowski, Caeleb Dressel and Suni Lee will be on-site in Hollywood, Fla. on Dec. 7. The event will be co-hosted by DJ Khaled and sportscaster and TV host Cari Champion, with musical performances by 2 Chainz and DJ Irie.