Hosted by the multi-talented Jaime Foxx, this Sunday’s BET Awards 2018 will show off the very best in Black entertainment from the past year.
We’re sure to see a lot of Black Panther love (this year’s theme is Blakanda) and our favorite musical acts from Nicki Minaj to Janelle Monáe perform.
Here are this year’s nominees:
BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Sterling K. Brown
Denzel Washington
Daniel Kaluuya
BEST ACTRESS
Tiffany Haddish
Lupita Nyong’o
Issa Rae
Angela Bassett
Letitia Wright
Taraji P. Henson
BEST MOVIE
Black Panther
Girls Trip
A Wrinkle in Time
Detroit
Mudbound
YOUNG STARS AWARD
Yara Shahidi
Ashton Tyler
Caleb McLaughlin
Lonnie Chavis
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
SZA
H.E.R.
Rihanna
Kehlani
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Khalid
Daniel Caesar
BEST GROUP
Migos
A Tribe Called Quest
N.E.R.D.
Rae Sremmurd
Chloe x Halle
BEST COLLABORATION
Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix)
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
DJ Khaled featuring JAY-Z, Future and Beyoncé, “Top Off”
Cardi B featuring 21 Savage, “Bartier
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
DJ Khaled
JAY-Z
J. Cole
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
DeJ Loaf
Rapsody
BEST NEW ARTIST
SZA
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
GoldLink
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
DR. BOBBY JONES GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly
“I’ll Find You”; Snoop Dogg featuring B Slade
“Words Are Few”; Ledisi and Kirk Franklin
“If You Don’t Mind”; Marvin Sapp
“Close”; Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj, “I’m Getting Ready”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Director X
Ava DuVernay
Chris Brown
Dave Meyers
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”
Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix)
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller“Wild Thoughts”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”
Migos featuring Drake, “Walk It Talk It”
INTERNATIONAL ACT
Booba (France)
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Dadju (France)
Davido (Nigeria)
Distruction Boyz (South Africa)
Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
J Hus (United Kingdom)
Niska (France)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Stefflon Don (United Kingdom)
Stormzy (United Kingdom)
BET HER AWARD
Janelle Monáe, “Django Jane”
Lizzo, “Water Me”
Mary J. Blige, “Strength of a Woman”
Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”
Chloe X Halle, “The Kids Are Alright”
Leikeli47, “2nd Fiddle”
BEST ALBUM
Damn., Kendrick Lamar
Ctrl, SZA
4:44, JAY-Z
Culture II, Migos
Black Panther Soundtrack, Kendrick Lamar and various artists
Grateful, DJ Khaled
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Candace Parker
Elana Meyers Taylor
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Dwyane Wade
Odell Beckham Jr.
COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
SZA featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow ”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Migos featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, “Motorsport”
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
The BET Awards 2018 airs live on BET June 24 at 8 p.m. EST
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