BET Awards 2015 certainly provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to the stage.
Now, after show-stopping performances from Tamar Braxton & K. Michelle, Jason Derulo, Tinashe, Ciara, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and more, see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!
A full winners’ list awaits below:
2015 BET Awards (Winners’ List)
Best New Artist
Sam Smith (WINNER)
Dej Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Tinashe
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
J. Cole
Drake
Common
Big Sean
Wale
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)
Azealia Banks
Tink
Iggy Azalea
Trina
Dej Loaf
Best Actor
Terrence Howard (WINNER)
Anthony Anderson
Idris Elba
Jussie Smollett
Kevin Hart
Centric Award
The Weeknd – “Earned It” (WINNER)
Avery Sunshine – “Call My Name”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Dumb (feat. Meek Mill)”
Mark Ronson – “Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)”
Sam Smith – “Stay with Me (feat. Mary J. Blige)”
Humanitarian Award
Tom Joyner
Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award
Janet Jackson
Fandemonium Award
Chris Brown
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Janelle Monáe
Jhené Aiko
Ciara
Rihanna
K. Michelle
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown (WINNER)
The Weeknd
John Legend
Trey Songz
Usher
August Alsina
Best Group
A$AP Mob
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
Rich Gang
Young Money
Jodeci
Best Collaboration
Chris Brown – “Loyal (feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga)”
Big Sean – “I Don’t F**k with You (feat. E-40)”
August Alsina – “No Love (Remix) [feat. Nicki Minaj]”
Common & John Legend – “Glory”
Chris Brown – “New Flame (feat. Usher & Rick Ross)”
Mark Ronson – “Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)”
Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis
Youngstars Award
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Mo’Ne Davis
Quevenzhané Wallis
Zendaya
Best Movie
Annie
Beyond the Lights
Selma
Think Like a Man Too
Top Five
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Erica Campbell
Fred Hammond
Lecrae
Mali Music
Michelle Williams
Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Chris Brown – “New Flame (feat. Usher & Rick Ross)”
Chris Brown – “Loyal (feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga)”
Big Sean – “I Don’t F**k with You (feat. E-40)”
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Common & John Legend – “Glory”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Todd Tourso
Chris Robinson
Fatima Robinson
Hype Williams
Sportswoman of the Year
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year
Chris Paul
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Lebron James
Marshawn Lynch
Stephen Curry
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Nicki Minaj – “Only feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)” (WINNER)
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Dej Loaf – “Try Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Rae Sremmurd – “Throw Sum Mo (feat. Nicki Minaj & Young Thug)”
The Weeknd – “Earned It”
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Nicki be so shady but all she win now a days is EBT AWARDS????????????????
But where’s your fave?
Exactly where’s that Grammy f*** a bet award
YASSS onika bagging two awards! QUEEN
But can she bag a grammy?
Can your fave bag a release date?
Who was that that said Rihanna came because she won…?? It’s Very obvious she decided to show up this year because she Needed the exposure. The awards were decent. Longest damn award show ever because they only give out 2 awards and have 50 performances.
PrayforR8 you are so right I was thinking the same I sawher sitting there with her fake self now she need Bet well said pray
Nick a FAKE ho lol!!! She was in the back getting blazed and f*cked up, then come out asking what she won?? “OMG y’all..” Gurl please sit your a*s down lol!!!!!
Yesss. I swear she was drunk or something. Umm umm umm “What award is this…??”
Rumor has it Nicki was sucking dixck backstage.
You ratchet ass hooeeee
B**** stfu
Didn’t she say she loves f**king in the backseat of a car? She was really f**king backstage.
This why I don’t watch award shows anymore these are given out solely on popularity. Dej loaf and k Michelle walked away with nothing and they had really good work put out there. Glad I didn’t watch.
Did Janet perform and I have to watch Lil Kim and diddy perform.
EBT is a joke!
Beyonce only won cause she beyonce 7/11 was not a good video they needed a reason to nominate her
They gave it to her maybe as an apology of the shade they & karrueche threw at Blue Ivy.
Mzz Harris has got a lot of explaining to do ruining that Janet tribute, she was so off rhythm.
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It’s the one thing Ciara is supposed to be good at but she cannot even do that, I guess since there’s no matrix move, the glorified street dancer in comes out. No ma’am.
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Anyway all the industry heads came to see the future of RnB/Urban music, Tinashe.
KIIII! I THINK SHE DID OK (EVEN THOUGH PPL GIVE HER TOO MUCH CREDIT AS A DANCER); SHE TRULY IS A HIP-HOP/URBAN DANCER. ALL OF HER ROUTINES ARE IDENTICAL, EXCEPT PROMISE.
Lol, what a failed comment at putting down one just to raise up another…. They both did great, and you are reaching from the bottom of the sea ho3.
I agree, Ciara was so sloppy and off rhythm.
EBT is a popularity contest
Not 7/11 a ratchet video made from an iPhone winning video of the year
Kii Kii Lame Biitch are u pressed that Floperi Baby cant win an BET award, yet alone any nominations ????????????????????????????????. Ratchet = Floperi Baby and her Epic Failed Walmart Bathroom Stall Tour kii kii
Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “7/11″
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SCREAMS!!!!! were they high? BET…SMH.
You mean how Rihoeanna be gettin high with her crack pipe????
LB stfu Ciara did the best not here for your bitterness today.
