Nominees for the 2010 BET Awards have been revealed.
This comes as no surprise, but Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Rihanna lead all nominees this year. Jay-Z led the list of nominations with five. What may come as a surprise is that Jermaine Dupri protege Justin Bieber earned a nomination.
The complete list of nominees is below:
Viewers Choice Nominees:
Beyoncé “Sweet Dreams”
Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
Monica “Everything To Me”
Rihanna “Hard”
Trey Songz Ft. Drake “Say Aah”
Young Money “Bedrock”
Best Collaboration:
Beyoncé Ft. Lada Gaga “Video Phone”
B.o.B. “Nothin’ On You”
Drake Ft. Trey Songz “Successful”
Drake Ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem “Forever”
Trey Songz Ft. Drake “Say Aah”
Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina
Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
B.o.B.
Drake
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Nicki Minaj
Wale
Young Money
YoungStars Award:
Selena Gomez
JJ Lewis
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams
Best Movie:
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson: This Is It
Precious
The Blindside
Best Female R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Raheem DaVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group:
Black Eyed Peas
The Clipse
Diddy & Dirty Money
The New Boyz
Young Money
Video of the Year:
Beyoncé Ft. Lada Gaga “Video Phone”
B.o.B. “Nothin’ On You”
Melanie Fiona “It Kills Me”
Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
Jay-Z “Run This Town”
Best Gospel:
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Vickie Winans
Video Director of the Year:
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams
Best Actress:
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Mo’Nique
Zoe Saldana
Gaborey Sidibe
Best Actor:
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington
Subway Sportswoman of the Year:
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year:
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Centric Award:
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Monica
Sade
Best International Act
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)
The BET Awards will be hosted by Queen Latifah and take place on June 27th in Los Angeles.
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