BET Awards 2023: See who won

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 6/26/2023, 3:29 p.m.
The 2023 edition of the BET Awards took place Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Coco Jones poses in the press room for the Best New Artist award during the BET Awards 2023 at Microsoft Theater on June 25, in Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Originally Published: 25 JUN 23 19:54 ET

Updated: 26 JUN 23 04:41 ET

By Dan Heching, CNN

(CNN) — The 2023 edition of the BET Awards took place Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The evening celebrated hip-hop’s 50th anniversary and featured a tribute performance to the late Tina Turner. Latto and Coco Jones were among the winners announced during the broadcast.

A full list of nominees follows, with the winners indicated in bold.

Album of the Year

“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 - *WINNER (TIE)

“SOS” - Sza - *WINNER (TIE)

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Ari Lennox

Beyoncé

Coco Jones

H.E.R.

Lizzo

Sza - *WINNER

Tems

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Blxst

Brent Faiyaz

Burna Boy

Chris Brown - *WINNER (TIE)

Drake

The Weeknd

Usher - *WINNER (TIE)

Best Group

City Girls

Drake & 21 Savage - *WINNER

Dvsn

Flo

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Quavo & Takeoff

Wanmor

Best 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 - *WINNER

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Cardi B

Coi Leray

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Latto - *WINNER

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Future

J. Cole

Jack Harlow

Kendrick Lamar - *WINNER

Lil Baby

Video of the Year

“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 - *WINNER

“Tomorrow 2” - GloRilla & Cardi B

Video Director of the Year

A$ap Rocky for Awge

Benny Boom

Burna Boy

Cole Bennett

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Director X

Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor - *WINNER

Best New Artist

Ambré

Coco Jones - *WINNER

Doechii

Flo

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Lola Brooke

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

“Bless Me” - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin - *WINNER

“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 Choice 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

Best International Act

Aya Nakamura (France)

Ayra Starr (Nigeria)

Burna Boy (Nigeria) - *WINNER

Central Cee (UK)

Ella Mai (UK)

K.O (South Africa)

L7nnon (Brazil)

Stormzy (UK)

Tiakola (France)

Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

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” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” - Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson

“Players” - Coi Leray

“Special” - Lizzo

Best Movie

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” - *WINNER

“Creed 3”

“Emancipation”

“Nope”

“The Woman King”

“Till”

“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”

Best Actor

Amin Joseph

Brian Tyree Henry

Damson Idris - *WINNER

Daniel Kaluuya

Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.

Donald Glover

Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

Angela Bassett - *WINNER

Coco Jones

Janelle James

Janelle Monáe

Keke Palmer

Viola Davis

Zendaya

YoungStars Award

Akira Akbar

Alaya High

Demi Singleton

Genesis Denise

Marsai Martin - *WINNER

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Young Dylan

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Alexis Morris

Allyson Felix

Angel Reese - *WINNER

Candace Parker

Naomi Osaka

Serena Williams

Sha’Carri Richardson

Sportsman of the Year Award

Aaron Judge

Bubba Wallace

Gervonta Davis

Jalen Hurts - *WINNER

LeBron James

Patrick Mahomes

Stephen Curry