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Full List of BET Award Nominees 2020: Drake, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion and More

Drake Drake, Roddy Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion lead the nominees for the 2020 BET Awards.

Drake earned six nominations, including for video of the year and best male hip-hop artist as well as double nods for Viewer’s Choice awards, and Best Collaboration for “No Guidance” with Chris Brown and “Life Is Good” with Future.

Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch had five nominations each. Beyoncé, Brown, DaBaby, Lizzo and Minaj each earned four nominations.

“The BET Awards are a seminal event – the biggest celebration of Black culture, Black accomplishment, Black excellence, and Black potential,” said Scott Mills, President of BET. “Our community, and the many millions who love Black culture, look to the BET Awards for signature moments of enrichment, entertainment and empowerment. Recognizing the unique role the BET Awards plays for so many, and the challenging times we find ourselves in, we know it was more important than ever to deliver the BET Awards in 2020.”

The 20th annual BET Awards will be broadcast on CBS on June 28th with comedian Amanda Seales as host.

Full List of BET Award Nominees 2020

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST 
BEYONCÉ 
H.E.R. 
JHENE AIKO 
KEHLANI 
LIZZO 
SUMMER WALKER 
  
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST 
ANDERSON .PAAK 
CHRIS BROWN 
JACQUEES 
KHALID 
THE WEEKND 
USHER 
  
BEST GROUP 
CHLOE X HALLE 
CITY GIRLS 
EARTHGANG 
GRISELDA 
JACKBOYS 
MIGOS 
  
BEST COLLABORATION 
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKENO GUIDANCE
DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGENDHIGHER
FUTURE FT. DRAKELIFE IS GOOD
H.E.R. FT. YGSLIDE
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGNHOT GIRL SUMMER
WALE FT. JEREMIHON CHILL
  
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST 
DABABY 
DRAKE 
FUTURE 
LIL BABY 
RODDY RICCH 
TRAVIS SCOTT 
  
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST 
CARDI B 
DOJA CAT 
LIZZO 
MEGAN THEE STALLION 
NICKI MINAJ 
SAWEETIE 
  
VIDEO OF THE YEAR 
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKENO GUIDANCE
DABABYBOP
DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGENDHIGHER
DOJA CATSAY SO
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGNHOT GIRL SUMMER
RODDY RICCHTHE BOX
  
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 
BENNY BOOM 
COLE BENNETT 
DAVE MEYERS 
DIRECTOR X 
EIF RIVERA 
TEYANA “SPIKE TEE” TAYLOR 
  
BEST NEW ARTIST 
DANILEIGH 
LIL NAS X 
POP SMOKE 
RODDY RICCH 
SUMMER WALKER 
YBN CORDAE 
  
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 
CUZ I LOVE YOULIZZO
FEVERMEGAN THEE STALLION
HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUMBEYONCÉ
I USED TO KNOW HERH.E.R.
KIRKDABABY
PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIALRODDY RICCH
  
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD 
FRED HAMMONDALRIGHT
JOHN P. KEE FT. ZACARDI CORTEZI MADE IT OUT
KANYE WESTFOLLOW GOD
KIRK FRANKLINJUST FOR ME
PJ MORTON FT. LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON & MARY MARYALL IN HIS PLAN
THE CLARK SISTERSVICTORY
  
BEST ACTRESS 
ANGELA BASSETT 
CYNTHIA ERIVO 
ISSA RAE 
REGINA KING 
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS 
ZENDAYA 
  
BEST ACTOR 
BILLY PORTER 
EDDIE MURPHY 
FOREST WHITAKER 
JAMIE FOXX 
MICHAEL B. JORDAN 
OMARI HARDWICK 
  
YOUNGSTARS AWARD 
ALEX HIBBERT 
ASANTE BLACKK 
JAHI DI’ALLO WINSTON 
MARSAI MARTIN 
MILES BROWN 
STORM REID 
  
BEST MOVIE 
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE 
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME 
HARRIET 
HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ 
JUST MERCY 
QUEEN & SLIM 
  
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 
AJEÉ WILSON 
CLARESSA SHIELDS 
COCO GAUFF 
NAOMI OSAKA 
SERENA WILLIAMS 
SIMONE BILES 
  
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO 
KAWHI LEONARD 
LEBRON JAMES 
ODELL BECKHAM JR. 
PATRICK MAHOMES II 
STEPHEN CURRY 
  
BET HER AWARD 
ALICIA KEYSUNDERDOG
BEYONCÉ FT. BLUE IVY CARTER, WIZKID & SAINT JHNBROWN SKIN GIRL
CIARA FT. LUPITA NYONG’O, ESTER DEAN, CITY GIRLS & LA LAMELANIN
LAYTON GREENEI CHOOSE
LIZZO FT. MISSY ELLIOTTEMPO
RAPSODY FT. PJ MORTONAFENI
  
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD 
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKENO GUIDANCE
DABABYBOP
FUTURE FT. DRAKELIFE IS GOOD
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGNHOT GIRL SUMMER
RODDY RICCHTHE BOX
THE WEEKNDHEARTLESS
  
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT 
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) 
INNOSS’B (DRC) 
SHO MADJOZI (S. AFRICA) 
DAVE (U.K.) 
STORMZY (U.K.) 
NINHO (FRANCE) 
S.PRI NOIR (FRANCE) 
  
VIEWERS’ CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT 
REMA (NIGERIA) 
SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE) 
CELESTE (U.K.) 
YOUNG T & BUGSEY (U.K.) 
HATIK (FRANCE) 
STACY (FRANCE) 

Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET and Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment serves as Executive Producers for The “BET Awards” 2020 broadcast special.

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