The 2020 BET Awards were held virtually on Sunday night (June 28) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the first time, the annual award ceremony aired on CBS in addition to BET and BET HER.
Hosted by Insecure star Amanda Seales, the show featured a slew of major performances from Public Enemy,Megan Thee Stallion to DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and more.
Drake led the pack with with six nominations, followed by Hot Girl Meg and Roddy who had five nominations each. Beyoncé, Chris Brown, DaBaby, Lizzo and Nicki Minaj were also tied for the third-most nominations with four a piece. Other notable nominees include Travis Scott, Cardi B, Griselda, Migos, Rapsody and the late Pop Smoke.
See the full list of winners below.
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BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
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Kehlani
Lizzo — WINNER*
Summer Walker
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
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Anderson .Paak
Chris Brown — WINNER*
Jacquees
Khalid
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The Weeknd
Usher
BEST GROUP
Chloe X Halle
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City Girls
Earthgang
Griselda
Jackboys
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Migos — WINNER*
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance” — WINNER*
DJ Khaled f. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
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Future f. Drake – “Like is Good”
H.E.R. f. YG – “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Wale f. Jeremih – “On Chill”
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BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
DaBaby — WINNER*
Drake
Future
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Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
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Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER*
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Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance”
DaBaby – “Bop”
DJ Khaled f. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” — WINNER*
Doja Cat – “Say So”
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Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
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Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
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Eif Rivera
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor — WINNER*
BEST NEW ARTIST
Danileigh
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Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch — WINNER*
Summer Walker
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YBN Cordae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuz I Love You – Lizzo
Fever – Megan Thee Stallion
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Homecoming: The Live Album – Beyoncé
I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
Kirk – DaBaby
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch — WINNER*
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DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Fred Hammond – “Alright”
John P. Kee f. Zacardi Cortez – “I Made It Out”
Kanye West – “Follow God”
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Kirk Franklin – “Just For Me” — WINNER*
PJ Morton f. Le’Andria Johnson & Mary Mary – “All In His Plan”
The Clark Sisters – “Victory”
BEST ACTRESS
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Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Issa Rae — WINNER*
Regina King
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
BEST ACTOR
Billy Porter
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Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Michael B. Jordan — WINNER*
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Omari Hardwick
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
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Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Marsai Martin — WINNER*
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
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BEST MOVIE
Bad Boys for Life
Dolemite Is My Name
Harriet
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Just Mercy
Queen & Slim — WINNER*
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
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Ajee Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
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Serena Williams
Simone Biles — WINNER*
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James — WINNER*
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
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Stephen Curry
BET HER AWARD
Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
Beyoncé f. Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid & Saint Jhn – “Brown Skin Girl” — WINNER*
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Ciara f. Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La – “Melanin”
Layton Greene – “I Choose”
Lizzo f. Missy Elliott – “Temp”
Rapsody f. PJ Morton – “Afeni”
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VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Chris Brown f. Drake – “No Guidance”
DaBaby – “Bop”
Future f. Drake – “Like is Good”
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H.E.R. f. YG – “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj- “Hot Girl Summer” — WINNER*
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
The Weeknd – “Heartless”
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BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy (Nigeria) — WINNER*
Innoss’B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
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Dave (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)
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VIEWER’S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Rema (Nigeria)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe) — WINNER*
Celeste (U.K.)
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Young T & Bugsey (U.K.)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
