2023 BET Award Winners | POPSUGAR Entertainment

The 2023 BET Awards, aka culture’s biggest night, just honored a flood of heavyweight artists and rising newcomers. Winners at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25 included Latto, Beyoncé, Coco Jones, and more. The ceremony also honored Busta Rhymes with the lifetime achievement award.

BET released the full list of nominees back on June 8, with Drake leading the bunch with seven total nominations, including album of the year and best male hip-hop artist. Trailing behind him were nominees like 21 Savage, Lizzo, Beyoncé, SZA, Chris Brown, GloRilla (who scored double nominations in the same category for best collaboration), and many more.

Beyond handing out wins, the 2023 BET Awards was also especially exciting event as they honored hip-hop’s highly anticipated 50th anniversary with a telecast of performers throughout the night. Among those who hit the stage for the hip-hop tribute were Remy Ma, Trina, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, MC Lyte, E-40, Chief Keef, Tyga, and a dozen more. Solo performers at the award show this year included GloRilla, Lil Uzi Vert, and Doechii.

Read ahead for the winners list.

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
WINNER: “Renaissance” — Beyoncé
WINNER: “SOS” — SZA

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
WINNER: Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Lizzo
SZA
Tems

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Blxst
Brent Faiyaz
WINNER: Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
The Weeknd
Usher

BEST GROUP
City Girls
WINNER: Drake & 21 Savage
DVSN
Flo
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Quavo & Takeoff
WanMor

BEST COLLABORATION
“Big Energy” (Remix) — Latto and Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled
“Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” — PinkPantheress and 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, and 21 Savage
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” — Hitkidd and GloRilla
“Tomorrow 2” — GloRilla and Cardi B
WINNER: “Wait For U” — Future feat. Drake and Tems

BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Coi Leray
GloRilla
Ice Spice
WINNER: Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
21 Savage
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“We (Warm Embrace)” — Chris Brown
“2 Million Up” — Peezy, Jeezy, and Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49
“About Damn Time” — Lizzo
“Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy
“First Class” — Jack Harlow
WINNER: “Kill Bill” — SZA
“Tomorrow 2” — GloRilla and Cardi B

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
A$AP Rocky for AGWE
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Director X
WINNER: Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ambré
WINNER: Coco Jones
Doechii
Flo
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke

DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
WINNER: “Bless Me” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
“Finished (Live)” — Tamela Mann
“I’ve Got Joy” — CeCe Winans
“Kingdom” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine and 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, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
“About Damn Time” — Lizzo
WINNER: “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
“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 and Tems

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Aya Nakamura (France)
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
WINNER: Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Central Cee (UK)
Ella Mai (UK)
K.O (South Africa)
L7nnon (Brazil)
Stormzy (UK)
Tiakola (France)
Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

VIEWER’S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Asake (Nigeria)
Camidoh (Ghana)
Flo (UK)
WINNER: Libianca (Cameroon)
Maureen (France)
MC Ryan SP (Brazil)
Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
Raye (UK)
Werenoi (France)

BET HER
“About Damn Time” — Lizzo
“Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” — PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
WINNER: “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
“Her” — Megan Thee Stallion
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Rihanna and Ludwig Göransson
“Players” — Coi Leray
“Special” — Lizzo

BEST MOVIE
WINNER: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Creed III”
“Emancipation”
“Nope”
“The Woman King”
“Till”
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody”

BEST ACTOR
Amin Joseph
Brian Tyree Henry
WINNER: Damson Idris
Daniel Kaluuya
Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr.
Donald Glover
Michael B. Jordan

BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Angela Bassett
Coco Jones
Janelle James
Janelle Monáe
Keke Palmer
Viola Davis
Zendaya

YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Akira Akbar
Alaya High
Demi Singleton
Genesis Denise Hale
WINNER: Marsai Martin
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Dylan Gilmer

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Alexis Morris
Allyson Felix
WINNER: Angel Reese
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Sha’Carri Richardson

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Aaron Judge
Bubba Wallace
Gervonta Davis
WINNER: Jalen Hurts
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry