Hosted by Comedian Amanda Seales, the 20th-anniversary celebration of BET Awards was conducted virtually through ViacomCBS on 28th June. The BET 2020 awards honored the best talents of movies, television, music, and sports.
The event was star-studded and thoroughly entertaining due to some amazing performances from stars like DaBaby, D Smoke, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Chloe x Halle, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion, Jonathan McReynolds, Kane Brown, Summer Walker, Usher, Wayne Brady, SiR, and Roddy Ricch.
Despite leading the tally with six nominations, Drake managed to grab only one. Drake was followed by Roddy Rich and Megan Thee Stallion with five nominations each. Megan Thee Stallion was awarded two trophies, while Blue Ivy Carter, at the age of 8, received her first BET award.
The full list of nominees of BET Awards 2020 has been given below:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Summer Walker
Lizzo (Winner)
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:
Anderson.Paak
Jacquees
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher
Chris Brown (Winner)
Best Group:
Chloe x Halle
City Girls
EarthGang
Griselda
JACKBOYS
Migos (Winner)
Album of the Year:
“Cuz I Love You,” Lizzo
“Fever,” Megan Thee Stallion
“Homecoming: The Live Album,” Beyoncé
“I Used to Know Her,” H.E.R.
“Kirk, “DaBaby
“Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial,” Roddy Ricch (Winner)
Best Collaboration:
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”
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance” (Winner)
Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
Megan Thee Stallion (Winner)
Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
DaBaby (Winner)
Video of the Year:
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”
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, “Higher” (Winner)
Video Director of the Year:
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor (Winner)
Best New Artist:
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
Roddy Ricch (Winner)
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational:
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”
Kirk Franklin, “Just for Me” (Winner)
Best Actress:
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
Issa Rae (Winner)
Best Actor:
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Omari Hardwick
Michael B. Jordan (Winner)
Best Movie:
“Bad Boys for Life”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Harriet”
“Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé”
“Just Mercy”
“Queen & Slim” (Winner)
Young Stars Award:
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
Marsai Martin (Winner)
Sportswoman of the Year:
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles (Winner)
Sportsman of the Year:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
LeBron James (Winner)
Viewer’s Choice Award:
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
DaBaby, “Bop”
Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
The Weeknd, “Heartless”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj, “Hot Girl Summer” (Winner)
Best International Act:
Innoss’B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)
Burna Boy (Nigeria) (Winner)
Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act:
Rema (Nigeria)
Celeste (U.K.)
Young T & Bugsey (U.K.)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) (Winner)
BET ‘HER’ Award:
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”
Beyoncé ft. Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, “Brown Skin Girl” (Winner)
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