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.

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 Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on F ...

; 5 nominations *

Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Catchings has won a WNBA champio ...

Skylar Diggins-Smith Skylar Kierra Diggins-Smith (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA ...

* Brittney Griner ; 4 nominations * Laila Ali * Simone Biles * Naomi Osaka ; 3 nominations *

Gabrielle Douglas Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2 ...

* Sheryl Swoopes ; 2 nominations * Gail Devers * Cheryl Ford

References

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