The Black Entertainment Television awards (BET) is one of the best awards in the world of entertainment. It’s come with lots of glitz, right from the red carpet entry to the show is the showcase of beauty and elegant dresses.
This year 2020 BET Awards which was slated to take place on June 28 2020 at Los Angeles with the gorgeous author, actress and social media influencer Amanda Seales as host to celebrate the best in Black Excellence from music to movies and sports. This year’s edition marks the 20th anniversary of its origin and it was a night to honour and celebrate black love, black culture and excellence.
The 20th edition of the BET awards was done virtually due to the curb of the global pandemic coronavirus.
Check out list of winners below:
Best New Artist
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
DaniLeigh
Roddy Ricch (Winner)
Best Male Hip Pop Artist
DaBaby (Winner)
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scot
Best Female Hip Pop Artist
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion (Winner)
Lizzo
Doja Cat
Saweetie
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown (Winner)
Khalid
Usher
The Weekend
Jacquees
Anderson Paak
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Lizzo (Winner)
Summer Walker
H.E.R
Best Group
Migos (Winner)
City Girls
Earth Gang
Griselda
JACK BOYS
Chloe x Halle
Album of the Year
Homecoming: The Live Album = Beyoncé
Kirk = DaBaby
Cuzz I Love You = Lizzo
Fever = Megan Thee Stallion
I Used To Know Her = H.E.R
Best Collaboration
Chris Brown ft Drake = No Guidance (Winner)
Wale ft Jeremih = No Chill
Future ft Drake = Life is Good
DJ Khaled ft Nipsey Hussle & John Legend= Higher
Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj & TY Dollar $ign = Hot Girl Summer
Video of The Year
DaBaby = Bop
Doja Cat = Say So
Roddy Ricch = The Box
Chris Brown ft Drake = No Guidance
Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj & TY Dollar $ign = Hot Girl Summer
Video Director of the Year
Director X
Eif Rivera
Benny Boom
Dave Meyers
Cole Bennett
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor (Winner)
Best International Act
Stormzy (UK)
Burna Boy (Nigeria) (Winner)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (UK)
Ninho (France)
Innoss’B (DR Congo)
S. Pri Noir (France)
Viewers Choice Award
Chris ft Drake = No Guidance
DaBaby = Bop
Roddy Ricch = The Box
The Weekend = Heartless
Future ft Drake = Life is Good
Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj = Hot Girl Summer (Winner)
Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act
SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) (Winner)
Rema (Nigeria)
Celeste (UK)
Young T & Bugsey (UK)
Stacy (France)
Hatik (France)
BET HER Award
Layton Greene = I Choose
Alicia Keys = Underdog
Rapsody ft PJ Morgan = Afeni
Lizzo ft Missy Elliot
Beyoncé ft Blue Ivy, Wizkid & Saint Jhn = Brown Skin Girl (Winner)
Ciara ft Lupita Nyong’o Ester Dean, City Girls & La La = Melanin
Best Gospel /Inspirational
Kanye West = Follow God
Kirk Franklin = Just For Me
The Clarke Sisters = Victory
Fred Hammond = Alright
John P. Kee ft Zacardi Cortez = I Made It Out
Dr Bobby Jones (Winner)
Best Movie
Bad Boys For Life
Homecoming: A film by Beyoncé
Just Mercy
Queen & Slim (Winner)
Dolemite Is My Name
Harriet
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Michael B. Jordan (Winner)
Omari Hardwick
Billy Porter
Best Actress
Zendaya
Tracee Ellis Ross
Issa Rae (Winner)
Cynthia Erivo
Angela Basset
Regina King
Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James (Winner)
Stephen Curry
Patrick Machines II
Kawhi Leonard
Odell Beckham Jr
Giannir Antetounmpo
Sportswoman of the Year
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles (Winner)
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Young Stars
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
Marsai Martin (Winner)
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
These are the winners of 2020 BET Award. The French Activist Assa Traore received the 2020 BET International Global Good award.
