BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year

BET Awards for Sportswoman of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byBET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held byNaomi Osaka (2022)
Most awardsSerena Williams (16)
Most nominationsSerena Williams (22)
Website[1]

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

Year Sportswoman Ref
2001
Serena Williams [1]
Laila Ali
Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams
2002
Serena Williams [2]
Laila Ali
Lisa Leslie
Vonetta Flowers
Venus Williams
2003
Serena Williams [3]
Laila Ali
Lisa Leslie
Sheryl Swoopes
Venus Williams
2004
Serena Williams [4]
Laila Ali
Cheryl Ford
Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams
2005
Serena Williams [5]
Laila Ali
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams
2006
Venus Williams [6]
Chamique Holdsclaw
Lisa Leslie
Sheryl Swoopes
Serena Williams
2007
Serena Williams [7]
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
2008
Candace Parker [8]
Tamika Catchings
Cheryl Ford
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2009
Serena Williams [9]
Tamika Catchings
Lisa Leslie
Candace Parker
Venus Williams

2010s

Year Sportswoman Ref
2010
Serena Williams [10]
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2011
Serena Williams [11]
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
Venus Williams
2012
Serena Williams [12]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2013
Gabrielle Douglas [13]
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2014
Serena Williams [14]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Lolo Jones
Venus Williams
2015
Serena Williams [15]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2016
Serena Williams [16]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Gabrielle Douglas
Venus Williams
Cheyenne Woods
2017
Serena Williams [17]
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Gabrielle Douglas
Venus Williams
2018
Serena Williams [18]
Elana Meyers Taylor
Candace Parker
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Venus Williams
2019
Serena Williams [19]
Allyson Felix
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Simone Biles

2020s

Year Sportswoman Ref
2020
Simone Biles [20]
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
2021
Naomi Osaka [21]
A'ja Wilson
Candace Parker
Claressa Shields
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
2022
Naomi Osaka [22]
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Sha'Carri Richardson
Simone Biles
2023
Angel Reese
Alexis Morris
Allyson Felix
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Sha'Carri Richardson
2024
Angel Reese
A'ja Wilson
Coco Gauff
Flau'jae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Naomi Osaka
Sha'Carri Richardson
Simone Biles

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

16 wins
2 wins
2 wins

Nominations

See also

References

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