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Cardi B performs onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Christopher Polk/Billboard The BET Awards 2026 returned on Sunday night (June 28), marking the network’s latest celebration of Black excellence across music, entertainment, sports, and culture.
Cardi B led all nominees with nods in six categories, including Album of the Year for Am I the Drama?, Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration for “Errtime Remix” featuring Jeezy and Latto, Video Director of the Year alongside Patience Foster, and the Viewer’s Choice Award.
Before this year’s ceremony, the Bronx native had won six BET Awards, including back-to-back Best Female Hip Hop Artist wins in 2018 and 2019, Album of the Year for her multiplatinum debut Invasion of Privacy, and Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion in 2021.
Closely behind Cardi B in nominations are Kendrick Lamar and Doja Cat, who each received five, while Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean, and Latto each received four nods apiece. A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Metro Boomin, SZA, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, T.I., and YK Niece all earned three nominations apiece, reflecting the broad range of talent represented this year.
The 2026 BET Awards were held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Druski, the BET Awards 2026 marked the 26th edition of the annual awards show, which were established in 2001.
See the full list of winners (in bold) below.
The Fashion Vanguard Award (NEW) A$AP Rocky Bad Bunny Beyoncé Cardi B Colman Domingo Doechii Rihanna Teyana Taylor Zendaya
The Pulse Award (NEW) 85 South Show Baby, This Is Keke Palmer Charlamagne Tha God Don Lemon Druski It Is What It Is Joe and Jada On the Radar R&B Money Podcast
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Ari Lennox Coco Jones Ella Mai Jill Scott Kehlani Mariah the Scientist Olivia Dean SZA Tems Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Brent Faiyaz Bruno Mars Bryson Tiller Chris Brown Durand Bernarr GIVĒON Leon Thomas October London Usher
Best Group 41 Clipse De La Soul FLO French Montana & Max B Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz Nas & DJ Premier Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Wizkid & Asake Best Collaboration “Chains & Whips” — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar “Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto “Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat “Good Flirts” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd “Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis “It Depends (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher “Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz “wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
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Best Male Hip Hop Artist A$AP Rocky Baby Keem BigXthaPlug DaBaby Don Toliver Drake J. Cole Kendrick Lamar T.I.
Best Female Hip Hop Artist Cardi B Coi Leray Doechii Doja Cat GloRilla Latto Megan Thee Stallion Monaleo YK Niece
Video of the Year “100” — Ella Mai “Anxiety” — Doechii “Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist “Chanel” — Tyla “Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor “Folded” — Kehlani “LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I. “luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Video Director of the Year A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit Anderson .Paak Benny Boom Cactus Jack Cardi B & Patientce Foster Cole Bennett Director X Hype Williams Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor
Best New Artist Belly Gang Kushington DESTIN CONRAD JayDon kwn Miles Minnick Monaleo Olivia Dean RAYE Trap Dickey
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Album of the Year Am I the Drama? — Cardi B Don’t Tap the Glass — Tyler, the Creator Everything Is A Lot. — Wale Hearts Sold Separately — Mariah the Scientist Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse MUTT Deluxe: Heel — Leon Thomas The Fall-Off — J. Cole The Romantic — Bruno Mars
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award “Able” — Kirk Franklin “ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell “All to Thee” — BeBe Winans “Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard “At the Cross” — CeCe Winans “Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend “Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
Best Actress Angela Bassett Ayo Edebiri Chase Infiniti Coco Jones Cynthia Erivo Keke Palmer Quinta Brunson Regina Hall Teyana Taylor
Best Actor Aaron Pierre Aldis Hodge Anthony Mackie Colman Domingo Damson Idris Delroy Lindo Denzel Washington Michael B. Jordan Sterling K. Brown
YoungStars Award Daria Johns Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth Heiress Harris Jazzy’s World TV Lela Hoffmeister North West Thaddeus J. Mixson VanVan
Best Movie Highest 2 Lowest Him Number One on the Call Sheet One Battle After Another Relationship Goals Ruth & Boaz Sinners Wicked: For Good
Sportswoman of the Year Award A’ja Wilson — Basketball Angel Reese — Basketball Claressa Shields — Boxing Coco Gauff — Tennis Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball Gabby Thomas — Track & Field Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics Naomi Osaka — Tennis Sha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field
Sportsman of the Year Award Aaron Judge — Baseball Anthony Edwards — Basketball Caleb Williams — Football Jalen Brunson — Basketball Jalen Hurts — Football LeBron James — Basketball Shedeur Sanders — Football Stephen Curry — Basketball
