The 2017 BET Awards was held on Thursday, 25th June, 2017. BET stand for Black Entertainment Television. This year’s award held in Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. There were many winners on the night in music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. Beyoncé won the most awards with 5, including Album of the Year and Video of the Year. Who else made the BET 2017 Award Winners List?
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony. See the BET 2017 Award Winners below.
BET 2017 Award Winners
The following persons won in various categories. They are listed below.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
- WINNER: Beyoncé
- Kehlani
- Mary J. Blige
- Rihanna
- Solange
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
- WINNER: Bruno Mars
- Chris Brown
- The Weeknd
- Trey Songz
- Usher
Best Group
- 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Fat Joe & Remy Ma
- WINNER: Migos
- Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration
- Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
- Chance The Rapper Feat. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne – “No Problem”
- Chris Brown Feat. Gucci Mane & Usher – party
- DJ Khaled Feat. Beyoncé & Jay Z – “Shining”
- WINNER: Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
- Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
- Big Sean
- Chance The Rapper
- Drake
- Future
- Cole
- WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
- Cardi B
- Missy Elliott
- Nicki Minaj
- WINNER: Remy Ma
- Young M.A
Also See: Full List Of BET Award 2015 Winners
Video of the Year
- WINNER: Beyoncé – “Sorry” (tie)
- Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
- WINNER: Bruno Mars – “24k Magic” (tie)
- Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
- Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom – Kehlani “Crazy”
- Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia – Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”
- Director X – Zayn Malik “Like I Would”
- Hype Williams – Tyga “Gucci Snakes Feat. Desiigner”
- WINNER: Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter – Beyoncé “Sorry”
Best New Artist
- 21 Savage
- Cardi B
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: Lemonade – Beyoncé
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
- CeCe Winans – “Never Have to Be Alone”
- Fantasia Feat. Tye Tribbett –”I Made It”
- Kirk Franklin Feat. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Mann – “My
- World Needs You”
- WINNER: Lecrae – “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination)”
- Tamela Mann – “God Provides”
Best Actress
- Gabrielle Union
- Issa Rae
- Janelle Monáe
- WINNER: Taraji P. Henson
- Viola Davis
Best Actor
- Bryshere Y. Gray
- Denzel Washington
- Donald Glover
- WINNER: Mahershala Ali
- Omari Hardwick
Youngstars Award
- Ace Hunter
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Jaden Smith
- Marsai Martin
- WINNER: Yara Shahidi
Best Movie
- Fences
- Get Out
- WINNER: Hidden Figures
- Moonlight
- The Birth of a Nation
Also See: 2017 Grammy Award Nominees, Date & venue
Sportswoman of the Year Award
- Gabby Douglas
- WINNER: Serena Williams
- Simone Biles
- Skylar Diggins
- Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year Award
- Cam Newton
- LeBron James
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- Russell Westbrook
- WINNER: Stephen Curry
Centric Award
- Fantasia – “Sleeping With the One I Love”
- Kehlani – “Distraction”
- Mary J. Blige – “Thick of It”
- WINNER: Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”
- Syd – “All About Me”
- Yuna – “Crush” Feat. Usher
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
- WINNER: Beyoncé – “Sorry”
- Bruno Mars – “24k Magic”
- Drake – “Fake Love”
- Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
- Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles”
- The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk – Starboy
Best International Act: Europe
- Booba (France)
- Mhd (France)
- Craig David (UK)
- Emeli Sandé (UK)
- Giggs (UK)
- Skkepta (UK)
- WINNER: Stormzy (UK)
- Wiley (UK)
Best International Act: Africa
- Aka (South Africa)
- Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
- Davido (Nigeria)
- Nasty C (South Africa)
- Stonebwoy (Ghana)
- Tekno (Nigeria)
- WINNER: WizKid (Nigeria)
- Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
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