BET Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)

The 2023 BET Awards are being handed out Sunday night time.

The awards acknowledge the perfect performances of the 12 months throughout music, TV, movie and sports activities. The ceremony additionally will have a good time 50 years of hip-hop all through the stay telecast, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET (delayed PT) on BET on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (See the pink carpet arrivals.)

The present kicked off with a slew of performers, together with opener Lil Uzi Vert in addition to hip-hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang, who carried out their seminal “Rapper’s Delight.” It additionally featured a tribute to the late Biz Markie along with his “Only a Buddy.” Different memorable moments included tributes to Tupac Shakur and Takeoff (the latter by Quavo and Offset) in addition to a efficiency of “Regulate” by Warren G. Later, Tyga hit the stage to carry out “Rack Metropolis.”

Patti LaBelle paid tribute to the late Tina Turner, who died Might 24, with a medley of the latter’s hits, together with “(Merely) The Finest,” however she forgot the phrases throughout a couple of moments. “I’m making an attempt, I can’t see the phrases, y’all,” she informed the group.

Coco Jones took the stage to carry out not lengthy after being named finest new artist. Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor gained video director of the 12 months, and her mother, who accepted on her behalf, made a video name to her daughter from the stage in order that she might settle for remotely. Beyoncé gained the BET Her and Viewer’s Alternative awards however was not current to simply accept as she’s on tour.

Earlier than the solid of BET’s Sistas introduced the award for finest feminine hip-hop artist to Latto, they expressed their assist for the Writers Guild of America amid its ongoing strike as they search a brand new cope with the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers.

Heading into the present, Drake led the nominees with seven, adopted by GloRilla with six and 21 Savage and Lizzo with 5 every. Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA landed 4 noms apiece. The nominations have been chosen by the BET Voting Academy, a gaggle of leisure professionals and influencers within the fields of music, media, digital advertising and marketing, sports activities journalism, public relations and inventive arts.

The complete record of nominees under will probably be up to date with the winners as they’re introduced stay. Refresh for the newest.

Album of the Yr

ANYWAYS, LIFE’S GREAT — GLORILLA
BREEZY — CHRIS BROWN
GOD DID — DJ KHALED
HER LOSS — DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS — KENDRICK LAMAR
RENAISSANCE — BEYONCÉ
SOS — SZA

Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist

ARI LENNOX
BEYONCÉ
COCO JONES
H.E.R.
LIZZO
SZA
TEMS

Finest Male R&B/Pop Artist

BLXST
BRENT FAIYAZ
BURNA BOY
CHRIS BROWN
DRAKE
THE WEEKND
USHER

Finest Group

CITY GIRLS
DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
DVSN
FLO
MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN
QUAVO & TAKEOFF
WANMOR

Finest Collaboration

BIG ENERGY (REMIX) LATTO & MARIAH CAREY FEAT. DJ KHALED
BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 PINKPANTHERESS & ICE SPICE
CALL ME EVERY DAY CHRIS BROWN FEAT. WIZKID
CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP KING COMBS FEAT. KODAK BLACK
CREEPIN’ METRO BOOMIN, THE WEEKND & 21 SAVAGE
F.N.F. (LET’S GO) HITKIDD & GLORILLA
TOMORROW 2 GLORILLA & CARDI B
WAIT FOR U FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS

Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist

CARDI B
COI LERAY
GLORILLA
ICE SPICE
LATTO (WINNER)
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ

Finest Male Hip-Hop Artist

21 SAVAGE
DRAKE
FUTURE
J. COLE
JACK HARLOW
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL BABY

Video of the Yr

WE (WARM EMBRACE) — CHRIS BROWN
2 MILLION UP — PEEZY, JEEZY & REAL BOSTON RICHEY FEAT. ROB49
ABOUT DAMN TIME — LIZZO
BAD HABIT — STEVE LACY
FIRST CLASS — JACK HARLOW
KILL BILL — SZA
TOMORROW 2 — GLORILLA & CARDI B

Video Director of the Yr

A$AP ROCKY FOR AWGE
BENNY BOOM
BURNA BOY
COLE BENNETT
DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR
DIRECTOR X
TEYANA “SPIKE TEY” TAYLOR (WINNER)

Finest New Artist

AMBRÉ
COCO JONES (WINNER)
DOECHII
FLO
GLORILLA
ICE SPICE
LOLA BROOKE

Dr. Bobby Jones Finest Gospel/Inspirational Award

BLESS ME MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN
FINISHED (LIVE) TAMELA MANN
I’VE GOT JOY CECE WINANS
KINGDOM MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN FEAT. NAOMI RAINE & CHANDLER MOORE
NEW TYE TRIBBETT
ONE MOMENT FROM GLORY YOLANDA ADAMS
THE BETTER BENEDICTION (PT.2) PJ MORTON FEAT. LISA KNOWLES-SMITH, LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON, KEKE WYATT, KIERRA SHEARD & TASHA COBBS LEONARD

Viewer’s Alternative Award

ABOUT DAMN TIME — LIZZO
BREAK MY SOUL — BEYONCÉ (WINNER)
FIRST CLASS — JACK HARLOW
JIMMY COOKS DRAKE FEAT — 21 SAVAGE
KILL BILL — SZA
LAST LAST — BURNA BOY
SUPER FREAKY GIRL — NICKI MINAJ
WAIT FOR U — FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS

Finest Worldwide Act

AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)
AYRA STARR (NIGERIA)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
CENTRAL CEE (UK)
ELLA MAI (UK)
KO (SOUTH AFRICA)
L7NNON (BRAZIL)
STORMZY (UK)
TIAKOLA (FRANCE)
UNCLE WAFFLES (SWAZILAND)

Viewer’s Alternative: Finest New Worldwide Act

ASAKE (NIGERIA)
CAMIDOH (GHANA)
FLO (UK)
LIBIANCA (CAMEROON)
MAUREEN (FRANCE)
MC RYAN SP (BRAZIL)
PABI COOPER (SOUTH AFRICA)
RAYE (UK)
WERENOI (FRANCE)

BET Her

ABOUT DAMN TIME — LIZZO
BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 — PINKPANTHERESS & ICE SPICE
BREAK MY SOUL — BEYONCÉ (WINNER)
HER — MEGAN THEE STALLION
LIFT ME UP BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY -— RIHANNA & LUDWIG GÖRANSSON
PLAYERS — COI LERAY
SPECIAL — LIZZO

Finest Film

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
CREED 3
EMANCIPATION
NOPE
THE WOMAN KING
TILL
WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY

Finest Actor

AMIN JOSEPH
BRIAN TYREE HENRY
DAMSON IDRIS
DANIEL KALUUYA
DEMETRIUS ‘LIL MEECH’ FLENORY JR.
DONALD GLOVER
MICHAEL B. JORDAN

Finest Actress

ANGELA BASSETT
COCO JONES
JANELLE JAMES
JANELLE MONÁE
KEKE PALMER
VIOLA DAVIS
ZENDAYA

YoungStars Award

AKIRA AKBAR
ALAYA HIGH
DEMI SINGLETON
GENESIS DENISE
MARSAI MARTIN
THADDEUS J. MIXSON
YOUNG DYLAN

Sportswoman of the Yr Award

ALEXIS MORRIS
ALLYSON FELIX
ANGEL REESE
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

Sportsman of the Yr Award

AARON JUDGE
BUBBA WALLACE
GERVONTA DAVIS
JALEN HURTS
LEBRON JAMES
PATRICK MAHOMES
STEPHEN CURRY