BET Awards 2025: See the Complete List of Winners! (Updating Live)

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BET Awards 2025 Winners List - Updating Live

Read beneath for nan winners arsenic they are being announced

NEED TO KNOW

  • Entering nan night, Kendrick Lamar led nan battalion pinch 10 nominations
  • The awards show celebrated its 25th anniversary
  • Kevin Hart hosted this year's show

Who's taking location a BET Award?

The awards show, which is known arsenic culture's biggest nighttime and is celebrating its 25th anniversary, aired unrecorded from nan Peacock Theater successful Los Angeles connected Monday, June 9.

Kendrick Lamar led this year's nominations pinch 10, followed by Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla, each of whom earned six.

Metro Boomin scored 5 nominations, while SZA and The Weekend each received four. Ayra Starr, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Maverick City Music, Playboi Carti, Teddy Swims and Tyler, nan Creator each earned 3 nods.

Kevin Hart returned to big this year's awards show aft taking connected nan domiciled successful 2011. A twelvemonth later, he won nan Best Actor BET Award successful 2012 for his domiciled in Think Like a Man.

“I emotion a celebration! It’s a chance to reflect, cherish, and grant life’s unforgettable moments," Hart, 45, said successful a property release. "I’m genuinely honored to big nan 25th BET Awards and observe nan culture’s biggest night. This twelvemonth marks nan 25th anniversary, and my partners astatine Hartbeat, BET, and JCE are pulling retired each nan stops to make it a nighttime to remember."

He besides promised to present "the eventual show-stopping performances, powerful moments, and heartfelt tributes reflecting Black culture's extent and richness complete nan past 4th century," per a property release.

Among this year's performers are Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti and Leon Thomas.

See nan complete database of 2025 BET Awards winners below, updating unrecorded passim nan show.

Album of nan Year

  • $Ome $Exy $Ongs 4 U - Drake & PartyNextDoor
  • 11:11 Deluxe - Chris Brown
  • Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii
  • Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé
  • Glorious - GloRilla
  • GNX - Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
  • We Don't Trust You - Future & Metro Boomin

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

  • Ari Lennox
  • Ayra Starr
  • Coco Jones
  • Kehlani
  • Muni Long
  • Summer Walker
  • SZA — WINNER
  • Victoria Monét

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

  • Bruno Mars
  • Chris Brown
  • Drake
  • Fridayy
  • Leon Thomas
  • Teddy Swims
  • The Weeknd
  • Usher

Best Group

  • 41
  • Common & Pete Rock
  • Drake & PartyNextDoor
  • FLO
  • Future & Metro Boomin
  • Jacquees & Dej Loaf
  • Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist
  • Maverick City Music

Best Collaboration

  • “30 For 30” - SZA Feat. Kendrick Lamar
  • “Alter Ego” - Doechii Feat. JT
  • “Are You Even Real” - Teddy Swims Feat. Givēon
  • “Beckham” - Dee Billz Feat. Kyle Richh, Kai Swervo, Kj Swervo
  • “Bless” - Lil Wayne, Wheezy & Young Thug
  • “Like That” - Future & Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
  • “Luther” - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • “Sticky” - Tyler, nan Creator Feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
  • “Timeless” - The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

  • Cardi B
  • Doechii — WINNER
  • Doja Cat
  • GloRilla
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Rapsody
  • Sexyy Red

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

  • BigXthaPlug
  • Bossman Dlow
  • Burna Boy
  • Drake
  • Future
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Key Glock
  • Lil Wayne
  • Tyler, nan Creator

Video of nan Year

  • “3AM successful ToKEYo” - Key Glock
  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Shaboozey
  • “After Hours” - Kehlani
  • “Denial Is A River” - Doechii
  • “Family Matters” - Drake
  • “Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar
  • “Timeless” - The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti
  • “Type Shit” - Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

