The 2019 BET Awards — hosted by Regina Hall — were held on Sunday, June 23 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. A number of the top stars in entertainment took the stage to accept and present awards to honor the standouts in music and the silver screen.
Cardi B, who had a leading seven nominations, performed on the night and also picked up wins for Album of the Year and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist of the year.
Nipsey Hussle was honored posthumously with the Male Hip-Hop Artist of the Year award and was also honored with the Humanitarian Award for his work as an entrepreneur and community activist.
Other special honorees were Mary J. Blige, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Tyler Perry who was named the Ultimate Icon.
A full look at the 2019 BET Awards winners can be seen below.
2019 BET Awards Winners & Results
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Video of the year
- 21 Savage featuring J. Cole, “A Lot”
- Cardi B, “Money”
- Cardi B and Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
- Childish Gambino, “This Is America” *WINNER
- Drake, “Nice for What”
- The Carters, “Apeshit”
Best female R&B/pop artist
- Beyoncé *WINNER
- Ella Mai
- H.E.R. Solange
- SZA
- Teyana Taylor
Best male R&B/pop artist
- Anderson .Paak
- Bruno Mars *WINNER
- Childish Gambino
- Chris Brown
- John Legend
- Khalid
Best female hip-hop artist
- Cardi B *WINNER
- Kash Doll
- Lizzo
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
- Remy Ma
Best male hip-hop artist
- 21 Savage
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Meek Mill
- Nipsey Hussle *WINNER
- Travis Scott
Best new artist
- Blueface
- City Girls
- Juice WRLD
- Lil Baby *WINNER
- Queen Naija
Best group
- Chloe x Halle
- City Girls
- Lil Baby and Gunna
- Migos *WINNER
- The Carters
Best collaboration
- 21 Savage featuring J. Cole, “A Lot”
- Cardi B and Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
- Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”
- H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller, “Could’ve Been”
- Travis Scott featuring Drake, “Sicko Mode” *WINNER
- Tyga featuring Offset, “Taste”
Album of the year
- Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy” *WINNER
- Ella Mai, “Ella Mai”
- Meek Mill, “Championships”
- The Carters, “Everything Is Love”
- Travis Scott, “Astroworld”
Viewers’ choice award
- Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”
- Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
- Drake, “In My Feelings”
- Ella Mai, “Trip” *WINNER
- J. Cole, “Middle Child”
- Travis Scott featuring Drake, “Sicko Mode”
Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational award
- Erica Campbell featuring Warryn Campbell, “All of My Life”
- Fred Hammond, “Tell Me Where It Hurts”
- Kirk Franklin, “Love Theory”
- Snoop Dogg featuring Rance Allen, “Blessing Me Again” *WINNER
- Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin, “Never Alone”
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 *WINNER
- Omari Hardwick
Best movie
- “BlacKkKlansman” *WINNER
- “Creed 2″
- “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
- “The Hate U Give”
Young stars award
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Lyric Ross
- Marsai Martin *WINNER
- Michael Rainey Jr.
- Miles Brown
Sportswoman of the year
- Allyson Felix
- Candace Parker
- Naomi Osaka
- Serena Williams *WINNER
- Simone Biles
Sportsman of the year
- Kevin Durant
- LeBron James
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- Stephen Curry *WINNER
- Tiger Woods
BET HER award
- Alicia Keys, “Raise a Man”
- Ciara, “Level Up”
- H.E.R., “Hard Place” *WINNER
- Janelle Monae, “PYNK”
- Queen Naija, “Mama’s Hand”
- Teyana Taylor, “Rose in Harlem”
Video director of the year
- Benny Boom
- Colin Tilley
- Dave Meyers
- Hype Williams
- Karena Evans *WINNER
Best international act
- AKA (South Africa)
- Aya Nakamura (France)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria) *WINNER
- Dave (U.K.)
- Dosseh (France)
- Giggs (U.K.)
- Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
Best new international act
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- Headie One (U.K.)
- Jok’Air (France)
- Nesly (France)
- Octavian (U.K.)
- Sho Madjozi (South Africa) *WINNER
- Teni (Nigeria)