The great and good of the African-American entertainment and sports worlds were out in force last night for the 17th annual BET awards. Leslie Jones of Saturday Night Live hosted the event which was held at the Microsoft Theatre in LA. The awards, which were originally established by Black Entertainment Television, are held annually to celebrate the best of African-American culture in the fields of film, music and sports, as well as giving out awards for humanitarian work.
It will come as no surprise that Beyonce picked up the award for best R&B artist. The Lemonade singer fought off tough competition from Rihanna and her sister, Solange. Bruno Mars won in the male category with Beyonce once again being crowned with the Viewers Choice Award. Migos were awarded the gong for best group.
Here are some of the rest of the awards won on the night:
Best collaboration: WINNER: Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
Best male hip-hop artist: WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Best female hip-hop artist: WINNER: Remy Ma
Video of the year: WINNER: Beyoncé – “Sorry”
Best new artist: WINNER: Chance the Rapper
Best actress: WINNER: Taraji P. Henson
Best actor: WINNER: Mahershala Ali
Inspirational award: WINNER: Lecrae, “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination)”