BET Awards: Beyonce Tops Winners With 5
Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper and Migos also were among the winners at the show, hosted by Leslie Jones.

Beyonce dominated the 2017 BET Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The singer — who just gave birth to a twin boy and girl — won five awards at the show, including best female R&B/pop artist, album of the year for Lemonade, video of the year for "Sorry" (a tie with Bruno Mars for "24K Magic"), video director of the year (shared with Kahlil Joseph) for "Sorry," and the Coca-Cola viewers' choice award.
Beyonce headed into the show with a leading 7 noms. She did not attend the ceremony, but her protégés Chloe x Halle accepted the latter award on her behalf, reading prepared remarks from Beyonce herself: "Thank you BET for this award and your tremendous support of Lemonade. This has been a journey of love, of celebrating our culture, honoring the past, and approaching the present and future with hope and resolve. Thank you to my mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, for being my biggest, biggest teacher and consistent influence. Thank you to my entire family for so much love. To my team at Parkwood, thank you. And thanks to all the fans, my Beyhive, for riding with me. I love and appreciate you. And to everyone at the show tonight, you all look so beautiful. And at home, thank you, and have a wonderful, wonderful night. From, Beyonce.”
Beyonce's sister, Solange, went home with the Centric Award. In her speech, she thanked "my family" but did not mention her sister by name. She also gave a shoutout to a slew of fellow artists who'd inspired her over the years, including Missy Elliot, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and the late Aaliyah.
Mars, who opened the show with a performance of "Perm," also nabbed the award for best male R&B/pop artist.
In addition to Mars, other artists taking home two awards apiece were Chance the Rapper, who was named best new artist, and Migos, best group. Chance and Migos also tied for best collaboration: Chance won alongside 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne for "No Problem," and Migos, who won along with Lil Uzi Vert for "Bad and Boujee."
Kendrick Lamar was named best male hip-hop artist, while Remy Ma was named best female hip-hop artist.
Other winners included Taraji P. Henson and Mahershala Ali as best actress and actor, respectively, and Hidden Figures as best movie. Black-ish star Yara Shahidi was given the YoungStars Award.
Also during the show, New Edition was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and also performed a medley of hits.
A total of 21 awards were handed out to artists, entertainers and athletes at the show, which was hosted by Leslie Jones.
A full list of winners follows.
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Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange
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Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars (WINNER)
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
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Best Group
Migos (WINNER)
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Rae Sremmurd
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Best Collaboration (Tie)
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne - No Problem (WINNER)
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee (WINNER)
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar - Freedom
Chris Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher - Party
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z - Shining
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
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Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
J. Cole
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Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Remy Ma (WINNER)
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Young M.A.
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Video of the Year (Tie)
Beyoncé - Sorry (WINNER)
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (WINNER)
Big Sean - Bounce Back
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee
Solange - Cranes In The Sky
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Video Director Of The Year
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter – Beyoncé “Sorry” (WINNER)
Benny Boom – Kehlani “Crzy”
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia – Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”
Director X – Zayn Malik “Like I Would”
Hype Williams – Tyga “Gucci Snakes Ft. Desiigner”
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Best New Artist
Chance The Rapper (WINNER)
21 Savage
Cardi B
Khalid
Young M.A.
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Album Of The Year
Lemonade - Beyoncé (WINNER)
24k Magic - Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only - J. Cole
A Seat At The Table - Solange
Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper
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Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Lecrae – Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination) (WINNER)
Cece Winans – Never Have To Be Alone
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett – I Made It
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Mann – My World Needs You
Tamela Mann – God Provides
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Best Actress
Taraji P. Henson (WINNER)
Gabrielle Union
Issa Rae
Janelle Monáe
Viola Davis
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Best Actor
Mahershala Ali (WINNER)
Bryshere Y. Gray
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Omari Hardwick
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Youngstars Award
Yara Shahidi (WINNER)
Ace Hunter
Caleb Mclaughlin
Jaden Smith
Marsai Martin
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Best Movie
Hidden Figures (WINNER)
Fences
Get Out!
Moonlight
The Birth Of A Nation
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Sportswoman Of The Year Award
Serena Williams (WINNER)
Gabby Douglas
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
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Sportsman Of The Year Award
Stephen Curry (WINNER)
Cam Newton
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Russell Westbrook
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Centric Award
Solange - Cranes In The Sky (WINNER)
Fantasia - Sleeping With The One I Love
Kehlani - Distraction
Mary J. Blige - Thick Of It
Syd - All About Me
Yuna - Crush Ft. Usher
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Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Beyoncé - Sorry (WINNER)
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic
Drake - Fake Love
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk – Starboy