HII NDO ORODHA NZIMA YA WASHINDI WA TUZO ZA BET ILIYO FANYIKA JANA USIKU

The awards began under the shadow of violence, with one man shot to death and another stabbed in two separate pre-show incidents. BET said the preshow parties at which the violence occurred were not officially affiliated with the awards show. During the show, Rock joked that this is the only awards show where people worry about their safety.

Find the nominees below, with winners in bold.

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist 

Beyoncé (WINNER)
Janelle Monáe
Jhené Aiko
K. Michelle
Rihanna
Tamar Braxton

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist 

Pharrell Williams (WINNER) 
August Alsina
Chris Brown
John Legend
Justin Timberlake

Best Collaboration 

Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – "Drunk In Love" (WINNER) 
August Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ – "I Luv This"
Drake f/ Majid Jordan – "Hold On (We're Going Home)"
JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – "Holy Grail"
Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell Williams – "Blurred Lines"
YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – "My Hitta"

Best Movie 

12 Years a Slave (WINNER) 
The Best Man Holiday
Fruitvale Station
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Lee Daniels' The Butler

Best Actress 

Lupita Nyong’o (WINNER) 
Angela Bassett
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Oprah Winfrey

Best Actor 

Chiwetel Ejiofor (WINNER) 
Forest Whitaker
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Michael B. Jordan

Video of the Year 

Pharrell Williams – "Happy" (WINNER) 
Beyoncé – "Partition"
Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – "Drunk In Love"
Chris Brown – "Fine China"
Drake – "Worst Behavior"

Best Male Hip Hop Artist 

Drake (WINNER) 
Future
J. Cole
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist 

Nicki Minaj (WINNER) 
Angel Haze
Charli Baltimore
Eve
Iggy Azalea

Best Group 

Young Money (WINNER) 
A$AP Mob
Daft Punk
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
TGT

Subway Sportsman of the Year 

Kevin Durant (WINNER) 
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Carmelo Anthony
Blake Griffin
LeBron James

Subway Sportswoman of the Year 

Serena Williams (WINNER) 
Brittney Griner
Lolo Jones
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams

Best Gospel Artist 

Tamela Mann (WINNER) 
Donnie McClurkin
Erica Campbell
Hezekiah Walker
Tye Tribbett

Best New Artist 

August Alsina (WINNER) 
Ariana Grande
Mack Wilds
Rich Homie Quan
ScHoolboy Q

YoungStars Award 

KeKe Palmer (WINNER) 
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Zendaya

Centric Award 

Jhené Aiko – "The Worst" (WINNER)
Aloe Blacc – "The Man"
Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. – "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)"
LiV Warfield – "Why Do You Lie?"
Wale f/ Sam Dew – "LoveHate Thing"

Best International Act: UK 

Krept & Konan (WINNER)
Dizzee Rascal
Ghetts
Laura Mvula
Rita Ora
Tinie Tempah

Video Director of the Year 

Hype Williams (WINNER) 
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Colin Tilley
Director X

Best International Act: Africa 

Davido (Nigeria) (WINNER) 
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Toofan (Togo)