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BET YoungStars Award

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The BET YoungStars Award honors young African-American people who have made an impact in the world of television, film, music, or sports. It has been presented at the annual BET Awards since 2010.

Marsai Martin has won the award five times. The youngest winner is Willow Smith (10) and the youngest nominee is Van Van (5).

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Age listed is at the date of the awards show.

2010s

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Year Star Occupation Age Ref
2010
Keke Palmer Actress 16 [1]
Selena Gomez Actress 17
Lil' JJ Actor 19
Willow Smith Singer 9
Tyler James Williams Actor 17
2011
Jaden Smith Actor 12 [2]
Willow Smith Singer 10
Shenell Edmonds Actress 17
Keke Palmer Actress 17
Diggy Simmons Rapper 16
2012
Diggy Simmons Rapper 17 [3]
Astro Rapper 15
Jacob Latimore Singer 15
Keke Palmer Actress 18
Willow Smith Singer 11
2013
Gabrielle Douglas Athlete 17 [4]
Jacob Latimore Singer 16
Keke Palmer Actress 19
Jaden Smith Actor 14
Quvenzhané Wallis Actress 9
2014
Keke Palmer Actress 20 [5]
Gabrielle Douglas Athlete 18
Jacob Latimore Singer 17
Jaden Smith Actor 15
Zendaya Actress 17
2015
Mo'ne Davis Athlete 14 [6]
Jacob Latimore Singer 18
Jaden Smith Actor 16
Quvenzhané Wallis Actress 11
Zendaya Actress 18
2016
Amandla Stenberg Actress 17 [7]
Quvenzhané Wallis Actress 12
Silentó Singer 18
Willow Smith Singer 15
Yara Shahidi Actress 16
2017
Yara Shahidi Actress 17 [8]
Ace Hunter Actor 10
Caleb McLaughlin Actor 15
Jaden Smith Actor 18
Marsai Martin Actress 12
2018
Yara Shahidi Actress 18 [9]
Caleb McLaughlin Actor 16
Lonnie Chavis Actor 7
Miles Brown Actor 13
Ashton Tyler Actor 12
2019
Marsai Martin Actress 14 [10]
Caleb McLaughlin Actor 17
Lyric Ross Actress 15
Michael Rainey Jr. Actor 18
Miles Brown Actor 14

2020s

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Year Star Occupation Age Ref
2020
Marsai Martin Actress 15 [11]
Alex Hibbert Actor 15
Asante Blackk Actor 18
Jahi Di'Allo Winston Actor 16
Miles Brown Actor 15
Storm Reid Actress 16
2021
Marsai Martin Actress 16
Alex R. Hibbert Actor 16
Ethan Hutchison Actor 10
Lonnie Chavis Actor 13
Michael Epps Actor 15
Storm Reid Actress 17
2022
Marsai Martin Actress 17
Akira Akbar Actress 15
Demi Singleton Actress 15
Miles Brown Actor 17
Saniyya Sidney Actress 15
Storm Reid Actress 18
2023
Marsai Martin Actress 18
Akira Akbar Actress 16
Alaya High Actress 16
Demi Singleton Actress 16
Genesis Denise Actress 18
Thaddeus J. Mixson Actor 15
Young Dylan Actor 14
2024
Blue Ivy Carter Singer 12
Akira Akbar Actress 17
Demi Singleton Actress 17
Heiress Diana Harris Singer 8
Jabria McCullum Actress 8
Jalyn Hall Actor 17
Leah Jeffries Actress 14
Van Van Rapper 5

Multiple wins and nominations

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Multiple wins

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Multiple nominations

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References

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  1. ^ NJ.com, Entertainment Desk NJ Advance Media for (28 June 2010). "BET Awards 2010: A complete list of winners". NJ.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "BET Awards 2011 Winners". BET.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "BET Awards 2012 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "BET Awards 2013 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ "BET Awards 2014 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "BET Awards 2014 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ "BET Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "BET Awards 2017 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "BET Awards 2018 Winners & Nominees". BET.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Winners". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos". BET. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020.