# List of sports awards honoring women

This list of notable awards honoring sportswomen gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub-lists for general awards to female athletes, for awards to association football (soccer) players, to basketball players and to women players in other sports.
All of these sublists include awards for coaches and administrators in women's sports. Awards for these roles are usually not restricted by the recipient's sex or gender.

## General awards

| Country | Type | Award | Sponsor |
| United States | General | Best Female Athlete ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Disability | Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | College | Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | General | Billie Jean King Contribution Award | Women's Sports Foundation |
| United States | Olympics | Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| UK / Ireland | General | BT Sport Action Woman Awards | BT Sport |
| United States | General | Flo Hyman Award | Women's Sports Foundation' |
| United States | High School | Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year | Gatorade Player of the Year awards |
| United States | College | Honda Sports Award | Honda, National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| United States | College | Honda-Broderick Cup | Honda, National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Monaco | General | Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year | Laureus World Sports Awards |
| United States | College | NCAA Woman of the Year Award | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| United Kingdom | General | Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame | Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame |
| United States | General | Sports Illustrated Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2009) | Sports Illustrated |
| United States | General | Sportswoman of the Year Award | Women's Sports Foundation |
| United Kingdom | General | Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards | The Sunday Times |
| United States | Olympics | USOC SportsWoman of the Year | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |
| United States | General | University of Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor | Texas Longhorns |
| United Kingdom | General | William Hill Sportswoman of the Year | William Hill (bookmaker) |
| United States | General | Women's Sports Foundation awards | Women's Sports Foundation |
| India | General | BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year | BBC Hindi |
| Philippines | General | PSC–PCW Women in Sports Awards | Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Commission on Women, and corporate sponsors |

## Association football

| Country | Award | Sponsor |
| Australia | A-League Women Golden Boot | A-League Women |
| Egypt | African Women's Footballer of the Year | Confederation of African Football |
| United States | Annual Women's Professional Soccer awards | Women's Professional Soccer |
| International | BBC Women's Footballer of the Year | BBC |
| International | Ballon d'Or Féminin | France Football |
| United States | Best Female Soccer Player ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| Americas | CONCACAF Awards | CONCACAF |
| Czech Republic | Czech Footballer of the Year (women) | Football Association of the Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Danish Football Player of the Year | Danish Football Union |
| Sweden | Diamantbollen | Swedish Football Association, Sydsvenskan newspaper |
| Estonia | Estonian Female Footballer of the Year | Estonian Football Association |
| Estonia | Estonian Female Young Footballer of the Year | Estonian Football Association |
| International | FIFA Female Player of the Century | FIFA |
| International | FIFA Women's World Cup awards | FIFA |
| International | FIFA Women's World Player of the Year | FIFA |
| Germany | Footballer of the Year (Germany) | Association of German Sports Journalists, Kicker magazine. |
| United States | Gatorade Player of the Year awards#Soccer | Gatorade |
| United States | Hermann Trophy | Missouri Athletic Club |
| United States | ISAA Player of the Year | Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America |
| Iceland | Icelandic Footballer of the Year | Selected by a panel of officials, coaches and former players |
| Iran | Iran football award winners | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| United States | Jerry Yeagley Award | United Soccer Coaches |
| Australia | Julie Dolan Medal | W-League |
| Latvia | Latvian Footballer of the Year | Latvian Football Federation |
| United States | Mike Berticelli Award | United Soccer Coaches |
| United States | NWSL Goal of the Week | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Most Valuable Player Award | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Player of the Month | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Player of the Week | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Rookie of the Month | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Save of the Week | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Shield | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL Team of the Month | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States | NWSL awards | National Women's Soccer League |
| England and Wales | PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year | Professional Footballers' Association |
| England and Wales | PFA Women's Young Player of the Year | Professional Footballers' Association |
| Scotland | PFA Scotland Women's Player of the Year | PFA Scotland |
| Scotland | SFWA Women's International Player of the Year | Scottish Football Writers' Association |
| Scotland | Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards | Scottish Women's Football |
| Scotland | Scottish Women's Premier League Coach of the Year Award | Scottish Women's Football |
| United States | Soccer America Player of the Year Award | Soccer America magazine |
| United Kingdom | The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World | The Guardian newspaper |
| International | The Best FIFA Women's Coach | FIFA |
| International | The Best FIFA Women's Player | FIFA |
| England | The FA England Awards | The Football Association |
| England | The FA Women's Football Awards | The Football Association |
| United States | TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award | TopDrawerSoccer.com |
| France | Trophées UNFP du football | National Union of Professional Footballers |
| United States | U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year | United States Soccer Federation |
| Europe | UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award | UEFA |
| United States | USWNT All-Time Best XI | United States Soccer Federation |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Woman Footballer of the Year | Ukrainian Women's League |
| United States | WPS Player of the Month | Women's Professional Soccer |
| Wales | Welsh Footballer of the Year | Football Association of Wales |
* 1 2 Discontinued along with the league after the 2011 season.
* ↑ Although presented by a British body, this award is open to players of all nationalities, regardless of their club affiliations. Through the 2020 awards, only two British players have been finalists—one Scottish (one time) and one English (twice). On all three occasions, the British player was the recipient.
* ↑ Although presented by a French magazine, this award is open to players of all nationalities, regardless of their club affiliations. No French players were among the finalists in the first two years of the award (2018, 2019).
* ↑ Discontinued after the 2004 award.
* ↑ Discontinued after the 2015 award and replaced by The Best FIFA Women's Player.
* 1 2 In all sports, "women's coach" is defined as an individual of any sex or gender who coaches a women's team.

