Nominees List For The2016 BET Awards

The nomination list for the 2016 BET Awards is out and Drake tops the list with 9 nominations in “Best Collaboration”, “Best Male Hip-Hop”, “Best Video” and more categories.

In the “Best International Act: Africa” category we have AKA (South Africa), Black Coffee (South Africa), Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Diamond Platnumz(Tanzania), Mzvee (Ghana), Serge Beynaud (Cote D’ivoire), Wizkid (Nigeria) and Yemi Alade (Nigeria).

BET Networks recognizes artists, entertainers, and athletes across over 20 categories with the 2016 “BET Awards” nominations. The nominations are selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which is comprised of fans and an esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and the creative arts.

See the full list of nominees below :
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

    Adele
    Andra Day
    Beyoncé
    K. Michelle
    Rihanna

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

    Bryson Tiller
    Chris Brown
    Jeremih
    The Weeknd
    Tyrese

Best Group

    2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
    Drake & Future
    Puff Daddy & The Family
    Rae Sremmurd
    The Internet

Best Collaboration

    Big Sean Ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $Ign – Play No Games
    Big Sean Ft. Kanye West & John Legend – One Man Can Change The World
    Future Ft. Drake – Where Ya At
    Nicki Minaj Ft. Beyoncé – Feeling Myself
    Rihanna Ft. Drake – Work

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

    Drake
    Fetty Wap
    Future
    J. Cole
    Kanye West
    Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

    Dej Loaf
    Lil Kim
    Missy Elliott
    Nicki Minaj
    Remy Ma

Video Of The Year

    Beyoncé – Formation
    Bryson Tiller – Don’t
    Drake – Hotline Bling
    Kendrick Lamar – Alright
    Rihanna Ft. Drake – Work

Video Director Of The Year

    Benny Boom
    Chris Brown
    Colin Tilley & The Little Homies
    Director X
    Hype Williams


Best New Artist

    Alessia Cara
    Andra Day
    Bryson Tiller
    Kehlani
    Tory Lanez

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

    Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
    Erica Campbell
    Kirk Franklin
    Lecrae
    Tamela Mann
    Tasha Cobbs

Best Actress

    Gabrielle Union
    Kerry Washington
    Taraji P. Henson
    Tracee Ellis Ross
    Viola Davis

Best Actor

    Anthony Anderson
    Courtney B. Vance
    Idris Elba
    Michael B. Jordan
    O’shea Jackson Jr.

Youngstars Award

    Amandla Stenberg
    Quvenzhané Wallis
    Silentó
    Willow Smith
    Yara Shahidi

Best Movie

    Beasts Of No Nation
    Concussion
    Creed
    Dope
    Straight Outta Compton

Sportswoman Of The Year

    Cheyenne Woods
    Gabrielle Douglas
    Serena Williams
    Skylar Diggins
    Venus Williams

Sportsman Of The Year

    Cam Newton
    Kobe Bryant
    Lebron James
    Odell Beckham Jr.
    Stephen Curry

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

    Beyoncé – Formation
    Bryson Tiller – Don’t
    Chris Brown – Back To Sleep
    Drake – Hotline Bling
    Future Ft. Drake – Where Ya At
    Rihanna Ft. Drake – Work

Centric Award

    Andra Day – Rise Up
    Beyoncé – Formation
    K. Michelle – Not A Little Bit
    Rihanna – Bbhmm
    The Internet – Under Control

Best International Act Africa

    Aka (South Africa)
    Black Coffee (South Africa)
    Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
    Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
    Mzvee (Ghana)
    Serge Beynaud (Cote D’ivoire)
    Wizkid (Nigeria)
    Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Best International Act Uk

    Kano
    Krept & Konan
    Lianne La Havas
    Skepta
    Stormzy
    Tinie Tempah

The 2016 BET Awards is set to hold on Sunday, 26th of June, 2016.