BET Awards
The BET Awards is an American award show. It started in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network. The award celebrates African Americans and other American minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the previous year. The awards are presented each year. They are broadcast live on BET.
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry |
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Award shows
| # | Date | Venue | Host city | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | June 19, 2001 | Las Vegas | Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer | |
| 2nd | June 29, 2002 | Los Angeles | ||
| 3rd | June 24, 2003 | Mo'Nique | ||
| 4th | June 29, 2004 | |||
| 5th | June 28, 2005 | Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith | ||
| 6th | June 27, 2006 | Shrine Auditorium | Damon Wayans | |
| 7th | June 26, 2007 | Mo'Nique | ||
| 8th | June 24, 2008 | D. L. Hughley | ||
| 9th | June 28, 2009 | Jamie Foxx | ||
| 10th | June 27, 2010 | Queen Latifah | ||
| 11th | June 26, 2011 | Kevin Hart | ||
| 12th | July 1, 2012 | Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| 13th | June 30, 2013 | Microsoft Theater | Chris Tucker | |
| 14th | June 29, 2014 | Chris Rock | ||
| 15th | June 28, 2015 | Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross | ||
| 16th | June 26, 2016 | |||
| 17th | June 25, 2017 | Leslie Jones | ||
| 18th | June 24, 2018 | Jamie Foxx | ||
| 19th | June 23, 2019 | Regina Hall | ||
| 20th | June 28, 2020 | Virtual show | Amanda Seales | |
| 21st | June 27, 2021 | Microsoft Theater | Los Angeles | Taraji P. Henson |
| 22nd[1] | June 26, 2022 | |||
Most nominated and winning artists
Most wins (as of 2021)[2]
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Beyoncé | Chris Brown | Drake | Nicki Minaj & Serena Williams | Lil Wayne |
| Total wins | 33 (with Destiny's Child and The Carters) | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Most nominations (as of 2017) This is a list of multiple nominated performers, athletes & actors with 5 or more career nominations. Beyoncé is currently the most nominated performer with 75 nominations, solo and with Destiny's Child.[source?]
75 nominations
- Beyoncé 67 solo; 8 w/ Destiny's Child
51 nominations
- Drake 46 solo; 5 w/ Young Money
51 nominations
35 nominations
- Jay Z 30 solo; 5 w/ Watch The Throne
33 nominations
- Lil Wayne 28 solo; 5 w/ Young Money
- Nicki Minaj 29 solo; 4w/ Young Money
31 nominations
- Kanye West 26 solo; 5 w/ Watch The Throne
23 nominations
21 nominations
19 nominations
18 nominations
17 nominations
16 nominations
15 nominations
14 nominations
13 nominations
- Erica Campbell 2 solo; 11 w/ Mary Mary
12 nominations
- Common
- Pharrell Williams 10 solo; 2 w/ N.E.R.D.
11 nominations
- Big Boi 1 solo; 10 w/ Outkast
- Ciara
- LeBron James
- Mary Mary
- Snoop Dogg
10 nominations
- Kobe Bryant
- T-Pain
- Outkast
- Trina
- Trey Songz
- Tyga 6 solo; 4 w/ Young Money
9 nominations
- Denzel Washington
- Kelly Rowland 1 solo; 8 w/ Destiny's Child
- Michelle Williams 1 solo; 8 w/ Destiny's Child
- Taraji P. Henson
8 nominations
- 2 Chainz
- 50 Cent
- Angela Bassett
- ASAP Rocky 6 solo; 2 w/ ASAP Mob
- Benny Boom
- Big Sean
- Busta Rhymes
- Chloe x Halle
- Destiny's Child
- Diddy 5 solo; 3 w/ Diddy-Dirty Money
- Hype Williams
- Idris Elba
- John Legend
- Marsha Ambrosius 4 solo; 4 w/ Floetry
- Miguel
- Omarion 2 solo; 6 w/ B2K
- Justin Timberlake
- Rick Ross
7 nominations
- Don Cheadle
- Erykah Badu
- Halle Berry
- Jennifer Hudson
- Keyshia Cole
- Kirk Franklin
- Mariah Carey
- Ne-Yo
- R. Kelly
6 nominations
- Aaliyah
- Anthony Hamilton
- August Alsina
- B.o.B
- B2K
- Benny Boom
- CeeLo Green 2 solo; 4 w/ Gnarls Barkley
- Keri Hilson
- Lil Jon 3 solo; 3 w/ Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz
- Lil' Kim
- Musiq Soulchild
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Wale
- Yolanda Adams
5 nominations
BET Awards Media
Killer Mike in 2017
Dangerous Woman Tour *2/19/17*Victoria Monet performing during Dangerous Woman Tour in Manchester, New Hampshire, SNHU Arena, on February 19, 2017.
Tyla in What's In My Bag video for Vogue in 2024
Lil Durk in April 2022
J. Cole at Birthday Bash ATL 2023
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References
- ↑ BET (May 5, 2022). "Powerhouse Entertainer Taraji P. Henson Returns to Host Culture's Biggest Night "BET Awards" 2022". Press release. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/05/05/powerhouse-entertainer-taraji-p-henson-returns-to-host-cultures-biggest-night-bet-awards-2022-607510/20220505bet01/.
- ↑ "Watch The Throne: 5 Artists with the Most BET Awards Ever". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
