| BET Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Best in African American and other minorities music, acting, sports, and others |
| Presented by | Black Entertainment Television |
| Country | USA |
| First awarded | June 19, 2001 |
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. BET commissioned Artist/Sculptor and Hip Hop culture icon Carlos Mare139 Rodriguez to design the Award sculpture.
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The inaugural ceremonies in 2001 were held at the Paris resort on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2002 through 2005, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood hosted the ceremonies. Since 2006, the awards have been held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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The BET Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award recipients, along with the nominees for other categories are announced in a press conference. At the awards ceremony a mini-documentary is shown covering the honorees' life. The awards are given out separately.
The BET Lifetime Achievement Award is given a veteran artist or group who has made notable contributions to the music industry. The honoree is paid tribute to by current popular singers who perform the honoree's most recognized songs. The honoree will usually perform themselves after being paid tribute.
In 2002, at the second annual BET Awards, the category for the BET Award Humanitarian Award was created. The Humanitarian Award is given a celebrity philanthropist who donates their time and money to a charitable cause.
Below are the current rankings for the Most wins, nominated (male) & (female) artist of the BET Award History.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| Artist | Chris Brown | Beyoncé Serena Williams Kanye West Lil' Wayne |
Missy Elliott Alicia Keys |
OutKast LeBron James Ludacris |
Jamie Foxx Mary J. Blige Usher Jay-Z Nicki Minaj |
Busta Rhymes Rihanna Halle Berry Taraji P. Henson Denzel Washington T.I. |
| Total Wins | 9 wins | 7 Wins | 6 Wins | 5 wins | 4 wins | 3 wins |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Artist | Beyoncé | Jay-Z | Kanye West | Lil' Wayne | Missy Elliott Chris Brown |
Alicia Keys Ludacris |
T.I. Jamie Foxx |
Mary J. Blige Rihanna |
Snoop Dogg Serena Williams |
Nicki Minaj |
| Total Nominations | 29 nominations | 25 nominations | 21 nominations | 19 nominations | 17 nominations | 14 nominations | 13 nominations | 12 nominations | 11 nominations | 10 nominations |
It was announced on Tuesday, May 18, that Queen Latifah would host the tenth-anniversary awards. The ceremony aired live on Sunday, June 27 at 8:00pm/7:00ct. The ceremony was live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Kanye West was the show's opening act. Eminem made his much anticipated comeback performance. Prince received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Justin Bieber became the youngest person to be nominated for Best New Artist and the fifth Caucasian ever to be nominated for a BET award (the first being Eminem in 2001, the second being Justin Timberlake in 2003, the third being Paul Wall in 2006 and the fourth being Robin Thicke in 2007).
Chris Brown gave an energized tribute to his idol Michael Jackson. He became emotional as he attempted to perform "Man in the Mirror". Rapper Nicki Minaj was the big winner taking home 3 Awards; Minaj also stirred up online controversy. It was speculated that Minaj was lip synching. She later cleared things up via her Twitter account saying: "U could hear me in the auditorium but apparently not in TV land." she went on to sarcastically thank the sound man.[1]
The artists who have performed at the 2011 BET Awards are:
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