SI's Award-winning Photos

2005 Best Action Photo

Since 2000, Sports Illustrated has won a bevy of prestigious photo awards, some for shots taken by staff photographers and others for photos taken by freelancers. Here's a sampling.San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson leaps toward the end zone in a game against the Buffalo Bills.

2005 Best Sports, Feature and Olympic Photo

Xavier Torres of Spain leaves his prosthetics in the clothing basket as he dives in at the start of a 200-meter freestyle heat at the Paralympic Games in Athens.

2005 Best Sports Photo

In a testament to how grueling the decathlon can be, the contestants in the 2004 Summer Olympics lie spent on the track after completing the 10th and final event, the 1,500-meter run.

2004 Best Sports Photo

Florida Marlins catcher Ivan Rodriguez hangs on to the ball while being bowled over by J.T. Snow of the San Francisco Giants in Game 4 of the teams' 2003 NL divisional playoff series.

2003 Best Action Photo

Jeremi Johnson scores in Cincinnati's victory over Kansas City in November 2003.

2003 Best Sports Photo

Miami Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael glides over a pair of New Orleans defenders to score during a preseason game in August 2002.

2002 Best Sports Photo

Rob Bell of Water Valley, Alberta, gets hung up on Real Deal during the bull-riding event at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

2002 Best Sports Photo

Tiger Woods tees off at the 18th hole at Augusta National during the final round of the 2001 Masters.

2001 Best Sports Photo

Marion Jones puts on a gold-medal-winning performance in the 100-meter dash at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

2000 Best Photo

An F/A-18 Hornet emerges from a cloud caused when it broke the sound barrier in the skies over the Pacific Ocean in July 1999.