BET Awards
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry |
Country | United States |
Presented by | BET |
First awarded | June 19, 2001 |
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony.
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Trophy[edit]
The BET Award Trophy, inspired by three words - aspire, ascend, achieve, was designed by artist/sculptor Carlos "Mare139" Rodriguez.[citation needed] OutKast won the first award trophy during the first ceremony in 2001. In 2007, Society Awards, the New York firm who manufacturers the award, enhanced the quality of the trophy design using plated steel and black crystal.
Ratings[edit]
TV ratings (in millions):
- 2006: 6.9[citation needed]
- 2007: 6.3[citation needed]
- 2008: 5.8[1]
- 2009: 10.6[2]
- 2010: 7.4[3]
- 2011: 7.7[4]
- 2012: 7.4[5]
- 2013: 7.8[6]
- 2014: 7.9[7]
- 2015: 6.5[8]
- 2016: 7.2[9]
List of ceremonies[edit]
The inaugural ceremony in 2001 was held at the Paris resort on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2002 to 2005, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood hosted the awards. From 2006 to 2012, the ceremonires have been held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The ceremony was moved to the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in 2013.
Year | Date | Venue + | Host city | Host |
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2001 | June 19, 2001 | Paris Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer |
2002 | June 29, 2002 | Kodak Theatre | Los Angeles | |
2003 | June 24, 2003 | Mo'Nique | ||
2004 | June 29, 2004 | |||
2005 | June 28, 2005 | Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith | ||
2006 | June 27, 2006 | Shrine Auditorium | Damon Wayans | |
2007 | June 26, 2007 | Mo'Nique | ||
2008 | June 24, 2008 | D. L. Hughley | ||
2009 | June 28, 2009 | Jamie Foxx | ||
2010 | June 27, 2010 | Queen Latifah | ||
2011 | June 26, 2011 | Kevin Hart | ||
2012 | July 1, 2012 | Samuel L. Jackson | ||
2013 | June 30, 2013 | Microsoft Theater | Chris Tucker | |
2014 | June 29, 2014 | Chris Rock | ||
2015 | June 28, 2015 | Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross | ||
2016 | June 26, 2016 |
Nomination process[edit]
There is a voting academy made up of about 500 people from the music industry, media, and bloggers. BET sends out ballots electronically and voters nominate in all the different categories who they think should be award nominees. These are collated by a group called "Yangaroo" that works on other awards shows as well, and they narrow it to the top five nominees, and send that list back out to the academy to vote on the winner.
Award categories[edit]
- Hip-Hop
- Gospel
- R&B
- Group
- New Artist
- Collaboration
- Music Video
- Viewer's Choice
- Centric Award
- Acting
- Movie
- Sports
Special awards[edit]
The BET Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award recipients, along with the nominees for other categories are announced in a press conference. At the awards ceremony a mini-documentary is shown covering the honorees' life. The awards are given out separately. The Ultimate Icon Award was created in 2015 and presented in the ceremony.
- Lifetime Achievement
The BET Lifetime Achievement Award is given a veteran artist or group who has made notable contributions to the music industry. The honoree is paid tribute to by current popular singers who perform the honoree's most recognized songs. The honoree will usually perform themselves after being paid tribute.
- 2001: Whitney Houston
- 2002: Earth Wind & Fire
- 2003: James Brown
- 2004: The Isley Brothers
- 2005: Gladys Knight
- 2006: Chaka Khan
- 2007: Diana Ross
- 2008: Al Green
- 2009: The O'Jays
- 2010: Prince
- 2011: Patti LaBelle
- 2012: Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 2013: Charlie Wilson
- 2014: Lionel Richie
- 2015: Smokey Robinson
- 2016: Samuel L. Jackson
- Humanitarian
In 2002, at the second annual BET Awards, the category for the BET Award Humanitarian Award was created. The Humanitarian Award is given to a celebrity philanthropist who donates their time and money to a charitable cause.
