Best Female R&B
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Ciara
Jennifer Hudson
Corrine Bailey Rae

Best New Artist
Lupe Fiacso
Gnarls Barkley
Jennifer Hudson
MIMS
Corrine Bailey Rae

Best Actress
Tichina Arnold
Angela Bassett
Jennifer Hudson
Kerry Washington
Chandra Wilson

Best Actor
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Forest Whitaker

Best Collaboration
Akon f/Snoop Dogg (I Wanna Love You)
Beyonce` f/Jay-Z (Déjà Vu)
Beyonce` f/Jay-Z (Upgrade U)
Diddy f/Keyshia Cole (Last Night)
Ludacris f/Mary J. Blige (Runaway Love)

Best Male Artist
Akon
John Legend
Gerald Levert
Ne-Yo
Robin Thicke

Best Group
Gnarls Barkley
MaryMary
Outkast
Pretty Ricky
Three Six Mafia

Best Gospel Artist
Pastor shirley Caesar
Kirk Franklin
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
MaryMary

Video of the Year (Song Title)
Akon f/Snoop Dogg (I Wanna Love You)
Beyonce` (Irreplaceable)
Beyonce & Shakira (Beautiful Liar)
Ciara (Like A Boy)
Gnarls Barkley – (Crazy)

BET J Cool Like That
Gerald Levert
Brian McKnight
Eric Roberson
Musiq Soulchild
Elisabeth Withers

Female Athlete of the Year (Sport)
Swin Cash (Basketball)
Tamika Catchings (Basketball)
Gail Devers (Track & Field)
Lisa Leslie (Basketball)
Serena Williams (Tennis)

Male Athlete of the Year (Sport)
Reggie Bush (Football)
LeBron James (Basketball)
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (Boxing)
Dwyane Wade (Basketball)
Tiger Woods (Golf)

Viewer’s Choice Award (Song Title)
Beyonce` (Irreplaceable)
Birdman & Lil Wayne (Stuntin’ Like My Daddy)
Bow Wow f/Chris Brown (Shortie Like Mine)
Ciara (Promise)
Ne-Yo (Because Of You)
Robin Thicke (Lost Without You)
UNK (Walk It Out)

Check out the official BET Awards page for updates. Did you all know that last year’s show was the number one watched cable program among African Americans of all time? That’s impressive…