A night of gleam, glamour and glitter went screaming late last night as the 2013 BET Awards was held. Hopes were dashed, popular accliam went out the window, and surprise winners took home the shiny loot. Nigeria’s finest, rapper Ice Prince, did us proud this year as he went one better than last year to bring home the ‘Best African Act‘ prize, beating five other stellar African stars.
Biggest winners were Hip-hop artistes Kendrick Lamar and Drake. K.Dot walked away with the awards for ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist‘ and ‘Best New Artist‘, Drizzy picked the ‘Viewers’ Choice Award‘ and ‘Video of the Year‘ for his ‘Started from the bottom’ video. Both acts then shared an award for A$AP Rocky‘s ‘F***in’ Problems‘ which won ‘Best Collaboration’. Also the winning merry-go-round stopped by for Chris Brown to hop on, as hewho walked away with two awards including the ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist‘. Actors Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington were given the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively, obviously for their roles in the movie ‘Django‘ and Charlie Wilson, Lifetime Achievement Award.
Listed below is the full list of World-beaters.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
WINNER: Rihanna
» Beyoncé
» Tamar Braxton
» Alicia Keys
» Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
WINNER: Miguel
» Chris Brown
» Bruno Mars
» Justin Timberlake
» Usher
Best Group
WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
» Mary Mary
» Mindless Behavior
» Slaughterhouse
» The Throne (Kanye West and Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
WINNER: A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» 2 Chainz (featuring Drake) – “No Lie”
» French Montana (featuring Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) – “Pop That”
» Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) – “Poetic Justice”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – “Suit & Tie”
» Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) – “Mercy”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
» 2 Chainz
» A$AP Rocky
» Drake
» Future
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
» Azealia Banks
» Eve
» Rasheeda
» Rye Rye
Video of the Year
WINNER: Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
» 2 Chainz (featuring Drake) – “No Lie”
» A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) – “HYFR”
» Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) – “Poetic Justice”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) – “Thrift Shop”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Rihanna – “Diamonds”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – “Suit & Tie”
» Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) – “Mercy”
Video Director of the Year
WINNER: Benny Boom
» A$AP Rocky and Sam Lecca
» Director X
» Dre Films
» Hype Williams
Best New Artist
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
» Azealia Banks
» Joey Bada$
» Trinidad Jame$
» The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist
WINNER: Mary Mary
» Deitrick Haddon
» Lecrae
» Tamela Mann
» Marvin Sapp
Best Actress
WINNER: Kerry Washington
» Angela Bassett
» Halle Berry
» Taraji P. Henson
» Gabrielle Union
Best Actor
WINNER: Jamie Foxx
» Don Cheadle
» Common
» Samuel L. Jackson
» Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award
WINNER: Gabrielle Douglas
» Jacob Latimore
» Keke Palmer
» Jaden Smith
» Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
WINNER: “Think Like a Man”
» “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
» “Django Unchained”
» “Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap”
» “Sparkle”
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
WINNER: Gabrielle Douglas
» Brittney Griner
» Candace Parker
» Serena Williams
» Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
WINNER: LeBron James
» Victor Cruz
» Kevin Durant
» Robert Griffin III
» Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
WINNER: Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
» A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Rihanna – “Diamonds”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – “Suit & Tie”
Centric Award
WINNER: Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
» Fantasia – “Lose to Win”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Nas – “Daughters”
» Charlie Wilson – “My Love Is All I Have”
Best International Act: Africa
WINNER: Ice Prince (Nigeria)
» 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
» Toya Delazy (South Africa)
» Donald (South Africa)
» R2Bees (Ghana)
» Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: UK
WINNER: Emeli Sandé
» Marsha Ambrosius
» Estelle
» Labrinth
» Rita Ora
» Wiley
