BET Awards Nominees and Winners

The BET Awards 2015 ceremony aired Sunday night during a live broadcast.

The ceremony was hosted by Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson and Tracie Ellis-Ross.

Multiple reports confirmed that the network decided to pull out all of the stops for its annual award ceremony, which is now in its 15th year.

As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the tribute to Janet Jackson is perhaps one of themost anticipated moments of the broadcast – especially since it will feature performances from Ciara, Jason Derulo, and Tinashe.

In addition to the extensive list of rap artists and singers scheduled to present and celebrities that will present awards throughout the night, there is even going to be a performance from some of the cast members of the hit FOX series, Empire.

Below is a complete list of the BET Awards 2015 nominees and winners. Throughout the broadcast, the list will be updated with the winners in each award category.

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

BEYONCÉ - WINNER

CIARA

JANELLE MONÁE

JHENÉ AIKO

K. MICHELLE

RIHANNA

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST

AUGUST ALSINA

CHRIS BROWN - WINNER

JOHN LEGEND

THE WEEKND

TREY SONGZ

USHER

BEST GROUP

A$AP MOB

JODECI

MIGOS

RAE SREMMURD - WINNER

RICH GANG

YOUNG MONEY

BEST COLLABORATION

AUGUST ALSINA F/ NICKI MINAJ – NO LOVE (REMIX)

BIG SEAN F/ E-40 - IDFWU

CHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA - LOYAL

CHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS - NEW FLAME

COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SELMA) - WINNER

MARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNK

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

BIG SEAN

COMMON

DRAKE

J. COLE

KENDRICK LAMAR - WINNER

WALE

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

AZEALIA BANKS

DEJ LOAF

IGGY AZALEA

NICKI MINAJ - WINNER

TINK

TRINA

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BEYONCÉ - 7/11 - WINNER

BIG SEAN F/ E-40 - IDFWU

CHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA - LOYAL

CHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS - NEW FLAME

COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SELMA)

NICKI MINAJ - ANACONDA

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

BENNY BOOM

BEYONCÉ, ED BURKE & TODD TOURSO - WINNER

CHRIS ROBINSON

FATIMA ROBINSON

HYPE WILLIAMS

BEST NEW ARTIST

BOBBY SHMURDA

DEJ LOAF

FETTY WAP

RAE SREMMURD

SAM SMITH - WINNER

TINASHE

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST

DEITRICK HADDON

ERICA CAMPBELL

FRED HAMMOND

LECRAE - WINNER

MALI MUSIC

MICHELLE WILLIAMS

BEST ACTRESS

GABRIELLE UNION

KERRY WASHINGTON

TARAJI P. HENSON - WINNER

TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

VIOLA DAVIS

BEST ACTOR

ANTHONY ANDERSON

IDRIS ELBA

JUSSIE SMOLLETT

KEVIN HART

TERRENCE HOWARD - WINNER 

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

JACOB LATIMORE

JADEN SMITH

MO'NE DAVIS - WINNER

QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS

ZENDAYA

BEST MOVIE

ANNIE

BEYOND THE LIGHTS

SELMA - WINNER

THINK LIKE A MAN TOO

TOP FIVE

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

BRITTNEY GRINER

CANDACE PARKER

SERENA WILLIAMS - WINNER

SKYLAR DIGGINS

VENUS WILLIAMS

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

CHRIS PAUL

FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR.

LEBRON JAMES

MARSHAWN LYNCH

STEPHEN CURRY - WINNER

COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD

BEYONCÉ – 7/11

DEJ LOAF – TRY ME

KENDRICK LAMAR – i

NICKI MINAJ F/ DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN - ONLY - WINNER

RAE SREMMURD F/ NICKI MINAJ & YOUNG THUG – THROW SUM MO

THE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK)

CENTRIC AWARD

AVERY SUNSHINE – CALL MY NAME

JAZMINE SULLIVAN F/ MEEK MILL – DUMB

MARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNK

SAM SMITH F/ MARY J. BLIGE – STAY WITH ME

THE WEEKEND - EARNED IT (FROM THE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK)WINNER - WINNER

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: UK

FKA TWIGS

FUSE ODG

LETHAL BIZZLE

LITTLE SIMZ

MNEK

STORMZY

Best International Act: Africa
AKA (South Africa) 
Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo) 
Sarkodie (Ghana) 
Sauti Sol (Kenya) 
Stonebwoy (Ghana) - WINNER
The Soil (South Africa) 
Wizkid (Nigeria) 
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)