Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, 2020 BET Awards held its first ever virtual ceremony on Sunday.
The event hosted by former Real co-host Amanda Seales honored Black excellence in entertainment and sports.
Lil Wayne performed a tribute in honor of NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi, who both died in a helicopter crash during the three-hour show broadcast.
Popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy won the best international act award while Megan Thee Stallion emerges as the Best Female Hip-hop artist.
Beyoncé accepted the BET Humanitarian Award and also won the BET Her Award for her song “Brown Skin Girl.”
See the full list of winners below:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lizzo — Cuz I Love You
Megan Thee Stallion — Fever
Beyoncé — Homecoming: The Live Album
H.E.R. — I Used to Know Her
DaBaby — Kirk
Roddy Ricch — Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial (WINNER!)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown featuring Drake – “No Guidance”
DaBaby – “Bop”
DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” (WINNER!)
Doja Cat – “Say So”
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign– “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Chris Brown featuring Drake – “No Guidance”
DaBaby – “Bop”
Future featuring Drake – “Life is Good”
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign– “Hot Girl Summer” (WINNER!)
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
The Weeknd – “Heartless”
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown featuring Drake – “No Guidance” (WINNER!)
DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Future featuring Drake – “Life is Good”
H.E.R. featuring YG – “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign– “Hot Girl Summer”
Wale featuring Jeremih – “On Chill”
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Lizzo (WINNER!)
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Summer Walker
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Chris Brown (WINNER!)
Jacquees
Anderson Paak
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Megan Thee Stallion (WINNER!)
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
DaBaby (WINNER!)
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
BEST GROUP
Migos (WINNER!)
Chloe x Halle
City Girls
EarthGang
Griselda
Jackboys
BEST NEW ARTIST
Roddy Ricch (WINNER!)
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Kirk Franklin – “Just for Me” (WINNER!)
Fred Hammond – “Alright”
John P. Kee featuring Zacardi Cortez – “I Made It Out”
Kanye West – “Follow God”
PJ Morton featuring Le’Andria Johnson & Mary Mary – “All In His Plan”
The Clark Sisters – “Victory”
BET HER AWARD
Beyoncé featuring Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn – “Brown Skin Girl” (WINNER!)
Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
Ciara featuring Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La – “Melanin”
Layton Greene – “I Choose”
Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott – “Tempo”
Rapsody featuring PJ Morgan – “Afeni”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Teyana “Spike Lee” Taylor (WINNER!)
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
BEST MOVIE
Queen & Slim (WINNER!)
Bad Boys for Life
Dolemite Is My Name
Harriet
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Just Mercy
The Lion King
BEST ACTRESS
Issa Rae (WINNER!)
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
Jennifer Lopez
BEST ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan (WINNER!)
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Omari Hardwick
Will Smith
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin (WINNER!)
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Simone Biles (WINNER!)
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
LeBron James (WINNER!)
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy (Nigeria) (WINNER!)
Innoss’B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)
BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe) (WINNER!)
Rema (Nigeria)
Celeste (UK)
Young T & Bugsey (UK)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
(Daily Post)
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