BET Awards 2017 List of Winners

BET 2017 Awards were met with excitement and flare as several artists took to the stage to collect their awards in different categories.

Bruno Mars scooped the award for best male R&B/pop artist, while the Remy Ma took the award for the best female hip hop artist leaving her rival, Nicki Minaj in the dirt.

The acting & film category also had its fair share of wins with Taraji P. Henson scooping the best actress and while Moonlight star Mahershala Ali won best actor. Hidden Figures, a movie that surprised many when it did well at box office, also won an award.

Future brought out Kendrick Lamar for Mask Off, while Chris Brown performed two tracks – Privacy and Party – in front of his ex Karrueche Tran.

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Here’s the BET Awards 2017 list of winners’

Video of the year: Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”; Beyonce, “Sorry”

Best male R&B/pop artist: Bruno Mars

Best female R&B/pop Artist: Beyonce

Best male hip hop artist: Kendrick Lamar

2017 BET Awards: Future & Kendrick Lamar Perform ‘Mask Off’

Best female hip hop artist: Remy Ma

Best new artist: Chance the Rapper

Album of the year: Beyonce, “Lemonade”

Best group: Migos

Best gospel/inspirational award: Lecrae

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Best collaboration: Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz, “No Problem”; Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”

YoungStars award: Yara Shahidi

Viewers’ choice award: Beyonce, “Sorry”

Centric award: Solange, “Cranes In the Sky”

Video director of the year: Beyonce and Kahlil Joseph, “Sorry”

Best actor: Mahershala Ali

Best actress: Taraji P. Henson

Best movie: “Hidden Figures”

Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams

Sportsman of the year: Stephen Curry

Humanitarian award: Chance the Rapper

Lifetime achievement award: New Edition

Best international act, Europe: Stormzy, England

Best international act, Africa: Wizkid, Nigeria