2022 BET Awards Kick Off In Los Angeles: See All The Winners

    Right on schedule, the annual BET Awards kicked off Sunday evening (June 26) with a number of celebrities showing up at the Los Angeles Microsoft Theater to hopeful to nab a trophy or two.

    Doja Cat, who leads the nominations, is up for Best Female Hip Hop artist, Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Album of the Year, BET Her, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration. She’s also this year’s only artist to be nominated in both R&B/pop and Hip Hop categories.

    Drake follows right behind Doja Cat with four nominations, while Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Ari Lennox, Chlöe, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ye (formerly Kanye West), Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby, Mary J. Blige and Tems each received three nominations.

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    Bad Boy Records mogul Diddy will also be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, joining previous recipients Whitney Houston, Prince, Queen Latifah, Anita Baker, Mary J. Blige, Samuel Jackson, Lionel Richie, New Edition and more. A special career retrospective honoring Diddy will include Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Nas, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, The LOX, Bryson Tiller, Faith Evans and The Maverick City Choir.

    Par for the course, HipHopDX is updating the winners in real time. Check out the full list below.

    Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

    Ari Lennox
    Chlöe
    Doja Cat
    H.E.R.
    Jazmine Sullivan — WINNER* 
    Mary J. Blige
    Summer Walker

    Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

    Blxst
    Chris Brown
    Giveon
    Lucky Daye
    The Weeknd — WINNER*
    Wizkid
    Yung Bleu

    Best Group

    Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) — WINNER*
    Chlöe X Halle
    City Girls
    Lil Baby & Lil Durk
    Migos
    Young Dolph & Key Glock

    Best Collaboration

    Wizkid f. Justin Bieber & Tems – “Essence” — WINNER*
    DJ Khaled f. Lil Baby & Lil Durk – “Every Chance I Get”
    Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties
    Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
    Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
    Bia f. Nicki Minaj – “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)”

    Best Female Hip Hop Artist

    Cardi B
    Doja Cat
    Latto
    Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER*
    Nicki Minaj
    Saweetie

    Best Male Hip Hop Artist

    Drake
    Future
    J. Cole
    Jack Harlow
    Kanye West
    Kendrick Lamar — WINNER*
    Lil Baby

    Video of the Year

    Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
    Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
    Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
    Ari Lennox – “Pressure”
    Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – “Smokin Out The Window” — WINNER*
    Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”

    Video Director of the Year

    Anderson .Paak — WINNER*
    Benny Boom
    Beyoncé & Dikayl Rimmasch
    Director X
    Hype Williams
    Missy Elliott

    Best New Artist

    Baby Keem
    Benny The Butcher
    Latto — WINNER*
    Muni Long
    Tems
    Yung Bleu

    Album of the Year

    Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – An Evening with Silk Sonic — WINNER*
    H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
    Tyler, the Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
    Drake – Certified Lover Boy
    Kanye West – Donda
    Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe
    Doja Cat – Planet Her

    Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

    Marvin Sapp – “All In Your Hands”
    Kanye West – “Come to Life”
    Kelly Price – “Grace”
    Fred Hammond – “Hallelujah”
    H.E.R. & Tauren Wells – “Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)”
    Election Worship & Maverick City Music – “Jireh”
    Lil Baby X Kirk Franklin – “We Win” — WINNER*

    BET HER

    Alicia Keys – “Best of Me (Originals)”
    Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous” — WINNER*
    Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
    Ari Lennox – “Pressure”
    Jazmine Sullivan – “Roster”
    Summer Walker & Ari Lennox – “Unloyal”
    Doja Cat – “Woman”

    Best International Act

    Dave (UK)
    Dinos (France)
    Fally Ipupa (DRC)
    Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
    Little Simz (UK)
    Ludmilla (Brazil)
    Major League DJZ (South Africa)
    Tayc (France)
    Tems (Nigeria) — WINNER*

    Best Movie

    Candyman
    King Richard — WINNER*
    Respect
    Space Jam: A New Legacy
    Summer of Soul
    The Harder They Fall

    Best Actor

    Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air”
    Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish”
    Damson Idris – “Snowfall”
    Denzel Washington – “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
    Forest Whitaker – “Respect” / “Godfather of Harlem”
    Jabari Banks – “Bel-Air”
    Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us”
    Will Smith – “King Richard” — WINNER*

    Best Actress

    Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard”
    Coco Jones – “Bel-Air”
    Issa Rae – “Insecure”
    Jennifer Hudson – “Respect”
    Mary J. Blige – “Power Book II: Ghost”
    Queen Latifah – “The Equalizer”
    Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
    Regina King – “The Harder They Fal”
    Zendaya – “Euphoria” / “Spider-Man: No Way Home” — WINNER*

    Youngstars Award

    Akira Akbar
    Demi Singleton
    Miles Brown
    Saniyya Sidney
    Storm Reid
    Marsai Martin — WINNER*

    Sportswoman of the Year Award

    Brittney Griner
    Candace Parker
    Naomi Osaka — WINNER*
    Serena Williams
    Sha’Carri Richardson
    Simone Biles

    Sportsman of the Year Award

    Aaron Donald
    Bubba Wallace
    Giannis Antetokounmpo
    Ja Morant
    LeBron James
    Stephen Curry — WINNER*

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