2023 BET Award Winners | POPSUGAR Entertainment

The 2023 BET Awards, aka tradition’s largest night time, simply honored a flood of heavyweight artists and rising newcomers. Winners at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25 included Latto, Beyoncé, Coco Jones, and extra. The ceremony additionally honored Busta Rhymes with the lifetime achievement award.

BET launched the total listing of nominees again on June 8, with Drake main the bunch with seven complete nominations, together with album of the 12 months and finest male hip-hop artist. Trailing behind him had been nominees like 21 Savage, Lizzo, Beyoncé, SZA, Chris Brown, GloRilla (who scored double nominations in the identical class for finest collaboration), and plenty of extra.

Past handing out wins, the 2023 BET Awards was additionally particularly thrilling occasion as they honored hip-hop’s extremely anticipated fiftieth anniversary with a telecast of performers all through the night time. Amongst those that hit the stage for the hip-hop tribute had been Remy Ma, Trina, Ja Rule, Fats Joe, MC Lyte, E-40, Chief Keef, Tyga, and a dozen extra. Solo performers on the award present this 12 months included GloRilla, Lil Uzi Vert, and Doechii.

Learn forward for the winners listing.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Anyhow, Life’s Nice” — GloRilla
“Breezy” — Chris Brown
“God Did” — DJ Khaled
“Her Loss” — Drake & 21 Savage
“Mr. Morale & the Large Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: “Renaissance” — Beyoncé
WINNER: “SOS” — SZA

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
WINNER: Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Lizzo
SZA
Tems

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Blxst
Brent Faiyaz
WINNER: Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
The Weeknd
Usher

BEST GROUP
Metropolis Women
WINNER: Drake & 21 Savage
DVSN
Flo
Maverick Metropolis Music & Kirk Franklin
Quavo & Takeoff
WanMor

BEST COLLABORATION
“Large Power” (Remix) — Latto and Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled
“Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” — PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Name Me Each Day” — Chris Brown feat. Wizkid
“Cannot Cease Will not Cease” — King Combs feat. Kodak Black
“Creepin'” — Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” — Hitkidd and GloRilla
“Tomorrow 2” — GloRilla and Cardi B
WINNER: “Wait For U” — Future feat. Drake and Tems

BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Coi Leray
GloRilla
Ice Spice
WINNER: Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
21 Savage
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Lil Child

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“We (Heat Embrace)” — Chris Brown
“2 Million Up” — Peezy, Jeezy, and Actual Boston Richey feat. Rob49
“About Rattling Time” — Lizzo
“Unhealthy Behavior” — Steve Lacy
“First Class” — Jack Harlow
WINNER: “Kill Invoice” — SZA
“Tomorrow 2” — GloRilla and Cardi B

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
A$AP Rocky for AGWE
Benny Increase
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Director X
WINNER: Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ambré
WINNER: Coco Jones
Doechii
Flo
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke

DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
WINNER: “Bless Me” — Maverick Metropolis Music & Kirk Franklin
“Completed (Stay)” — Tamela Mann
“I’ve Acquired Pleasure” — CeCe Winans
“Kingdom” — Maverick Metropolis Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore
“New” — Tye Tribbett
“One Second From Glory” — Yolanda Adams
“The Higher Benediction (Pt.2)” — PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
“About Rattling Time” — Lizzo
WINNER: “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
“First Class” — Jack Harlow
“Jimmy Cooks” — Drake feat. 21 Savage
“Kill Invoice” — SZA
“Final Final” — Burna Boy
“Tremendous Freaky Woman” — Nicki Minaj
“Wait For U” — Future feat. Drake and Tems

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Aya Nakamura (France)
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
WINNER: Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Central Cee (UK)
Ella Mai (UK)
Ok.O (South Africa)
L7nnon (Brazil)
Stormzy (UK)
Tiakola (France)
Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

VIEWER’S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Asake (Nigeria)
Camidoh (Ghana)
Flo (UK)
WINNER: Libianca (Cameroon)
Maureen (France)
MC Ryan SP (Brazil)
Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
Raye (UK)
Werenoi (France)

BET HER
“About Rattling Time” — Lizzo
“Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” — PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
WINNER: “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
“Her” — Megan Thee Stallion
“Elevate Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally” — Rihanna and Ludwig Göransson
“Gamers” — Coi Leray
“Particular” — Lizzo

BEST MOVIE
WINNER: “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally”
“Creed III”
“Emancipation”
“Nope”
“The Girl King”
“Until”
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Someone”

BEST ACTOR
Amin Joseph
Brian Tyree Henry
WINNER: Damson Idris
Daniel Kaluuya
Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr.
Donald Glover
Michael B. Jordan

BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Angela Bassett
Coco Jones
Janelle James
Janelle Monáe
Keke Palmer
Viola Davis
Zendaya

YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Akira Akbar
Alaya Excessive
Demi Singleton
Genesis Denise Hale
WINNER: Marsai Martin
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Dylan Gilmer

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Alexis Morris
Allyson Felix
WINNER: Angel Reese
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Sha’Carri Richardson

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Aaron Decide
Bubba Wallace
Gervonta Davis
WINNER: Jalen Hurts
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry