BET Awards are Hollywood’s biggest celebration of Black excellence, and they returned to Los Angeles this Sunday night. SZA and Beyoncé topped the list of winners and shared one of the night’s most important honors—album of the year.
The list of nominees for album of the year included a total of seven entries, such as Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar and Her Loss by Drake and 21 Savage. BET voters couldn’t settle on a single winner and decided to honor two amazing albums – Beyoncé’s Renaissance and SZA’s SOS.
The two R&B stars topped the list of winners and both took two more awards home. SZA won trophies for best female R&B/pop artist and video of the year with “Kill Bill”. As for Beyoncé, she won BET Her Award and Viewer’s Choice Award with “Break My Soul”.
Drake came into the ceremony as the most nominated artist with seven nods, but he only took two trophies home – best group alongside 21 Savage and best collaboration for “Wait for U” ft. Future and Tems. It was also a big night for Busta Rhymes, who was honored with a lifetime achievement award during the ceremony.
The 2023 BET Awards took place on June 25 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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
