Beyoncé and SZA gave us two of the best albums of the past year, and BET Awards voters were certainly paying attention. This ceremony returned to Los Angeles on Sunday night and gave us a dramatic tie between Beyoncé and SZA in the album of the year category.
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Her Loss by Drake and 21 Savage, DJ Khaled’s God Did, Chris Brown’s Breezy, and GloRilla’s Anyways, Life’s Great were also in the running for this award, and BET voters had a pretty difficult choice to make. They had trouble settling for a single album of the year and decided that SZA’s SOS and Beyoncé’s Renaissance should both take the trophy home.
Both singers came out victorious in two more categories – Beyoncé took home the BET Her Award and the Viewer’s Choice Award for her hit single “Break My Soul”, while SZA was named best female R&B/pop artist, in addition to winning the video of the year award for the viral hit “Kill Bill”.
The race in the movie categories wasn’t so intense, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever easily defeated the competition to be named the best movie. The main acting awards were handed to its star Angela Bassett and the Snowfall actor Damson Idris.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BET AWARDS:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE)
SOS – SZA
RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé
BEST COLLABORATION
WAIT FOR U – Future feat. Drake & Tems
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
SZA
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (TIE)
Chris Brown
Usher
BEST NEW ARTIST
Coco Jones
BEST GROUP
Drake x 21 Savage
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Latto
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Bless Me – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
BET HER AWARD
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kill Bill – SZA
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor
BEST MOVIE
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
BEST ACTOR
Damson Idris
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Angel Reese
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Jalen Hurts
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy
