BET Awards winners were announced on Sunday night, and top awards went into the hands of our favorite artists. SZA and Beyoncé have triumphed at this ceremony, taking home a total of three awards each, including the highly coveted album of the year honor.
The race for album of the year was pretty tight, with Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 21 Savage, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, and GloRilla also in the running for this accolade. SZA and Beyoncé eventually managed to cross the finish line and shared the night’s biggest honor.
SZA emerged victorious with her album SOS, in addition to taking home awards for female R&B/pop artist and video of the year with “Kill Bill”. Beyoncé owes her latest album of the year trophy to her acclaimed LP Renaissance, and she also collected BET Her Award and Viewer’s Choice Award with “Break My Soul”.
There wasn’t so much overlap in the movie categories, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever managed to emerge as the biggest winner. It claimed the title of the best movie against tough competition, which included Creed 3, Nope, and The Woman King. Angela Bassett collected the best actress award for her performance in this MCU blockbuster, while the Snowfall star Damson Idris was named the best actor.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BET AWARDS:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE)
SOS – SZA
RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé
BEST COLLABORATION
WAIT FOR U – Future feat. Drake & Tems
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
SZA
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (TIE)
Chris Brown
Usher
BEST NEW ARTIST
Coco Jones
BEST GROUP
Drake x 21 Savage
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Latto
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Bless Me – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
BET HER AWARD
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kill Bill – SZA
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor
BEST MOVIE
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
BEST ACTOR
Damson Idris
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Angel Reese
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Jalen Hurts
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy
