All the Winners at the 2016 BET Awards

2016’s edition of the prestigious BET Awards ceremony held.  To kick open the event was the Queen Bey, Beyonce, whose ‘Freedom’ performance featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar, is still trending all over the world.

Drake who nabbed the Hip Hop Artist of the year for the male category was one of the night’s biggest winners, while Nicki Minaj installed herself as the Queen of Rap by winning the Best Hip Hop Female for the seventh time.

Other winners include Bryson Tiller who copped the Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, while Beyonce took home the Centric Award and also the Video of the Year for the mind-blowing visual album, ‘Formation’.

Nigerian singers, Wizkid and Yemi Alade were not so fortunate as they lost out to Bllack Coffee from South Africa.

See the full list of last night’s winners:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Adele
Andra Day
Beyoncé – WINNER
K. Michelle
Rihanna

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bryson Tiller — WINNER 
Chris Brown
Jeremih
The Weeknd
Tyrese

Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
Drake & Future – WINNER
Puff Daddy & The Family
Rae Sremmurd
The Internet

Best Collaboration
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign – “Play No Games”
Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
Future feat. Drake – “Where Ya At”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work” –WINNER 

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake — WINNER 
Fetty Wap
Future
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Dej Loaf
Lil Kim
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
Remy Ma

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “Formation” — WINNER 
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Colin Tilley & The Little Homies
Director X – WINNER
Hype Williams

Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Andra Day
Bryson Tiller — WINNER 
Kehlani
Tory Lanez

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
Erica Campbell
Kirk Franklin – WINNER
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Tasha Cobbs

Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson — WINNER 
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis

Best Actor
Anthony Anderson
Courtney B. Vance
Idris Elba
Michael B. Jordan — WINNER 
O’shea Jackson Jr.

Youngstars Award
Amandla Stenberg – WINNER
Quvenzhané Wallis
Silentó
Willow Smith
Yara Shahidi

Best Movie
Beasts of No Nation
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton – WINNER

Sportswoman of the Year
Cheyenne Woods
Gabrielle Douglas
Serena Williams – WINNER
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year
Cam Newton
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Stephen Curry – WINNER

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Beyoncé – “Formation” – WINNER
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chris Brown – “Back to Sleep”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Future feat. Drake – “Where Ya At”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

Centric Award
Andra Day – “Rise Up”
Beyoncé – “Formation” – WINNER 
K. Michelle – “Not a Little Bit”
Rihanna – “Bitch Better Have My Money”
The Internet – “Under Control”

Best International Act Africa
Aka (South Africa)
Black Coffee (South Africa) – WINNER
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Mzvee (Ghana)
Serge Beynaud (Cote D’ivoire)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Best International Act U.K.
Kano
Krept & Konan
Lianne La Havas
Skepta – WINNER
Stormzy
Tinie Tempah