2026 BET Awards: Here's complete list of winners

The 2026 BET Awards aired live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, June 28. Druski, the 31-year-old American comedian and actor, served as the host, becoming the youngest host in the award show’s history.

At the “culture’s biggest night,” Cardi B led with six nominations, while Mariah the Scientist and Kendrick Lamar secured five.

Lauryn Hill was awarded the Living Legend Icon Award and Teyana Taylor was honored with the Icon of the Year Award.

The list of this year’s winners is mentioned below:

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

• Leon Thomas — WINNER
• Usher
• Bruno Mars
• Bryson Tiller
• Brent Faiyaz
• Durand Bernarr
• October London
• GIVĒON
• Chris Brown

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

• Kehlani — WINNER
• Mariah the Scientist
• SZA
• Ari Lennox
• Coco Jones
• Jill Scott
• Olivia Dean
• Tems
• Ella Mai

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

• A$AP Rocky
• Kendrick Lamar— WINNER
• Drake
• Don Toliver
• Baby Keem
• BigXthaPlug
• DaBaby
• J. Cole
• T.I.

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

• Cardi B— WINNER
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Doja Cat
• Coi Leray
• Doechii
• Monaleo
• YK Niece
• GloRilla
• Latto

The Fashion Vanguard Award

• Teyana Taylor — WINNER
• Beyoncé
• A$AP Rocky
• Cardi B
• Rihanna
• Bad Bunny
• Colman Domingo
• Doechii
• Zendaya

Best Group

• Clipse— WINNER
• 41
• De La Soul
• FLO
• Nas & DJ Premier
• French Montana & Max B
• Wizkid & Asake
• Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

The Pulse Award

• Druski — WINNER
• 85 South Show
• Charlamagne Tha God
• R&B Money Podcast
• Don Lemon
• It Is What It Is
• Baby, This Is Keke Palmer
• Joe and Jada
• On the Radar

Best Collaboration

• Chains & Whips — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar— WINNER
• Is It a Crime — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
• wgft — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
• Errtime Remix — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
• Go Girl — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
• Good Flirts — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
• It Depends (The Remix) — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
• Take Me Thru Dere — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz

Video of the Year

• luther — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• Escape Room (Short Film) — Teyana Taylor
• Burning Blue — Mariah the Scientist
• 100 — Ella Mai
• Anxiety — Doechii
• Folded — Kehlani— WINNER
• LET ‘EM KNOW — T.I.
• Chanel — Tyla

Video Director of the Year

• Teyana "Spike-Tey" Taylor — WINNER
• Cardi B & Patience Foster
• A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit
• Anderson .Paak
• Benny Boom
• Cactus Jack
• Director X
• Hype Williams
• Cole Bennett

Album of the Year

• The Romantic — Bruno Mars
• AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B
• everything is a lot. — Wale
• HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist
• Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse— WINNER
• MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas
• DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator
• The Fall-Off — J. Cole

Best New Artist

• Belly Gang Kushington
• RAYE
• DESTIN CONRAD
• Miles Minnick
• Monaleo
• Olivia Dean— WINNER
• JayDon
• Trap Dickey
• kwn

Best Actress

• Teyana Taylor — WINNER
• Cynthia Erivo
• Regina Hall
• Angela Bassett
• Ayo Edebiri
• Chase Infiniti
• Coco Jones
• Keke Palmer
• Quinta Brunson

Best Actor

• Colman Domingo
• Michael B. Jordan— WINNER
• Sterling K. Brown
• Aaron Pierre
• Aldis Hodge
• Anthony Mackie
• Damson Idris
• Delroy Lindo
• Denzel Washington

YoungStars Award

• Daria Johns
• Graceyn "Gracie" Hollingsworth
• Heiress Harris
• Jazzy's World TV— WINNER
• Lela Hoffmeister
• North West
• Thaddeus J. Mixson
• VanVan

Best Movie

• Highest 2 Lowest
• Him
• Number One on the Call Sheet
• One Battle After Another
• Relationship Goals
• Ruth & Boaz
• Sinners— WINNER
• Wicked: For Good

Sportswoman of the Year Award

• A'ja Wilson — Basketball — WINNER
• Angel Reese — Basketball
• Claressa Shields — Boxing
• Coco Gauff — Tennis
• Flau'jae Johnson — Basketball
• Gabby Thomas — Track & Field
• Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics
• Naomi Osaka — Tennis
• Sha'Carri Richardson — Track & Field

Sportsman of the Year Award

• Jalen Brunson — Basketball — WINNER
• Aaron Judge — Baseball
• Anthony Edwards — Basketball
• Caleb Williams — Football
• Jalen Hurts — Football
• LeBron James — Basketball
• Shedeur Sanders — Football
• Stephen Curry — Basketball

BET Her

• Already Good (Tasha Slide) — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• Be Great — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
• Beautiful People — Jill Scott
• First — Tems
• girl, get up. — Doechii feat. SZA— WINNER
• Go Girl — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
• Gorgeous — Doja Cat
• Lady Lady — Olivia Dean
• First — Tems

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

• Able — Kirk Franklin
• ABLE (REMIX) — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell
• All to Thee — BeBe Winans
• Already Good (Tasha Slide) — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• At the Cross — CeCe Winans
• Church — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
• Do It Again — Kirk Franklin
• Headphones — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.— WINNER

Viewers’ Choice

• Take Me Thru Dere — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
• It Depends — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
• Chains & Whips — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar
• Outside — Cardi B
• Burning Blue — Mariah the Scientist— WINNER
• Raindance — Dave & Tems
• Chanel — Tyla
• I Just Might — Bruno Mars
• Man I Need — Olivia Dean
• Folded — Kehlani