Washington: The annual BET awards ceremony was held virtually on Sunday night with big awards going to musicians like Beyonce, Lizzo, and others
The show was hosted by comedian and actor Amanda Seales.
The Hollywood Reporter quoted the organisers of the show as they said that they "expanded its footprint to go beyond the confines of a traditional stage show in response to safety precautions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a first for the network."
The national broadcast of the show was premiered on CBS, in addition to ViacomCBS' networks.
Here is the complete list of winners at the award show: -
- Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Lizzo (WINNER)
Beyonce
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Summer Walker
- Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Migos (WINNER)
Anderson .Paak
Jacquees
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher
Best Group
Chloe x Halle
City Girls
EarthGang
Griselda
JACKBOYS
- Best Collaboration
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, No Guidance (WINNER)
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, Higher
Future ft. Drake, Life Is Good
H.E.R. ft. YG, Slide
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, Hot Girl Summer
Wale ft. Jeremih, On Chill
- Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DaBaby (WINNER)
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
- Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Megan Thee Stallion (WINNER)
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
- Video of the Year
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, Higher (WINNER)
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, No Guidance
DaBaby, Bop
Doja Cat, Say So
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, Hot Girl Summer
Roddy Ricch, The Box
- Video Director of the Year
Teyana "Spike Tee" Taylor (WINNER)
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
- Best New Artist
Roddy Ricch (WINNER)
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
- Album of the Year
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch (WINNER)
Cuz I Love You, Lizzo
Fever, Megan Thee Stallion
Homecoming: The Live Album, Beyonce
I Used to Know Her, H.E.R.
Kirk, DaBaby
- Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational
Kirk Franklin, Just for Me (WINNER)
Fred Hammond, Alright
John P. Kee ft. Zacardi Cortez, I Made It Out
Kanye West, Follow God
PJ Morton ft. Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary, All In His Pain
The Clark Sisters, Victory
- Best Actress
Issa Rae (WINNER)
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
- Best Actor
Michael B. Jordan (WINNER)
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Omari Hardwick
- Young Stars Award
Marsai Martin (WINNER)
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
- Best Movie
Queen & Slim (WINNER)
Bad Boys for Life
Dolemite Is My Name
Harriet
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Just Mercy
- Sportswoman of the Year
Simone Biles (WINNER)
Ajee Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
- Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James (WINNER)
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
- BET HER Award
Beyonce ft. Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, Brown Skin Girl (WINNER)
Alicia Keys, Underdog
Ciara ft. Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La, Melanin
Layton Greene, I Choose
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott, Tempo
Rapsody ft. PJ Morgan, Afeni
- Viewers Choice Award
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj, Hot Girl Summer (WINNER)
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, No Guidance
DaBaby, Bop
Future ft. Drake, Life Is Good
Roddy Ricch, The Box
The Weeknd, Heartless
- Best International Act
Burna Boy (Nigeria) (WINNER)
Innoss'B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (S. Africa)
Dave (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Ninho (France)
S Pri Noir (France)
- Viewers Choice: Best New International Act
SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) (WINNER)
Rema (Nigeria)
Celeste (UK)
Young T & Bugsey (UK)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
The annual award function is hosted every year to celebrate the excellence of coloured community across films, music, sports, philanthropy and television.
With inputs from ANI
