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 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.

Wins

 * 16 wins
 * Serena Williams


 * 2 wins
 * Naomi Osaka


 * 2 wins
 * Angel Reese

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