- 2002: Muhammad Ali
- 2003: Earvin "Magic" Johnson
- 2004: Danny Glover
- 2005: Denzel and Pauletta Washington
- 2006: Harry Belafonte
- 2007: Don Cheadle
- 2008: Quincy Jones
- 2009: Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean
- 2010: John Legend
- 2011: Steve Harvey
- 2012: Rev. Al Sharpton
- 2013: Dwyane Wade
- 2014: Myrlie Evers-Williams
- 2015: Tom Joyner
- 2016: Jesse Williams
- Ultimate Icon
In 2015, at the fifthteenth annual BET Awards, the category of the Ultimate Icon Award was created. It is given to a veteran artist whose career is deemed iconic by fans and critics alike for their notable contributions in the music, dance and music video fields.
- 2015: Janet Jackson
Most nominated and winning artists[edit]
Below are the current rankings for the most wins and most nominated artist (male & female):
Most wins (as of 2016)
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Artist | Beyoncé | Chris Brown |
Nicki Minaj | Kanye West Serena Williams Drake |
Jay Z T.I. Lil Wayne |
Total wins | 24 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Most nominations (as of 2015)
This is a list of multiple nominated performers, athletes & actors with 5 or more career nominations. Beyoncé is currently the most nominated performer with 55 nominations, solo and with Destiny's Child.
55 nominations
- Beyoncé 47 solo; 8 w/ Destiny's Child
35 nominations
31 nominations
- Chris Brown
- Kanye West 26 solo; 5 w/ The Throne
- Lil Wayne 26 solo; 5 w/ Young Money
21 nominations
- Nicki Minaj 16 solo; 5 w/ Young Money
19 nominations
18 nominations
16 nominations
15 nominations
14 nominations
13 nominations
- Erica Campbell 2 solo; 11 w/ Mary Mary
- Venus Williams
12 nominations
- Common
- Pharrell Williams 10 solo; 2 w/ N.E.R.D.
11 nominations
- Big Boi 1 solo; 10 w/ Outkast
- Ciara
- Kendrick Lamar
- LeBron James
- Mary Mary
- Snoop Dogg
10 nominations
- Kobe Bryant
- T-Pain
- OutKast
- Trina
- Trey Songz
- Tyga 6 solo; 4 w/ Young Money
9 nominations
- Denzel Washington
- Kelly Rowland 1 solo; 8 w/ Destiny's Child
8 nominations
- 2 Chainz
- 50 Cent
- Angela Bassett
- A$AP Rocky 6 solo; 2 w/ A$AP Mob
- Benny Boom
- Big Sean
- Bruno Mars
- Busta Rhymes
- Destiny's Child
- Diddy 5 solo; 3 w/ Diddy-Dirty Money
- Hype Williams
- Idris Elba
- John Legend
- Marsha Ambrosius 4 solo; 4 w/ Floetry
- Miguel
- Omarion 2 solo; 6 w/ B2K
- Justin Timberlake
- Rick Ross
7 nominations
- Don Cheadle
- Erykah Badu
- Halle Berry
- Jennifer Hudson
- Keyshia Cole
- Kirk Franklin
- Ne-Yo
- R. Kelly
- Taraji P. Henson
6 nominations
- Aaliyah
- Anthony Hamilton
- August Alsina
- B.o.B.
- B2K
- Benny Boom
- Cee-Lo Green 2 solo; 4 w/ Gnarls Barkley
- Keri Hilson
- Lil' Jon 3 solo; 3 w/ Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz
- Lil' Kim
- Musiq Soulchild
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Wale
- Yolanda Adams
5 nominations
- Bow Wow
- Carmelo Anthony
- Donnie McClurkin
- Eminem
- Eve
- Gabrielle Union
- Jill Scott
- Keke Palmer
- Melanie Fiona
- Mindless Behavior
- Nelly
- Pusha T 3 solo; 2 w/ The Clipse
- Regina King
- Willow Smith
References[edit]
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