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 Ref 2010 Keke Palmer Actress 16 Selena Gomez Actress 17 Lil' JJ Actor 19 Willow Smith Singer 9 Tyler James Williams Actor 17 2011 Jaden Smith Actor 12 Willow Smith Singer 10 Shenell Edmonds Actress 17 Keke Palmer Actress 17 Diggy Simmons Rapper 16 2012 Diggy Simmons Rapper 17 Astro Rapper 15 Jacob Latimore Singer 15 Keke Palmer Actress 18 Willow Smith Singer 11 2013 Gabrielle Douglas Athlete 17 Jacob Latimore Singer 16 Keke Palmer Actress 19 Jaden Smith Actor 14 Quvenzhané WallisActress 9 2014 Keke PalmerActress 20 Gabrielle Douglas Athlete 18 Jacob Latimore Singer 17 Jaden Smith Actor 15 Zendaya Actress 17 2015 Mo'ne Davis Athlete 14 Jacob Latimore Singer 18 Jaden Smith Actor 16 Quvenzhané Wallis Actress 11 Zendaya Actress 18 2016 Amandla Stenberg Actress 17 Quvenzhané Wallis Actress 12 Silentó Singer 18 Willow Smith Singer 15 Yara Shahidi Actress 16 2017 Yara Shahidi Actress 17 Ace Hunter Actor 10 Caleb McLaughlin Actor 15 Jaden Smith Actor 18 Marsai Martin Actress 12 2018 Yara Shahidi Actress 18 Caleb McLaughlin Actor 16 Lonnie Chavis Actor 7 Miles Brown Actor 13 Ashton Tyler Actor 12 2019 Marsai Martin Actress 14 Caleb McLaughlin Actor 17 Lyric Ross Actress 15 Michael Rainey Jr. Actor 18 Miles Brown Actor 14
2020s Year Star Occupation Age Ref 2020 Marsai Martin Actress 15 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 Multiple wins
2 wins Yara Shahidi Keke Palmer Blue Ivy Carter 5 wins Marsai Martin
Multiple nominations
2 nominations Diggy Simmons Blue Ivy Carter Gabrielle Douglas Zendaya 3 nominations Akira Akbar Caleb McLaughlin Storm Reid Yara Shahidi Demi Singleton Quvenzhané Wallis
4 nominations Miles Brown Willow Smith Jacob Latimore 5 nominations Keke Palmer Jaden Smith 6 nominations Marsai Martin
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