Check Out The Complete @BETAwards Winners List

This year's BET Awards were held this past weekend in L.A at the Microsoft Theatre. The event is held annually to celebrate music, television, and sports, not to mention commemorating people of colour for their outstanding achievements. A few highlights of the night included actor and director, Tyler Perry, presenting Anita Baker with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Meek Mill debuting his first song since being released from prison. The song called Stay Woke featuring Miguel explores inequality and the skewed justice system in America. The cherry on top of the awards, well for South Africans at least, came when Sjava was awarded the Viewers' Choice Award for Best New International Act. 

I could go on about how special the BETs are to the black society and how monumental Sjava's win is for our country but to wrap things up, check out the complete list of the winners for the night below:

Best Female R&B / Pop Artist Award
Beyonce - WINNER
SZA
H.E.R.
Rihanna
Kehlani
                             
Best Male R&B / Pop Artist Award
Bruno Mars - WINNER
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Khalid
Daniel Caesar
                             
Best Group Award
Migos - WINNER
A Tribe Called Quest
N.E.R.D.
Rae Sremmurd
Chloe X Halle
             
Best Collaboration Award
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B - Finesse (Remix)
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts - WINNER
DJ Khaled feat. Jay-Z, Future & Beyonce - Top Off    
Cardi B feat. 21 Savage - Bartier Cardi 
French Montana feat. Swae Lee - Unforgettable 
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna - LOYALTY.
                             
Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award
Drake
Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
J. Cole

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award
Cardi B - WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
DeJ Loaf
Rapsody
                             
Video of the Year Award
Drake - God's Plan - WINNER
Cardi B - Bodak Yellow 
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B - Finesse (Remix)  
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts 
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
Migos feat. Drake - Walk It Talk It 
             
Video Director of the Year Award
Benny Boom
Director X
Ava Duvernay - WINNER
Chris Brown
Dave Meyers

Best New Artist Award
SZA - WINNER
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
GOLDLINK
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Lecrae feat. Tori Kelly - I'll Find You - WINNER
Snoop Dogg feat. B. Slade - Words Are Few
Ledisi & Kirk Franklin - If You Don't Mind
Marvin Sapp - Close
Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat. Nicki Minaj - I'm Getting Ready

The Best International Act Award
Booba (France)
Cassper Nyovest (SA)
Dadju (France)
Davido (Nigeria) - WINNER
Distruction Boyz (SA)
Fally Ipupa (Dr. Congo)
J Hus (UK)
Niska (France)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Stefflon Don (UK)
Stormzy (UK)

Best Actress Award
Tiffany Haddish - WINNER
Lupita Nyong'o
Issa Rae
Angela Bassett
Letitia Wright
Taraji P. Henson  

Best Actor Award 
Chadwick Boseman - WINNER
Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Sterling K. Brown
Denzel Washington
Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award
Yara Shahidi - WINNER
Ashton Tyler
Caleb McLaughlin
Lonnie Chavis
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown

Best Movie Award
Black Panther - WINNER
Girls Trip
A Wrinkle in Time
Detroit
Mudboung

Sportswoman of the Year Award
Serena Williams - WINNER
Venus Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Candace Parker
Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year Award   
Stephen Curry
LeBron James - WINNER
Kevin Durant
Dwayne Wade
Odell Beckham Jr.

Album of the Year Award
DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar - WINNER 
CTRL - SZA
4:44 - Jay-Z
Culture II - Migos
Black Panther: The Album - Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists
Grateful - DJ Khaled

BET Her Award
Janelle Monae - Django Jane
Lizzo - Water Me
Mary J. Blige - Strength of a Woman - WINNER
Remy Ma feat. Chris Brown - Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)    
Chloe X Halle - The Kids Are Alright
Leikeli47 - 2nd Fiddle

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
SZA feat. Travis Scott - Love Galore
Cardi B - Bodak Yellow - WINNER
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
Drake - God's Plan
Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj - Motor Sport  
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts 

Viewers' Choice Award: Best New International Act

Ninolia (Nigeria)

NOT3S (United Kingdom)

Kwesi Arthur (Ghana)

Sik-K (South Korea)

Sjava (South Africa) - WINNER

Prince Waly (France)

Nailah Blackman (The Caribbean)

Mc Soffia (Brazil)

Take A Mic (France)

IAMDDB (United Kingdom)

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award - Anita Baker

Humanitarian Award - Mamoudou Gassama (French)

Ultimate Icon Award - Debra L. Lee

Shine A Light Award - Brittany Packnett