# BET YoungStars Award

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

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

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

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