The BET Awards spread the love around on Sunday, awarding artists ranging from SZA to Nicki Minaj to Usher to Killer Mike with top honors. SZA and Usher won Best Female and Male R&B/Pop Artist, respectively, while Killer Mike took home Album of the Year for “Michael.” Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar were named Best Female and Male Hip Hop Artist, respectively, and Tyla won Best New Artist.
Usher also won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work over the last few decades, fresh off his Super Bowl halftime performance earlier this year. On the film side, “Bob Marley: One Love” won Best Movie over other nominees like “American Fiction,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Beyonce’s “Renaissance” while Denzel Washington and Regina King won Best Actor and Actress, respectively.
The award show, which ran four hours and was hosted by Taraji P. Henson, also made waves on social media when Will Smith turned up to debut his brand new song “You Can Make It” alongside Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir.
See the full list of BET Awards winners below.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:
– Beyoncé
– Muni Long
– Coco Jones
– Doja Cat
– H.E.R.
– SZA – Winner
– Tyla
– Victoria Monét
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:
– Brent Faiyaz
– Bryson Tiller
– Burna Boy
– Chris Brown
– Drake
– Fridayy
– October London
– Usher – Winner
Best Group:
– Y$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign – Winner
– 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
– 41
– Blxst & Bino Rideaux
– City Girls
– Flo
– Maverick City Music
– Wanmor
Best Collaboration:
– Lil’ Durk ft. J.Cole – All My Life – Winner
– Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – America Has A Problem (Remix)
– Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua) – Barbie World
– Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos
– Y$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign ft. Rich the Kid, and Playboi Carti – Carnival
– Lola Brooke ft. Latto & Yung Miami – Don’t Play With It (Remix)
– Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Uzi Vert – Everybody
– Usher, Summer Walker, & 21 Savage – Good Good
– Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy
Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
– Doja Cat
– GloRilla
– Cardi B
– Ice Spice
– Latto
– Megan Thee Stallion
– Nicki Minaj – Winner
– Sexyy Red
Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
– 21 Savage
– Burna Boy
– Drake
– Future
– Gunna
– J. Cole
– Kendrick Lamar – Winner
– Lil Wayne
Video of the Year:
– Doja Cat – Agora Hills
– Lil Durk ft. J.Cole – All My Life
– Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua) – Barbie World
– Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos
– Drake ft. J.Cole – First Person Shooter
– Usher, Summer Walker, & 21 Savage – Good Good
– Victoria Monét – On My Mama – Winner
– Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy
Video Director of the Year:
– Benny Boom
– Child.
– Cole Bennett – Winner
– Dave Meyers
– Janelle Monae & Alan Ferguson
– Offset
– Tems
– Tyler, The Creator
Best New Artist:
– 414Batz
– Ayra Starr
– Bossman DLow
– Fridayy
– October London
– Sexyy Red
– Tyla – Winner
Album of the Year:
– Chris Brown – 11:11
– Gunna – A Gift & A Curse
– 21 Savage – American Dream
– Usher – Coming Home
– Drake – For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition)
– Victoria Monét – Jaguar II
– Killer Mike – Michael – Winner
– Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award:
– Shirley Caesar – All Of The Glory
– Kirk Franklin – All Things
– Halle Bailey – Angel
– Cece Winans – Come Jesus Come
– Erica Campbell – Do You Believe In Love?
– Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine, & Chandler Moore – God Problems
– Tems – Me & U
– Kirk Franklin – Try Love
BET Her Award:
– Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
– Nicki Minaj ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Blessings
– Ayra Starr – Commas
– Flo ft. Missy Elliot – Fly Girl
– Megan Thee Stallion – Hiss
– Victoria Monét – On My Mama – Winner
– SZA – Saturn
– GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best Movie:
– American Fiction
– Bob Marley: One Love – Winner
– Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
– Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
– The Book of Clarence
– The Color Purple
– The Equalizer 3
– The Little Mermaid
Best Actor:
– Anthony Mackie
– Colman Domingo
– Damson Idris
– Denzel Washington – Winner
– Donald Glover
– Idris Elba
– Jeffrey Wright
– Lakeith Stanfield
Best Actress:
– Angela Bassett
– Ayo Edebiri
– Coco Jones
– Danielle Brooks
– Fantasia
– Halle Bailey
– Issa Rae
– Regina King – Winner
YoungStars Award:
– Akira Akbar
– Blue Ivy Carter – Winner
– Demi Singleton
– Heiress Diana Harris
– Jabria McCullum
– Jalyn Hall
– Leah Jeffries
– Van Van
Sportswoman of the Year:
– A’Ja Wilson
– Angel Reese – Winner
– Coco Gauff
– Flau’Jae Johnson
– Juju Watkins
– Naomi Osaka
– Sha’Carri Richardson
– Simone Biles
Sportsman of the Year:
– Anthony Edwards
– Gervonta Davis
– Jalen Brunson – Winner
– Jalen Hurts
– Kyrie Irving
– LeBron James
– Patrick Mahomes
– Stephen Curry
Best International Act:
– Asake
– Aya Nakamura
– Ayra Starr
– BK
– Cleo Sol
– Focalistic
– Karol Conka
– Raye
– Tiakola
– Tyla – Winner
Viewers’ Choice Best International Act:
– Bellah
– Cristale
– Duquesa
– Holly G
– Jungeli
– Makhadzi – Winner
– Oruam
– Seyi Vibez
– Tyler ICU
Source: TheWrap
