BET Awards 2023: Full list of winners

The 2023 iteration of the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET Awards) kicked off in its full vigour at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The star-studded evening, which celebrated hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, was marked by dazzling red carpet appearances, endearing meet and greet and a heartfelt tribute to the late Tina Turner.

Check out the list of winners below. (The full list of winners is being updated).

Album of the Year

Anyways, Life’s Great - GloRilla

Breezy - Chris Brown

God Did - DJ Khaled

Her Loss - Drake & 21 Savage

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar

Renaissance - Beyoncé *WINNER

SOS - Sza *WINNER

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Ari Lennox

Beyoncé

Coco Jones

H.E.R.

Lizzo

Sza *WINNER

Tems

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Blxst

Brent Faiyaz

Burna Boy

Chris Brown *WINNER

Drake

The Weeknd

Usher *WINNER

Best Group

City Girls

Drake & 21 Savage *WINNER

Dvsn 

Flo

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Quavo & Takeoff

Wanmor

Best Collaboration

Big Energy (remix) - Latto & Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled

Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2 - Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice

Call Me Every Day - Chris Brown feat. Wizkid

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop- King Combs feat. Kodak Black

Creepin’ - Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage

F.N.F. (Let’s Go) - Hitkidd & GloRilla

Tomorrow 2 - GloRilla & Cardi B

Wait For U - Future feat. Drake & Tems *WINNER

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Cardi B

Coi Leray

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Latto - *WINNER

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Future

J. Cole

Jack Harlow

Kendrick Lamar *WINNER

Lil Baby

Video of the Year

We (Warm Embrace) - Chris Brown

2 Million Up - Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49

About Damn Time - Lizzo

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy

First Class - Jack Harlow

Kill Bill - Sza *WINNER

Tomorrow 2 - GloRilla & Cardi B

Video Director of the Year

A$ap Rocky for Awge

Benny Boom

Burna Boy

Cole Bennett

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Director X

Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor - *WINNER

Best New Artist

Ambré

Coco Jones - *WINNER

Doechii

Flo

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Lola Brooke

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Bless Me - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin *WINNER

Finished (Live) - Tamela Mann

I’ve Got Joy - Cece Winans

Kingdom - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

New - Tye Tribbett

One Moment From Glory - Yolanda Adams

The Better Benediction (Pt.2) - PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Viewer’s Choice Award

About Damn Time - Lizzo

Break My Soul - Beyoncé - *WINNER

First Class - Jack Harlow

Jimmy Cooks - Drake feat. 21 Savage

Kill Bill - Sza

Last Last - Burna Boy

Super Freaky Girl - Nicki Minaj

Wait For U - Future feat. Drake & Tems

Best International Act

Aya Nakamura (France)

Ayra Starr (Nigeria)

Burna Boy (Nigeria) - *WINNER

Central Cee (UK)

Ella Mai (UK)

K.O (South Africa)

L7nnon (Brazil)

Stormzy (UK)

Tiakola (France)

Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

BET Her

About Damn Time - Lizzo

Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2 - Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice

Break My Soul - Beyoncé - *WINNER

Her - Megan Thee Stallion

Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson

Players - Coi Leray

Special - Lizzo

Best Movie

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever *WINNER

Creed 3

Emancipation

Nope

The Woman King

Till

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Best Actor

Amin Joseph

Brian Tyree Henry

Damson Idris *WINNER

Daniel Kaluuya

Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.

Donald Glover

Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

Angela Bassett *WINNER

Coco Jones

Janelle James

Janelle Monáe

Keke Palmer

Viola Davis

Zendaya

YoungStars Award

Akira Akbar

Alaya High

Demi Singleton

Genesis Denise

Marsai Martin *WINNER

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Young Dylan

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Alexis Morris

Allyson Felix

Angel Reese *WINNER

Candace Parker

Naomi Osaka

Serena Williams

Sha’Carri Richardson

Sportsman of the Year Award

Aaron Judge

Bubba Wallace

Gervonta Davis

Jalen Hurts *WINNER

LeBron James

Patrick Mahomes

Stephen Curry