BET Awards 2015

2015 BET Awards
Date	June 28, 2015
Location	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	BET Networks
Hosted by	Anthony Anderson Tracee Ellis Ross[1]
Official website	www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html
Television/Radio coverage
Network	BET

The 2015 BET Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2015 and was televised on BET. This year marked the ceremony's 15th anniversary and the milestone was celebrated throughout the show, which was hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.^[1]

The nominees were announced on May 18, 2015. Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown lead the nominations with six each. Beyoncé and Lil Wayne followed with four each. Beyoncé was the big winner of the night with 3 awards, including Video of the Year for "7/11". Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown both won 2 each. Smokey Robinson was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Janet Jackson was honored with the inaugural Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award. Radio host Tom Joyner was also honored, receiving the Humanitarian Award.

Nominations and winners

The following is a list of nominees. The winners were announced on June 28, 2015.^[1][2]

Video of the Year	Video Director of the Year
Beyoncé – "7/11" Common featuring John Legend - "Glory" Big Sean featuring E-40 – "I Don't Fuck with You" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga – "Loyal" Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross – "New Flame" Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda"	Benny Boom Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Todd Tourso Chris Robinson Fatima Robinson Hype Williams
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé K. Michelle Ciara Janelle Monáe Rihanna Jhené Aiko	August Alsina Chris Brown John Legend The Weeknd Trey Songz Usher
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks Iggy Azalea Dej Loaf Nicki Minaj Trina Tink	Kendrick Lamar Big Sean Common J. Cole Drake Wale
Best Group	Best Collaboration
Jodeci A$AP Mob Migos Rae Sremmurd Rich Gang Young Money	August Alsina featuring Nicki Minaj – "No Love" (Remix) Big Sean featuring E-40 – "I Don't Fuck with You" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga – "Loyal" Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross – "New Flame" Common and John Legend – "Glory" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
Best New Artist	Best Gospel Artist
Bobby Shmurda Dej Loaf Sam Smith Fetty Wap Rae Sremmurd Tinashe	Deitrick Haddon Erica Atkins-Campbell Fred Hammond Lecrae Mali Music Michelle Williams
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award	Centric Award
Beyoncé – "7/11" Dej Loaf - "Try Me" Kendrick Lamar – "i" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown – "Only" Rae Sremmurd featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug – "Throw Sum Mo" The Weeknd – "Earned It"	AverySunshine – "Call My Name" Jazmine Sullivan featuring Meek Mill – "Dumb" Sam Smith & Mary J. Blige – "Stay With Me" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk" The Weeknd – "Earned It"
Best Actress	Best Actor
Gabrielle Union Kerry Washington Taraji P. Henson Tracee Ellis Ross Viola Davis	Anthony Anderson Idris Elba Jussie Smollett Kevin Hart Terrence Howard
YoungStars Award	Best Movie
Jacob Latimore Jaden Smith Mo'ne Davis Quvenzhané Wallis Zendaya	Annie Beyond the Lights Selma Think Like a Man Too Top Five
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
Brittney Griner Candace Parker Serena Williams Skylar Diggins Venus Williams	Chris Paul Floyd Mayweather LeBron James Marshawn Lynch Stephen Curry
Best International Act: Africa	Best International Act: UK
AKA Fally Ipupa Sarkodie Sauti Sol Stonebwoy The Soil Wizkid Yemi Alade	FKA Twigs Fuse ODG Lethal Bizzle Little Simz MNEK Stormzy
Viewer's Choice Award: Best New International Act	FANdemoniam Award
Cassper Nyovest Eddy Kenzo George the Poet MiC LOWRY MzVee Novelists	Beyoncé Chris Brown Drake Nicki Minaj

Performers

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• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Janelle Monáe and Jidenna - "Yoga" and "Classic Man"
• Chris Brown, Tyga and Omarion - "Liquor", "Ayo" and "Post to Be"
• The Weeknd - "The Hills" and "Earned It" with Alicia Keys
• Tribute to Andrae Crouch by Donnie McClurkin - "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power"
• Tribute to Percy Sledge, Ben E. King and B.B. King by Anthony Hamilton and Gary Clark, Jr. -
  "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Stand By Me" and "The Thrill is Gone"
• Silento - "Watch Me"
• Bad Boy Reunion (Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, 112, and Mase) with Pharrell Williams, French Montana, and The Lox - Medley
  ("Feel So Good", "Love Like This", "Peaches & Cream", "It's All About the Benjamins", "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Can't You See", "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" and "Finna Get Loose")
• Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown - "All Eyes on You"
• Tribute to Smokey Robinson by Tori Kelly, Robin Thicke and Ne-Yo - "Who's Loving You", "The Tears of a Clown" and "My Girl"
• Smokey Robinson - "The Tracks of My Tears", "Cruisin'" and "My Girl"
• Big Sean with E-40 - "One Man Can Change the World", "Blessings" and "I Don't Fuck with You"
• Jussie Smollett, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray, and Serayah from Empire - "Drip Drop", "You're So Beautiful" and "No Apologies"
• Tribute to Janet Jackson by Tinashe, Jason Derulo, and Ciara - "If", "The Pleasure Principle", "All For You", "No Sleeep" and Rhythm Nation ^[4]
• Tamar Braxton, K. Michelle and Patti Labelle - "Hard To Do", "If Only You Knew" and "If I Don't Have You"
• Avery Wilson
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"

Presenters

• Michael B. Jordan^[5]
• Zendaya^[5]
• Laverne Cox^[5]
• Sanaa Lathan^[5]
• Michael Ealy.^[5] * Kelly Rowland^[5]
• Morris Chestnut^[5][6]

Honorees

• Smokey Robinson, Lifetime Achievement Award^[7]
• Tom Joyner, Humanitarian Award^[7]
• Janet Jackson, Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award^[4]

References

1. Hass, Mariah (June 4, 2015). "Black-ish Stars Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson to Host the 2015 BET Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
2. Variety Staff. "BET Awards Winners: Full List". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
3. "Performers-BET Awards". BET Awards 2015. BET Networks. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
4. "Janet Jackson to Receive Inaugural Ultimate Icon Award". BET. BET Networks. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
5. "Presenters". BET Awards 2015. BET Networks. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
6. Mitchell, Gail (June 24, 2015). "Exclusive: Janelle Monae, Robin Thicke, Kelly Rowland And More Join BET Awards Lineup". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
7. "Honorees". BET Awards 2015. BET Networks. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

External links

• BET Awards 2015 at the Internet Movie Database
• BET Awards 2015 at TV Guide
• BET Awards 2015 on Twitter
• BET Awards 2015 on Facebook