The hottest stars in sports, including many 2008 Olympians, converged with Hollywood last night as ESPN hosted the 2009 ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Check out photos of the all the athletes, actors and actresses from the red carpet and awards ceremony below...

Samuel L. Jackson hosted the show which featured a number of other movie stars including Demi Moore, Rashida Jones and Zachary Quinto and even an appearance by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Some of the winners and biggest crowd favorites for the night were medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics such as swimmer Michael Phelps and gymnast Nastia Liukin.

While the show was taped last night, fans will have to wait until Sunday, July 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN HD to watch it on TV.

In the meantime, enjoy our ESPYs photos by clicking through the slideshow. Who do you think looked best? Leave your comment below!

Danica Patrick & Marisa Miller

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