BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year


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 twelve, 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.

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

; 12 wins
; 20 nominations
; 16 nominations
; 7 nominations
; 6 nominations
; 5 nominations
; 4 nominations
; 3 nominations
; 2 nominations