BET Award for Best Actress

The BET Award for Best Actress is awarded to actresses from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. Taraji P. Henson holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category with six and eleven respectively.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 6 wins
 * Taraji P. Henson


 * 3 wins
 * Halle Berry
 * Regina King

Nominations

 * 13 nominations
 * Angela Bassett


 * 11 nominations
 * Taraji P. Henson


 * 9 nominations
 * Regina King


 * 8 nominations
 * Gabrielle Union


 * 7 nominations
 * Halle Berry
 * Viola Davis
 * Issa Rae


 * 6 nominations
 * Kerry Washington


 * 5 nominations
 * Queen Latifah


 * 4 nominations
 * Zendaya


 * 3 nominations
 * Coco Jones
 * Jennifer Hudson
 * Sanaa Lathan
 * Tracee Ellis Ross
 * Zoe Saldana


 * 2 nominations
 * Aaliyah
 * Tichina Arnold
 * Beyoncé
 * Vivica A. Fox
 * Tiffany Haddish
 * Janelle Monáe
 * Lupita Nyong'o
 * Chandra Wilson