The 2019 BET Awards are going down tonight at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theatre. This year's edition is jettisoning a few of the quirkier categories like best verses and biggest hustlers for a more straightforward show that honors excellence in music, movies and sports.
Cardi B tops the streamlined list of nominations with 7 nods. Tyler Perry and Mary J. Blige are being honored with takes on a Lifetime Achievement Award and several categories have been opened up to fan voting. The only non-standard category from this year's show is the Bet Her award, a distillation of a former separate lady-focused awards show into a win for women-uplifting music from the likes of Janelle Monáe and H.E.R. Take a look at the nominees below and follow along as the winners are announced.
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 Group
- Chloe X Halle
- City Girls
- Lil Baby & Gunna
- Migos — WINNER
- The Carters
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
- 21 Savage
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Meek Mill
- Nipsey Hussle — WINNER
- Travis Scott
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
- Cardi B — WINNER
- Kash Doll
- Lizzo
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
- Remy Ma
Best New Artist
- Blueface
- City Girls
- Juice Wrld
- Lil Baby — WINNER
- Queen Naija
Best Collaboration
- 21 Savage Ft. J. Cole — “A Lot”
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars — “Please Me”
- Cardi B Ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin — “I Like It”
- H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller — “Could’ve Been”
- Travis Scott Ft. Drake — “Sicko Mode” — WINNER
- Tyga Ft. Offset — “Taste”
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
- Erica Campbell Ft. Warryn Campbell — “All of My Life”
- Fred Hammond — “Tell Me Where It Hurts”
- Kirk Franklin — “Love Theory”
- Snoop Dogg Ft. Rance Allen — “Blessing Me Again” — WINNER
- Tori Kelly Ft. Kirk Franklin — “Never Alone”
Best International Act
- Aka (South Africa)
- Aya Nakamura (France)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria) — WINNER
- Dave (UK)
- Dosseh (France)
- Giggs (UK)
- Mr. Eazi (Nigeria)
Best New International Act (Fan Voted Category)
- Headie One (UK)
- Jokair (France)
- Nesly (France)
- Octavian (UK)
- Sho Madjozi (South Africa) — WINNER
- Teni (Nigeria)
Video of the Year
- 21 Savage Ft. J. Cole — “A Lot”
- Cardi B — “Money”
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars — “Please Me”
- Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — WINNER
- Drake — “Nice for What”
- The Carters — “Apes–t”
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Colin Tilley
- Dave Meyers
- Hype Williams
- Karena Evans — WINNER
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
YoungStars Award
- Caleb Mclaughlin
- Lyric Ross
- Marsai Martin — WINNER
- Michael Rainey Jr.
- Miles Brown
Best Movie
- Blackkklansman — WINNER
- Creed 2
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- The Hate U Give
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
2019 Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
- Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin — “I Like It”
- Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
- Drake — “In My Feelings”
- Ella Mai — “Trip” — WINNER
- J. Cole — “Middle Child”
- Travis Scott Ft. Drake — “Sicko Mode”
BET Her Award
- Alicia Keys — “Raise a Man”
- Ciara — “Level Up”
- H.E.R. — “Hard Place” — WINNER
- Janelle Monáe — “Pynk”
- Queen Naija — “Mama’s Hand”
- Teyana Taylor — “Rose in Harlem”
Album of the Year
- Travis Scott — Astroworld
- Meek Mill — Championships
- Ella Mai — Ella Mai
- The Carters — Everything Is Love
- Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy — WINNER
