Beyoncé dominates 2017 BET Award nominations
Beyoncé Knowles leads the nominations for the 2017 BET Awards with seven nods.
The 35-year-old singer is up for a host of top accolades including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration with Kendrick Lamar for ‘Freedom’, and Video of the Year and Album of the Year for her studio LP ‘Lemonade’.
Bruno Mars follows Beyoncé with five nominations, including Album of the Year for his record ’24K Magic’, Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year for his single ’24K Magic’.
Beyoncé’s young sister Solange Knowles, 30, is up for four potential prizes.
She will go up against her sibling for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year for ‘Cranes in the Sky’ and Album of the Year for ‘A Seat At The Table’, while she is also up for the Centric Award.
Elsewhere, Chance the Rapper and Migos received four nominations between them.
Chance – whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett – could take home Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist, while Migos – comprised of Quavo, Takeoff and Offset – are in the running for Best Group and Best Collaboration for their chart-topping hit ‘Bad and Boujee’ with Lil Uzi Vert.
Representing the UK in the Best International Act: Europe are Craig David, Emeli Sande, Giggs, Stormzy and Wiley.
In the movie categories, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, Issa Rae and Janelle Monae will go head-to-head to be crowned Best Actress.
Denzel Washington, Donald Glover, Bryshere Y. Gray, Mahershala Ali and Omari Hardwick are up for Best Actor.
The winners in the 19 categories will be selected by BET’s Voting Academy, comprised of entertainment professionals and fans.
They will be announced at a star-studded ceremony at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Sunday June 25.
The complete list of nominees for the 2017 BET Awards:
Best International Act: Europe
CRAIG DAVID (UK)
EMELI SANDE (UK)
GIGGS (UK)
SKEPTA (UK)
STORMZY (UK)
WILEY (UK)
BOOBA (France)
MHD (France)
Best International Act: Africa
AKA (South Africa)
BABES WODUMO (South Africa)
DAVIDO (Nigeria)
NASTY C (South Africa)
STONEBWOY (Ghana)
TEKNO (Nigeria)
WIZKID (Nigeria)
MR EAZI (Nigeria)
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BEYONCÉ
KEHLANI
MARY J. BLIGE
RIHANNA
SOLANGE
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRUNO MARS
CHRIS BROWN
THE WEEKND
TREY SONGZ
USHER
Best Group
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
FAT JOE & REMY MA
MIGOS
RAE SREMMURD
Best Collaboration
BEYONCÉ FT. KENDRICK LAMAR – FREEDOM
CHANCE THE RAPPER FT. 2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE – NO PROBLEM
CHRIS BROWN FT. GUCCI MANE & USHER – PARTY
DJ KHALED FT. BEYONCÉ & JAY Z – SHINING
MIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT – BAD AND BOUJEE
RAE SREMMURD FT. GUCCI MANE – BLACK BEATLES
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
BIG SEAN
CHANCE THE RAPPER
DRAKE
FUTURE
J. COLE
KENDRICK LAMAR
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
CARDI B
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA
YOUNG M.A.
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ – SORRY
BIG SEAN – BOUNCE BACK
BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC
MIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT – BAD AND BOUJEE
SOLANGE – CRANES IN THE SKY
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM – KEHLANI ‘CRZY’
BRUNO MARS & JONATHAN LIA – BRUNO MARS ‘THAT’S WHAT I LIKE’
DIRECTOR X – ZAYN MALIK ‘LIKE I WOULD’
HYPE WILLIAMS – TYGA ‘GUCCI SNAKES FT. DESIIGNER’
KAHLIL JOSEPH & BEYONCÉ KNOWLES-CARTER – BEYONCÉ ‘SORRY’
Best New Artist
21 SAVAGE
CARDI B
CHANCE THE RAPPER
KHALID
YOUNG M.A.
Album of the Year
24K MAGIC – BRUNO MARS
4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY – J. COLE
A SEAT AT THE TABLE – SOLANGE
COLORING BOOK – CHANCE THE RAPPER
LEMONADE – BEYONCÉ
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
CECE WINANS – NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE
FANTASIA FT. TYE TRIBBETT – I MADE IT
KIRK FRANKLIN FT. SARAH REEVES, TASHA COBBS & TAMELA MANN – MY WORLD NEEDS YOU
LECRAE – CAN’T STOP ME NOW (DESTINATION)
TAMELA MANN – GOD PROVIDES
Best Actress
GABRIELLE UNION
ISSA RAE
JANELLE MONÁE
TARAJI P. HENSON
VIOLA DAVIS
Best Actor
BRYSHERE Y. GRAY
DENZEL WASHINGTON
DONALD GLOVER
MAHERSHALA ALI
OMARI HARDWICK
YoungStars Award
ACE HUNTER
CALEB MCLAUGHLIN
JADEN SMITH
MARSAI MARTIN
YARA SHAHIDI
Best Movie
FENCES
GET OUT!
HIDDEN FIGURES
MOONLIGHT
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Sportswoman of the Year Award
GABBY DOUGLAS
SERENA WILLIAMS
SIMONE BILES
SKYLAR DIGGINS
VENUS WILLIAMS
Sportsman of the Year Award
CAM NEWTON
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK
STEPHEN CURRY
Centric Award
FANTASIA – SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE
KEHLANI – DISTRACTION
MARY J. BLIGE – THICK OF IT
SOLANGE – CRANES IN THE SKY
SYD – ALL ABOUT ME
YUNA – CRUSH FT. USHER
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
BEYONCÉ – SORRY
BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC
DRAKE – FAKE LOVE
MIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT – BAD AND BOUJEE
RAE SREMMURD FT. GUCCI MANE – BLACK BEATLES
THE WEEKND FT. DAFT PUNK – STARBOY
