The 2020 BET Awards were held virtually on Sunday night (June 28) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the first time, the annual award ceremony aired on CBS in addition to BET and BET HER.
Hosted by Insecure star Amanda Seales, the show featured a slew of major performances from Public Enemy,Megan Thee Stallion to DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and more.
Drake led the pack with with six nominations, followed by Hot Girl Meg and Roddy who had five nominations each. Beyoncé, Chris Brown, DaBaby, Lizzo and Nicki Minaj were also tied for the third-most nominations with four a piece. Other notable nominees include Travis Scott, Cardi B, Griselda, Migos, Rapsody and the late Pop Smoke.
AD LOADING...
See the full list of winners below.
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
AD LOADING...
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
AD LOADING...
Lizzo — WINNER*
Summer Walker
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
AD LOADING...
Anderson .Paak
Chris Brown — WINNER*
Jacquees
AD LOADING...
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher
AD LOADING...
BEST GROUP
Chloe X Halle
City Girls
AD LOADING...
Earthgang
Griselda
Jackboys
AD LOADING...
Migos — WINNER*
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance” — WINNER*
AD LOADING...
DJ Khaled f. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Future f. Drake – “Like is Good”
H.E.R. f. YG – “Slide”
AD LOADING...
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Wale f. Jeremih – “On Chill”
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
AD LOADING...
DaBaby — WINNER*
Drake
Future
AD LOADING...
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
AD LOADING...
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Doja Cat
AD LOADING...
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER*
Nicki Minaj
AD LOADING...
Saweetie
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
AD LOADING...
Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance”
DaBaby – “Bop”
DJ Khaled f. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” — WINNER*
AD LOADING...
Doja Cat – “Say So”
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
AD LOADING...
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
AD LOADING...
Director X
Eif Rivera
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor — WINNER*
AD LOADING...
BEST NEW ARTIST
Danileigh
Lil Nas X
AD LOADING...
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch — WINNER*
Summer Walker
AD LOADING...
YBN Cordae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuz I Love You – Lizzo
AD LOADING...
Fever – Megan Thee Stallion
Homecoming: The Live Album – Beyoncé
I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
AD LOADING...
Kirk – DaBaby
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch — WINNER*
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
AD LOADING...
Fred Hammond – “Alright”
John P. Kee f. Zacardi Cortez – “I Made It Out”
Kanye West – “Follow God”
AD LOADING...
Kirk Franklin – “Just For Me” — WINNER*
PJ Morton f. Le’Andria Johnson & Mary Mary – “All In His Plan”
The Clark Sisters – “Victory”
AD LOADING...
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
AD LOADING...
Issa Rae — WINNER*
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
AD LOADING...
Zendaya
BEST ACTOR
Billy Porter
AD LOADING...
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
AD LOADING...
Michael B. Jordan — WINNER*
Omari Hardwick
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
AD LOADING...
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
AD LOADING...
Marsai Martin — WINNER*
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
AD LOADING...
BEST MOVIE
Bad Boys for Life
Dolemite Is My Name
AD LOADING...
Harriet
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Just Mercy
AD LOADING...
Queen & Slim — WINNER*
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Ajee Wilson
AD LOADING...
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
AD LOADING...
Serena Williams
Simone Biles — WINNER*
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
AD LOADING...
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James — WINNER*
AD LOADING...
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
AD LOADING...
BET HER AWARD
Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
Beyoncé f. Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid & Saint Jhn – “Brown Skin Girl” — WINNER*
AD LOADING...
Ciara f. Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La – “Melanin”
Layton Greene – “I Choose”
Lizzo f. Missy Elliott – “Temp”
AD LOADING...
Rapsody f. PJ Morton – “Afeni”
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance”
AD LOADING...
DaBaby – “Bop”
Future f. Drake – “Like is Good”
H.E.R. f. YG – “Slide”
AD LOADING...
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj- “Hot Girl Summer” — WINNER*
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
The Weeknd – “Heartless”
AD LOADING...
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy (Nigeria) — WINNER*
Innoss’B (DRC)
AD LOADING...
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
AD LOADING...
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)
VIEWER’S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
AD LOADING...
Rema (Nigeria)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe) — WINNER*
Celeste (U.K.)
AD LOADING...
Young T & Bugsey (U.K.)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