Congrats to the winners!
Congrats to those people who has won their award
The most memorable video on that list won. The impact the 7/11 video had is undeniable. Congrats King Bey
Kii I see the Hoeianna stans are seeeeethin because THE QUEEN won the video of the year ????????????????????????????????????????????????. Long Live THE QUEEN!
They gave it to her cause she bey 7/11 is not a good video that was shade they trying to make up for that blue ivy comment
Jennifer Hudson, Taraji henson, Estelle,LaLA Anthony, and Traci Edmonds gave Ciara propsON TWITTER!!!
ChRLAMANGE THA GOD TRYING TO BE SHADY THO.
KII AT BET GIVING BEYONCÈ AN AWARD SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GET FREE LIVE STREAMS & DVD COPIES OF HER PERFORMANCES. YOU SHADED HER CHILD PPL! SHE AIN’T F****** WITH YOU.
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WHO DIDN’T KNOW THAT NICKI WAS GOING TO WIN? THIS IS THE BET AWARDS, NOT THE GRAMMYS KII.
Ciaras backup dancers did good…
Ciara owned that stage! The other two were pointless.
Tinashe hat fell off, And Jason stepped on Ciara’s foot…. I was so f***** over them… She literally could have done the entire tribute alone
Wow I didn’t notice Jason stepped on Ciaras foot smh. These b****** at BET are idiots Ciara didn’t need to share a stage with a irrelevant rodent looking lesser and Chris brown LITE. Anywho I did enjoy it for what it was. #JanetIsALegend
@Molly Ciara was not all that, she isn’t even trending like she used to be! Her time is up.
Tinashe was the highlight for me, that girl slayed!
She had like 15 seconds lol
She slayed ever ounce of that 15 seconds though, that girl can dance.
It sucks bey won all these awards and didn’t at least show up to except them , but oh well she has new music coming and she’s returning to the stage soon so , oh well
Now why would she show up to a Award Show/Net work that DISRESPECTED her child. Let’s be real, would you?
Everyone on my TL was saying Tinashe should of won over Sam Smith and I agree but definitely think the award would be handed to Fetty Wap. He has been getting some major buzz in the last couple of MONTHS now.
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Ciara snatched me tonight! Tinashe snatched me tonight! Jason did well….. not hating but didn’t see much and I know he can dance!
I honestly thought that was Janet Jackson live and direct performing “If”. No lies! Tinashe gave more of “her own” appeal which is suppose to happen in a tribute! They all did well!
I thought Tinashe would win NEW ARTIST b/c she put out a better album than Sam Smith.
Im starting to think they dont have black people on the voting committee that actually know anything about black music. .. BET is owned by the white Viacom company.
They keep giving awards to black and white pop/ rnb stars like Sam SMith and Pharrell instead of RNB/soul singers.I cant believe Jazmine Sullivan wasnt asked to perform.
Not gonna lie. Was kind of disappointed Janet didn’t perform. But Ciara have me what they needed. I just wish the camera had did more close ups on her facials cuz I know she serving face with that slayage of a performance.
Ciara was ok but she’s tired, time to start promoting Tinashe. Also i’m waiting to see the ratings because my FB timeline wasn’t jumping at all! Everyone was waiting for Janet but aye…#LilKim #Janet #Tinashe #FettyWap
The winner list looks the same as last year and the year before that….
DEATH at Annie being nominated for Best Movie! They must have been on the heaviest of kush to nominate that insult to cinema.
Lmfao @TGJ getting little to to hits at all from the last three post! Do u see what u have done @TGJ? No Beyonce forced Beyonce beef, no hits!!!
Lol poor Beyonce ….she can only win awards here…the power of beck!
And where is shakira winning awards? Girl sit tf down
Slay Beyonce! This was such a great award show. I was ENTERFUCKINGTAINED
Kiii where’s Igloo? Also kudos to Kim Jung Su, she brought it. #YouWackHo’sCouldGetHotForOneSummer. #QueenNicki
I wish Tinashe won best new artist total robbery f*** that f***** who won
Why the f*** was that n***** Beyawnce even nominated?
Chris Brown shouldve won Best Collaboration for Loyal
Chris Brown shouldve won video of the year for New Flame 7/11 really? BET stay riding Beyawnce c***
Happy for Nicki and Chris Brown congratulations babes!
I voted for Nicki “Only” to win viewers choice multiple times so Im happy
BET need a big stone thrown at them for a stupid ghetto rachet song and video 7/11 winning ANYTHING
You’ go queen bey I am glad she worn well deserve hatters have norting on her good lock with the made in American more success in all you do
Congrats to everybody, but this needs to be said: the BET award for Best New Artist SHOULD go to a black artist. There’s nothing racist about that, it’s an award aimed to groom the next superstar of black music.
Tinashe and Rae Sremmurd are definitely on that path. Since Rae Sremmurd for an award, Tinashe should have won.
But Sam Smith isn’t black. BET has lost the little credibility it had. Thank god I didn’t watch this mess
This was a rlly good show.
Tinashe is beyond over exaggerated by her fans,if she’s the future of R&B then I’ll have to find another genre to listen to.Ciara just proved that she just isn’t in Janet’s lane as a performer!
Beyonce deserved all of her awards! She slayed the other nominees with just 7/11 and a rerelease! The performances were decent this year and minis the sam Smith win,it was overall a solid award show