BET Awards returned to Los Angeles to celebrate black excellence this weekend, and the list of winners at this ceremony is pretty impressive. The music duo Silk Sonic, formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, dominated the music categories, while King Richard picked up top awards in the movie field.
Silk Sonic defeated the likes of Drake, Doja Cat, and Kanye West to win the night’s biggest award – album of the year – with their debut joint album An Evening with Silk Sonic. They also won trophies for best group and video of the year, while Anderson .Paak collected the award for the video director of the year.
It was also a big night for Kendrick Lamar, who walked away with two awards – best male hip hop artist and video of the year. The list of major winners also included Megan Thee Stallion (best female hip hop artist), Jazmine Sullivan (best female R&B/pop artist), and The Weeknd (best male R&B/pop artist).
As for movie categories, King Richard came into the night with the most nominations, and it lived up to the hype. It won awards for the best movie, while its star Will Smith collected the award for the best actor. Zendaya was named the best actress for her work in Euphoria and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The 2022 BET Awards took place on June 26 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Taraji P. Henson serving as a host.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 BET AWARDS:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
THE WEEKND
Best Group
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
Best Collaboration
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
MEGAN THEE STALLION
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
KENDRICK LAMAR
Video of the Year
SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
Video Director of the Year
ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK
Best New Artist
LATTO
Album of the Year
AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
WE WIN, LIL BABY X, KIRK FRANKLIN
BET Her
GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS, MARY J. BLIGE
Best International Act
TEMS (NIGERIA)
Best Movie
KING RICHARD
Best Actor
WILL SMITH, KING RICHARD
Best Actress
ZENDAYA, EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
YoungStars Award
MARSAI MARTIN
Sportswoman of the Year Award
NAOMI OSAKA
Sportsman of the Year Award
STEPHEN CURRY
