The BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year is given to the best and most successful female athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Female Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. As the only woman to win more than once, Serena Williams holds the record for most wins in this category with sixteen, she also holds the record for the most nominations, being nominated every year since the awards inception.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

16 wins

Serena Williams

2 wins

Naomi Osaka

Nominations

22 nominations

Serena Williams

16 nominations

Venus Williams

10 nominations

Candace Parker

7 nominations

Lisa Leslie

5 nominations

Tamika Catchings

Skylar Diggins-Smith

Brittney Griner

4 nominations

Laila Ali

Simone Biles

Naomi Osaka

3 nominations

Gabrielle Douglas

Sheryl Swoopes

2 nominations

Gail Devers

Cheryl Ford

See also

BET Award for Sportsman of the Year

References

BET Awards

BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year