Beyoncé and SZA were the most awarded artists at this year’s BET Awards with three wins apiece.
The ceremony, which honoured the year’s best performances in music, TV, film and sports, took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and celebrated 50 years of hip-hop, with Busta Rhymes receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.
During the show, the Destiny’s Child star and the R&B hitmaker both tied for the most wins and shared the Album of the Year Award for their records ‘Renaissance’ and ‘SOS’, respectively.
SZA also won Female R&B/Pop Artist and for Video of the Year for Kill Bill, while Beyonce’s Break My Soul won the Viewers Choice Award and the BET Her Award.
In another tie, Chris Brown and Usher shared the Male R&B/Pop Artist accolade.
The complete list of 2023 BET Awards winners is below
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE)
SZA – SOS
Beyoncé – RENAISSANCE
BEST COLLABORATION
Wait For U – Future feat. Drake & Tems
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
SZA
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (TIE)
Chris Brown
Usher
BEST NEW ARTIST
Coco Jones
BEST GROUP
Drake x 21 Savage
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Latto
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Bless Me
BET HER AWARD
Beyoncé – Break My Soul
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
SZA – Kill Bill
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor
BEST MOVIE
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
BEST ACTOR
Damson Idris
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Angel Reese
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Jalen Hurts
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Beyoncé – Break My Soul
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy
