BET AWARDS 2017 NOMINEES, WINNERS AND HIGHLIGHTS
SNL's Leslie Jones hosts the BET Awards live from Los Angeles tonight. Chance the Rapper will receive the humanitarian Award. New Edition will receive the honor for lifetime achievement. Beyonce has the most nominations with seven. FOLLOWING ARE THE REMAINING NOMINEES. WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.TEXT.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar — "Freedom"
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne — “No Problem"
Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — "Party"
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z — "Shining"
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee"
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles"
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar — "Freedom"
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne — “No Problem"
Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — "Party"
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z — "Shining"
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee"
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles"
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Young M.A.
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Young M.A.
Video of the Year
Beyoncé — “Sorry"
Big Sean — “Bounce Back"
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic"
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee"
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky"
Beyoncé — “Sorry"
Big Sean — “Bounce Back"
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic"
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee"
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky"
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia
Director X
Hype Williams
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia
Director X
Hype Williams
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Best New Artist
21 Savage
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Khalid
Young M.A.
21 Savage
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Khalid
Young M.A.
Album of the Year
24k Magic — Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only — J. Cole
A Seat at the Table — Solange
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Cece Winans
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Man
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Cece Winans
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Man
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Issa Rae
Janelle Monáe
Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis
Gabrielle Union
Issa Rae
Janelle Monáe
Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis
Best Actor
Bryshere Y. Gray
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Mahershala Ali
Omari Hardwick
Bryshere Y. Gray
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Mahershala Ali
Omari Hardwick
Youngstars Award
Ace Hunter
Caleb Mclaughlin
Jaden Smith
Marsai Martin
Yara Shahidi
Youngstars AwardAce Hunter
Caleb Mclaughlin
Jaden Smith
Marsai Martin
Yara Shahidi
Best MovieFencesGet Out
Hidden FiguresMoonlightThe Birth of a Nation
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Russell Westbrook
Stephen Curry
Kehlani — “Distraction”
Mary J. Blige — “Thick of It”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky”
Syd — “All About Me”
Yuna — “Crush Ft. Usher”
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Drake — “Fake Love”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk — Starboy"
Mhd
Craig David
Emeli Sandé
Giggs
Skepta
Stormzy
Wiley
Best International Act: AfricaAka
Babes Wodumo
Davido
Nasty C
Stonebwoy
Tekno
Wizkid
Mr Eazi
UPDATE & HIGHLIGHTS:
The opening of the show could not have been more straight than Bruno Mars and his Hooligans performing slick moves to "Perm."
Remy Ma, after returning to music from a six year stint in jail, took the crown from her nemesis Nicky Minaj as Best Female Rapper solidifying an online beef she started with the "Shether" diss track that caimed Minaj was only on top because she was behind bars. Minaj has won the honor for 7 consecutive years. Remy Ma won it before being incarcerated.
New Edition pleased the crowd with their words and their performances taking the audience down memory lane with some of the greatest hits.
Michelle Obama fellow Chicagoan introduced CHANCE THE RAPPER before he received the Humanitarian Award for supporting educational and social initiatives within his community and throughout the U.S. As the youngest BET Awards Humanitarian Honoree to date, Chance, 24 talked about the importance of working on ourselves before we work on the world. He said he is a good man who is striving to become a better man.
