This year’s BET Awards was held virtually on 29th June 2020 at 2am CAT due to the coronavirus pandemic with African stars Burna boy, Sha Sha, Wizkid and Anatii picking up honours.
The ceremony’s 20th-anniversary celebration was hosted by Amanda Seales and aired simultaneously via ViacomCBS networks and, for the first time ever, on CBS in its national broadcast premiere on June 28 starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The BET Awards also honored talent in television, film, and sports.
The African Giant Burna Boy successfully defended his Best International Act accolade up against DRC’s Inoss’B and South Africa’s Sho Madjozi with Nigeria’s Rema missing out on the Best New International Act award to Zimbabwe’s Sha Sha.
Wizkid and Anatii picked were also awarded for their contributions towards Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl song which won the BET HER Award.
See the full list of winners for the 2020 BET Awards below.
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Lizzo
Summer Walker
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Anderson Paak
Chris Brown
Jacquees
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher
Chloe X Halle
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown ft. Drake – “No Guidance”
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Future ft. Drake – “Like is Good”
H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Wale ft. Jeremih – “On Chill”
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Dababy
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
BEST GROUP
City Girls
Earthgang
Griselda
Jackboys
Migos
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown ft. Drake – “No Guidance”
Dababy – “Bop”
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Doja Cat – “Say So”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor
BEST NEW ARTIST
Danileigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuz I Love You – Lizzo
Fever – Megan Thee Stallion
Homecoming: The Live Album – Beyoncé
I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
Kirk – Dababy
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Fred Hammond – “Alright”
John P. Kee ft. Zacardi Cortez – “I Made It Out”
Kanye West – “Follow God”
Kirk Franklin – “Just For Me”
PJ Morton ft. Le’Andria Johnson & Mary Mary – “All In His Plan”
The Clark Sisters – “Victory”
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Issa Rae
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya
BEST ACTOR
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Michael B. Jordan
Omari Hardwick
BEST MOVIE
Bad Boys for Life
Dolemite Is My Name
Harriet
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Just Mercy
Queen & Slim
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Ajee Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry
BET HER AWARD
Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
Beyoncé ft. Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid & Saint Jhn – “Brown Skin Girl”
Ciara ft. Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La – “Melanin”
Layton Greene – “I Choose”
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott – “Temp”
Rapsody ft. PJ Morton – “Afeni”
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Chris Brown ft. Drake – “No Guidance”
Dababy – “Bop”
Future ft. Drake – “Like is Good”
H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj- “Hot Girl Summer”
Roddy Ricch- “The Box”
The Weeknd – “Heartless”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Innoss’B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
Ninho (France)
BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Rema (Nigeria)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)
Celeste (UK)
Young T & Bugsey (UK)
Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
Storm Reid
