BET Awards came back to Los Angeles on Sunday night and gave us another amazing award show to remember. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak picked up some of the night’s biggest music awards as Silk Sonic, while King Richard came out victorious in several movie categories.
Silk Sonic’s debut album An Evening with Silk Sonic won the award for the album of the year. They also picked up the trophy for the best group, video of the year for “Smokin out the Window”, while Anderson .Paak won an additional individual award for the video director of the year.
It was also a big night for Kendrick Lamar, who came in second with two awards, starting with the best male hip-hop artist. Megan Thee Stallion was named the best female hip hop artist, while the awards in the R&B/pop field went to Jazmine Sullivan and The Weeknd.
As for movie and TV categories, King Richard was the absolute leader with two awards, including the best movie. Its leading man Will Smith also collected the award for the best actor, while Zendaya was named the best actress thanks to Euphoria and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The 2022 BET Awards were hosted by Taraji P. Henson, with the ceremony taking place on June 26 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 BET AWARDS:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
THE WEEKND
Best Group
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
Best Collaboration
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
MEGAN THEE STALLION
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
KENDRICK LAMAR
Video of the Year
SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
Video Director of the Year
ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK
Best New Artist
LATTO
Album of the Year
AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
WE WIN, LIL BABY X, KIRK FRANKLIN
BET Her
GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS, MARY J. BLIGE
Best International Act
TEMS (NIGERIA)
Best Movie
KING RICHARD
Best Actor
WILL SMITH, KING RICHARD
Best Actress
ZENDAYA, EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
YoungStars Award
MARSAI MARTIN
Sportswoman of the Year Award
NAOMI OSAKA
Sportsman of the Year Award
STEPHEN CURRY
