Here Are the 2019 BET Award Winners

The 2019 BET Awards are going down tonight at Los Angeles‘ Microsoft Theatre. This year’s edition is jettisoning a few of the quirkier categories like best verses and biggest hustlers for a more straightforward show that honors excellence in music, movies and sports. 

Cardi B tops the streamlined list of nominations with 7 nods. Tyler Perry and Mary J. Blige are being honored with takes on a Lifetime Achievement Award and several categories have been opened up to fan voting. The only non-standard category from this year’s show is the Bet Her award, a distillation of a former separate lady-focused awards show into a win for women-uplifting music from the likes of Janelle Monáe and H.E.R. Take a look at the nominees below and follow along as the winners are announced. 

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

• Beyoncé
• Ella Mai
• H.E.R.
• Solange
• SZA
• Teyana Taylor

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

• Anderson .Paak
• Bruno Mars
• Childish Gambino
• Chris Brown
• John Legend
• Khalid

Best Group

• Chloe X Halle
• City Girls
• Lil Baby & Gunna
• Migos
• The Carters

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

• 21 Savage
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Meek Mill
• Nipsey Hussle — WINNER
• Travis Scott

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

• Cardi B — WINNER
• Kash Doll
• Lizzo
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj
• Remy Ma

Best New Artist

• Blueface
• City Girls
• Juice Wrld
• Lil Baby — WINNER
• Queen Naija

Best Collaboration

• 21 Savage Ft. J. Cole — “A Lot”
• Cardi B & Bruno Mars — “Please Me”
• Cardi B Ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin — “I Like It”
• H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller — “Could’ve Been”
• Travis Scott Ft. Drake — “Sicko Mode” — WINNER
• Tyga Ft. Offset — “Taste”

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

• Erica Campbell Ft. Warryn Campbell — “All of My Life”
• Fred Hammond — “Tell Me Where It Hurts”
• Kirk Franklin — “Love Theory”
• Snoop Dogg Ft. Rance Allen — “Blessing Me Again” — WINNER
• Tori Kelly Ft. Kirk Franklin — “Never Alone”

Best International Act 

• Aka (South Africa)
• Aya Nakamura (France)
• Burna Boy (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Dave (UK)
• Dosseh (France)
• Giggs (UK)
• Mr. Eazi (Nigeria)

Best New International Act (Fan Voted Category)

• Headie One (UK)
• Jokair (France)
• Nesly (France)
• Octavian (UK)
• Sho Madjozi (South Africa) — WINNER
• Teni (Nigeria)

Video of the Year

• 21 Savage Ft. J. Cole — “A Lot”
• Cardi B — “Money”
• Cardi B & Bruno Mars — “Please Me”
• Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
• Drake — “Nice for What”
• The Carters — “Apes–t”

Video Director of the Year

• Benny Boom
• Colin Tilley
• Dave Meyers
• Hype Williams
• Karena Evans — WINNER

Best Actress

• Issa Rae
• Regina Hall
• Regina King — WINNER
• Taraji P. Henson
• Tiffany Haddish
• Viola Davis

Best Actor

• Anthony Anderson
• Chadwick Boseman
• Denzel Washington
• Mahershala Ali
• Michael B. Jordan
• Omari Hardwick

YoungStars Award

• Caleb Mclaughlin
• Lyric Ross
• Marsai Martin — WINNER
• Michael Rainey Jr.
• Miles Brown

Best Movie

• Blackkklansman — WINNER
• Creed 2
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
• The Hate U Give

Sportswoman of the Year

• Allyson Felix
• Candace Parker
• Naomi Osaka
• Serena Williams
• Simone Biles

Sportsman of the Year

• Kevin Durant
• Lebron James
• Odell Beckham Jr.
• Stephen Curry
• Tiger Woods

2019 Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

• Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin — “I Like It”
• Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
• Drake — “In My Feelings”
• Ella Mai — “Trip” — WINNER
• J. Cole — “Middle Child”
• Travis Scott Ft. Drake — “Sicko Mode”

BET Her Award

• Alicia Keys — “Raise a Man”
• Ciara — “Level Up”
• H.E.R. — “Hard Place”
• Janelle Monáe — “Pynk”
• Queen Naija — “Mama’s Hand”
• Teyana Taylor — “Rose in Harlem”

Album of the Year

• Travis Scott — Astroworld
• Meek Mill — Championships
• Ella Mai — Ella Mai
• The Carters — Everything Is Love
• Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy — WINNER