## Basketball

| Country | Award | Sponsor(s) |
| United States | All-WNBA Team | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | Ann Meyers Drysdale Award | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Best WNBA Player ESPY Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | Cheryl Miller Award | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Dawn Staley Award | Phoenix Club of Philadelphia |
| United States | Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | Geno Auriemma Award | United States Basketball Writers Association |
| United States | Honda Sports Award (basketball) | Honda, Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | John R. Wooden Award | Los Angeles Athletic Club |
| United States | Katrina McClain Award | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Lisa Leslie Award | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Naismith Trophy | Atlanta Tipoff Club |
| United States | Nancy Lieberman Award | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award | United States Basketball Writers Association |
| United States | Tamika Catchings Award | United States Basketball Writers Association |
| United States | USBWA Women's National Player of the Year | United States Basketball Writers Association |
| United States | Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | Wade Trophy | Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | WBCA Defensive Player of the Year | Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | WBCA Player of the Year | Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | Maggie Dixon Award | Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
| United States | WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Peak Performers | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award | Women's National Basketball Association |
| United States | Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
* ↑ This is one of several annual awards presented to the top head coach in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Of the 22 individual award winners through the 2023–24 NCAA Division I season, six are men—including Geno Auriemma, who has won six times to date and became the award's namesake in 2024.
* 1 2 This award is presented annually to the top player in US college basketball, with separate awards for men and women.
* ↑ This award can be won by any individual involved with women's college basketball, regardless of sex or gender, or by a women's college basketball team. The corresponding award for men's college basketball is similarly open to all involved with the men's game. Notably, in 2019, a woman received the men's award and a man received the women's award.
* ↑ This award is presented to the top first-year head coach in NCAA Division I women's basketball, regardless of the coach's sex or gender. Of the 18 award winners through the 2023–24 season, four have been men.
* ↑ This award can be won by any individual regardless of sex or gender. Of the seven awards presented through the 2023 season, six have gone to men.
* ↑ This award can be won by any individual regardless of sex or gender. Through the 2023 WNBA season, 14 of the 27 awards presented have been earned by men.
* ↑ This hall of fame honors contributors to women's basketball in all roles. Many men have been honored for their contributions as coaches and administrators in the women's game.

## Other sports

| Country | Sport | Award | Sponsor |
| United States | Baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player of the Year Award | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League |
| Finland | Ice hockey | Aurora Borealis Cup | Naisten Liiga |
| United States | Extreme sport | Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Golf | Best Female Golfer ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Tennis | Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Track and field | Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ESPY Award |
| United States | Softball | Blue Darter Trophy | Lee's Summit Girls Softball Association |
| United States | Ice hockey | Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award | USA Hockey |
| Canada | Ice hockey | Clarkson Cup | Canadian Women's Hockey Championship |
| United States | Golf | Dinah Shore Trophy Award | National Golf Coaches Association |
| United States | Golf | Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award | National Golf Coaches Association |
| United States | Golf | Heather Farr Player Award | LPGA |
| United States | Tennis | International Tennis Hall of Fame | Newport Casino |
| United States & Canada | Ice hockey | Isobel Cup | Premier Hockey Federation |
| Canada | Ringette | Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup | National Ringette League |
| Australia | Rugby league | Karyn Murphy Medal | NRL Women's Premiership |
| United States | Ice hockey | Laura Hurd Award | NCAA Division III |
| United States | Golf | LPGA Tour awards | LPGA |
| United States | Softball | List of Senior CLASS Award softball winners | Premier Sports Management |
| United States | Volleyball | List of Senior CLASS Award women's volleyball winners | Premier Sports Management |
| United States | Ice hockey | Patty Kazmaier Award | NCAA Divisions I and II |
| United States | Pickleball | Pickleball Hall of Fame | Independent not-for-profit organization. |
| United Kingdom | Long-distance swimming | Queen of the Channel | Channel Swimming Association |
| United States | Field hockey | USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame | Ursinus College |
| United Kingdom | Rugby league | Woman of Steel | RFL Women's Super League |
| United States | Softball | Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player | NCAA |
* 1 2 The Senior CLASS Awards are presented to NCAA Division I athletes, but are not officially sponsored by the NCAA.
* ↑ The NCAA's top-level championship in women's ice hockey is open to members of Divisions I and II. Members of both divisions compete under identical scholarship limits.
* ↑ This award is specific to NCAA Division I; the NCAA uses the term "Women's College World Series" strictly for its Division I softball championship. Identical awards are presented in the Division II and III championships.