Video Director of nan Year

  • Anderson .Paak
  • B Pace Productions & Jacquees
  • Benny Boom
  • Cactus Jack
  • Cole Bennett
  • Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
  • Dave Meyers
  • Foggieraw
  • Tyler, nan Creator

Best New Artist

  • 41
  • Ayra Starr
  • BigXthaPlug
  • Bossman Dlow
  • Dee Billz
  • Leon Thomas — WINNER
  • October London
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

  • “A God (There Is)” - Common & Pete Rock Feat. Jennifer Hudson
  • “Amen” - Pastor Mike Jr.
  • “Better Days” - Fridayy
  • “Church Doors (Terry Hunter Remix)” - Yolanda Adams Feat. Sir The Baptist & Donald Lawrence 
  • “Constant” - Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore & Anthony Gargiula
  • “Deserve To Win” - Tamela Mann
  • “Faith” - Rapsody
  • “Rain Down connected Me” - GloRilla Feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music

Viewer's Choice Award

  • “Residuals” - Chris Brown — WINNER
  • “Denial Is a River” - Doechii
  • “Nokia” - Drake
  • “Like That” - Future & Metro Boomin Feat. Kendrick Lamar
  • “TGIF” - GloRilla
  • “Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar
  • “Luther” - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • “Brokey” - Latto

Best International Act

  • Any Gabrielly (Brazil)
  • Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
  • Bashy (United Kingdom)
  • Black Sherif (Ghana)
  • Ezra Collective (United Kingdom)
  • Joé Dwèt Filé (France)
  • Mc Luanna (Brazil)
  • Rema (Nigeria)
  • Sdm (France)
  • Tyla (South Africa)
  • Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Best New International Act

  • Abigail Chams (Tanzania)
  • Ajuliacosta (Brazil)
  • Amabbi (Brazil)
  • Dlala Thukzin (South Africa)
  • Dr Yaro (France)
  • kwn (United Kingdom)
  • Maglera Doe Boy (South Africa)
  • Merveille (France)
  • Odeal (United Kingdom)
  • Shallipopi (Nigeria)
  • TxC (South Africa)

BET Her

  • “Beautiful People” - Mary J. Blige
  • “Blackbiird” - Beyoncé Feat. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
  • “Bloom” - Doechii
  • “Burning” - Tems
  • “Defying Gravity” - Cynthia Erivo Feat. Ariana Grande
  • “Heart of a Woman” - Summer Walker — WINNER
  • “Hold On” - Tems
  • “In My Bag” FLO & GloRilla

Best Movie

  • Bad Boys: Ride Or Die
  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
  • Luther: Never Too Much
  • Mufasa: The Lion King
  • One Of Them Days
  • Rebel Ridge
  • The Piano Lesson
  • The Six Triple Eight

Best Actor

  • Aaron Pierre
  • Aldis Hodge
  • Anthony Mackie
  • Colman Domingo
  • Denzel Washington
  • Jamie Foxx
  • Joey Bada$$
  • Kevin Hart
  • Sterling K. Brown
  • Will Smith

Best Actress

  • Andra Day
  • Angela Bassett
  • Coco Jones
  • Cynthia Erivo
  • Keke Palmer
  • Kerry Washington
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Viola Davis
  • Zendaya

YoungStars Award

  • Akira Akbar
  • Blue Ivy Carter
  • Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
  • Heiress Harris
  • Melody Hurd
  • Thaddeus J. Mixson
  • Tyrik Johnson
  • Vanvan

Sportswoman of nan Year Award

  • A’ja Wilson
  • Angel Reese
  • Claressa Shields
  • Coco Gauff
  • Dawn Staley
  • Flau'jae Johnson
  • Juju Watkins
  • Sha'Carri Richardson
  • Simone Biles

Sportsman of nan Year Award

  • Aaron Judge
  • Anthony Edwards
  • Deion Sanders
  • Jalen Hurts
  • Jayson Tatum
  • LeBron James
  • Saquon Barkley
  • Stephen Curry