BET Award for Best Actor & Actress

The BET Awards for Best Actor & Actress are awarded to actors and actresses from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. 8 Academy Award-Winning Actors/Actress (Jennifer Hudson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Mo'Nique, Jamie Foxx & Halle Berry), and 11 Academy Award nominated Actors/Actress (Gabourey Sidibe, Queen Latifah, Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Will Smith, Viola Davis & Eddie Murphy) have earned BET Best Actor & Actress nominations and/or wins.

This list also has 10 singer/rappers-turned-actors (Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Common, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, Ludacris, Jill Scott, Jamal Woolard & Mos Def) nominated in these categories.

Best Actress

Best Actress
Year Nominees Result
2013 Kerry Washington Won
Angela Bassett Nominated
Halle Berry Nominated
Taraji P. Henson Nominated
Gabrielle Union Nominated
2012
[1]
Viola Davis Won
Angela Bassett Nominated
Taraji P. Henson Nominated
Regina King Nominated
Zoe Saldana Nominated
2011
[2]
Taraji P. Henson Won
Halle Berry Nominated
Regina King Nominated
Zoe Saldana Nominated
Kerry Washington Nominated
2010
[3]
Mo'Nique Won
Zoe Saldana Nominated
Taraji P. Henson Nominated
Gabourey Sidibe Nominated
Regina King Nominated
2009
[4]
Taraji P. Henson Won
Jennifer Hudson Nominated
Beyoncé Knowles Nominated
Angela Bassett Nominated
Rosario Dawson Nominated
2008 Halle Berry Won
Jill Scott Nominated
Angela Bassett Nominated
Queen Latifah Nominated
Chandra Wilson Nominated
2007 Jennifer Hudson Won
Tichina Arnold Nominated
Chandra Wilson Nominated
Angela Bassett Nominated
Kerry Washington Nominated
2006 Taraji P. Henson Won
Alfre Woodard Nominated
Tichina Arnold Nominated
Thandie Newton Nominated
Queen Latifah Nominated
2005 Regina King Won
Queen Latifah Nominated
Kimberly Elise Nominated
Gabrielle Union Nominated
Halle Berry Nominated
2004 Halle Berry Won
Beyoncé Knowles Nominated
Vivica A. Fox Nominated
Sanaa Lathan Nominated
Gabrielle Union Nominated
2003 Queen Latifah Won
Gabrielle Union Nominated
Halle Berry Nominated
Nicole Ari Parker Nominated
Sanaa Lathan Nominated
2002 Halle Berry Won
Aaliyah Nominated
Angela Bassett Nominated
Vivica A. Fox Nominated
Jada Pinkett Smith Nominated
2001 Sanaa Lathan Won
Aaliyah Nominated
Regina King Nominated
Angela Bassett Nominated

Best Actor

Best Actor
Year Nominees Result
2013 Jamie Foxx Won
Don Cheadle Nominated
Common Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
Denzel Washington Nominated
2012 Kevin Hart Won
Don Cheadle Nominated
Common Nominated
Idris Elba Nominated
Denzel Washington Nominated
2011
[5]
Idris Elba Won
Laz Alonso Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
Chris Brown Nominated
Jamie Foxx Nominated
2010
[6]
Idris Elba Won
Denzel Washington Nominated
Quinton Aaron Nominated
Jamie Foxx Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
2009
[7]
Will Smith Won
Jamal Woolard Nominated
Common Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
Idris Elba Nominated
2008 Denzel Washington Won
Terrence Howard Nominated
Anthony Anderson Nominated
Idris Elba Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
2007 Forest Whitaker Won
Will Smith Nominated
Jamie Foxx Nominated
Eddie Murphy Nominated
Idris Elba Nominated
2006 Terrence Howard Won
Denzel Washington Nominated
Jamie Foxx Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
Ludacris Nominated
2005 Jamie Foxx Won
Morgan Freeman Nominated
Mos Def Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
Will Smith Nominated
2004 Denzel Washington Won
Morgan Freeman Nominated
Mos Def Nominated
Will Smith Nominated
Don Cheadle Nominated
Laurence Fishburne Nominated
2003 Derek Luke Won
Nick Cannon Nominated
Mos Def Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
Denzel Washington Nominated
2002 Will Smith Won
Denzel Washington Nominated
Eddie Murphy Nominated
Chris Tucker Nominated
Morgan Freeman Nominated
2001 Denzel Washington Won
Omar Epps Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
Cuba Gooding Jr. Nominated

Statistics

Best Actress

Best Actor

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