| | Best Male Athlete - Tiger Woods, Golf |
| | Best Female Athlete - Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball/Los Angeles |
| | Best Moment - Great Sportsmanship, Central Washington Vs. Western Oregon Softball |
| | Best Team - Boston Celtics |
| | Best Coach-Manager - Pat Summitt, Tennessee Women's Basketball |
| | Best Game - Super Bowl: Giants Over Patriots |
| | Best Championship Performance - Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open |
| | Best Play - Super Bowl: Eli Manning To David Tyree |
| | Best Finish - Hilltoppers Advance |
| | Best Upset - New York Giants: Beat Patriots In The Super Bowl |
| | Best Breakthrough Athlete - Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings |
| | Best Record Breaking Performance - Brett Farve, Green Bay Packers |
| | Best Sports Movie - Semi-Pro |
| | Best Male College Athlete - Tim Tebow, Florida Football |
| | Best Female College Athlete - Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball |
| | Best Male Athlete With A Disability - Ryan Kocer, Wrestling |
| | Best Female Athlete With A Disability - Shay Oberg, Softball |
| | Best Male International Athlete - Rafael Nadal, Tennis |
| | Best Female International Athlete - Lorena Ochoa, Golf |
| | Best Baseball Player - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees |
| | Best NBA Player - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers |
| | Best WNBA Player - Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm |
| | Best NFL Player - Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| | Best NHL Player - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| | Best MLS Player - David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy |
| | Best Male Action Sports Athlete - Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding |
| | Best Female Action Sports Athlete - Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding |
| | Best Bowler - Norm Duke |
| | Best Driver - Jimmie Johnson |
| | Best Fighter - Floyd Mayweather, Boxing |
| | Best Golfer - Tiger Woods |
| | Best Jockey - Kent Desormeaux |
| | Best Outdoor Athlete - Army Capt. Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber |
| | Best Male Tennis Player - Roger Federer |
| | Best Female Tennis Player - Maria Sharapova |
| | Best Track And Field Athlete - Tyson Gay |
| | Hummer Like Nothing Else Award - George Martin |