2017 BET Awards Recap And Winner List
A quick recap of the 2017 BET Awards and the list of winners.
The BET Awards kicked off on Sunday, June 25 with Bruno Mars’ performance of “Perm,” a single from his 24k Magic album. The show was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with Leslie Jones as the host. There were over one dozen performers throughout the night, including newcomers Sza, and Roman Gianarthur. Xscape returned from its 18-year hiatus with a thrilling performance of “Understanding.”New Edition also sang a medley of “Telephone Man” and “Can You Stand The Rain” and was later joined by the New Edition child and adult casts to sing “If It Isn’t Love.”
The winners of the night were:
BET Humanitarian Award:
- Chance The Rapper
Best Duo/Group:
- Migos
Best Actress:
- Taraji P. Henson
Best Actor:
- Mahershala Ali
Viewer’s Choice:
- Beyoncé – “Sorry.”
Video of the Year: (tie)
- Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
- Beyonce – “Sorry”
BET YoungStars Award:
- Yara Shahidi
Sportsman of the Year:
- Stephen Curry
Sportswoman of the Year:
- Serena Williams
Video Director of the Year:
- Khalil Joseph for Beyoncé’s “Sorry”
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:
- Bruno Mars
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:
- Beyoncé
Best International Act (Europe):
- Stormzy
Best International Act: Africa
- Wiz Kid (Nigeria)
Best Gospel/Inspirational Artist:
- Lecrae
Best Male Hip-Hop Award:
- Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip-Hop Award:
- Remy Ma
BET Centric Award:
- Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”
Best New Artist:
- Chance The Rapper
Album of the Year:
- Beyoncé – Lemonade
BET Lifetime Achievement Award:
- New Edition
Best Collaboration: (tie)
- Chance The Rapper featuring 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne – “No Problem”
- Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
Best Movie:
- Hidden Figures
Did any of your favorites win the annual event?
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