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BET Awards 2018: Complete Winners and Nominees List

Jamie Foxx, BET Awards, Winners
Jamie Foxx attends the 17th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles, California on June 2, 2018.Media Punch/INSTARimages.com

The 2018 BET Awards were held in L.A. on Sunday, June 24, and the stars were out in force for the award show hosted by Jamie Foxx.

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DJ Khaled led the list of nominees for the awards, which honor stars of music, movies, music videos and sports. He was nominated for a total of six awards, including Video of the Year for “Wild Thoughts” with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.

Other nominees included Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Tiffany Haddish and Chadwick Boseman, and performers at the show included Nicki Minaj, Migos, 2 Chainz and Meek Mill.

See the complete list of winners and nominees below.

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Award
***WINNER: Beyoncé
SZA
H.E.R.
Rihanna
Kehlani

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Award
***WINNER: Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Khalid
Daniel Caesar

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Best Group Award
***WINNER: Migos
A Tribe Called Quest
N.E.R.D.
Rae Sremmurd
Chloe X Halle

Best Collaboration Award
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B— “Finesse (Remix)”
***WINNER: DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — “Wild Thoughts”
DJ Khaled feat. Jay-Z, Future & Beyonce — “Top Off”
Cardi B feat. 21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi”
French Montana feat. Swae Lee — “Unforgettable”
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna — “LOYALTY.”

Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award
Drake
***WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
J. Cole

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award
***WINNER: Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
DeJ Loaf
Rapsody

Video of the Year Award
***WINNER: Drake — “God’s Plan”
Cardi B — “Bodak Yellow”
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — “Wild Thoughts”
Kendrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
Migos feat. Drake— “Walk It Talk It”

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Video Director of the Year Award
Benny Boom
Director X
***WINNER: Ava Duvernay
Chris Brown
Dave Meyers

Best New Artist Award
***WINNER: SZA
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
GOLDLINK
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
***WINNER: Lecrae feat. Tori Kelly — “I’ll Find You”
Snoop Dogg feat. B. Slade — “Words Are Few”
Ledisi & Kirk Franklin — “If You Don’t Mind”
Marvin Sapp — “Close”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat. Nicki Minaj — “I’m Getting Ready”

The Best International Act Award
Booba (France)
Cassper Nyovest (SA)
Dadju (France)
***WINNER: Davido (Nigeria)
Distruction Boyz (SA)
Fally Ipupa (Dr. Congo)
J Hus (UK)
Niska (France)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Stefflon Don (UK)
Stormzy (UK)

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Best Actress Award
***WINNER: Tiffany Haddish
Lupita Nyong’o
Issa Rae
Angela Bassett
Letitia Wright
Taraji P. Henson

Best Actor Award
***WINNER: Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Sterling K. Brown
Denzel Washington
Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award
***WINNER: Yara Shahidi
Ashton Tyler
Caleb McLaughlin
Lonnie Chavis
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown

Best Movie Award
***WINNER: Black Panther
Girls Trip
A Wrinkle in Time
Detroit
Mudbound

Sportswoman of the Year Award
***WINNER: Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Candace Parker
Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year Award
Stephen Curry
***WINNER: LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Dwayne Wade
Odell Beckham Jr.

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Album of the Year Award
***WINNER: DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
CTRL — SZA
4:44 — Jay-Z
Culture II — Migos
Black Panther: The Album — Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists
Grateful — DJ Khaled

BET Her Award
Janelle Monae — “Django Jane”
Lizzo — “Water Me”
***WINNER: Mary J. Blige — “Strength of a Woman”
Remy Ma feat. Chris Brown — “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”
Chloe X Halle — “The Kids Are Alright”
Leikeli47 — “2nd Fiddle”

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
SZA feat. Travis Scott — “Love Galore”
***WINNER: Cardi B — “Bodak Yellow”
Kendrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj — “Motor Sport”
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — “Wild Thoughts”

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