Black Panther & Ava DuVernay among winners of the 2018 BET Awards

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Los Angeles was the place to be this past Sunday, as both LA Pride and the 2018 BET Awards were in full-swing! In addition to many people taking to the streets in celebration and support of the LGBTQA+ community, a who's who among entertainers gathered for the annual show that honors some of the year's best in movies, music and sports. Among the many winners, Marvel and Ryan Coogler's BLACK PANTHER won the award for Best Movie, while Ava DuVernay took home the award for Video Director of the Year for Jay-Z's "Famly Feud". Meanwhile, Tiffany Haddish and Chadwick Boseman were crowned best actress and actor, respectively.

Here's a full list of all the winners from the 2018 BET Awards cermony:

Best Female R7B/Pop Artist

Beyonce (WINNER)
SZA
H.E.R.
Rihanna
Kehlani

Best Male R7B/Pop Artist

Bruno Mars (WINNER)
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Khalid
Daniel Caesar

Best Group

Migos (WINNER)
A Tribe Called Quest
N.E.R.D.
Rae Sremmurd
Chloe X Halle

Best Collaboration

DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts (WINNER)
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B – Finesse (Remix)
DJ Khaled feat. Jay-Z, Future & Beyonce – Top Off   
Cardi B feat. 21 Savage – Bartier Cardi
French Montana feat. Swae Lee – Unforgettable
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna – LOYALTY.

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B (WINNER)
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
DeJ Loaf
Rapsody

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
Drake
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
J. Cole

Video of the Year

Drake – "God's Plan" (WINNER)
Cardi B – "Bodak Yellow"
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B – "Finesse (Remix)" 
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE."
Migos feat. Drake – "Walk It Talk It"

Video Director of the Year

Ava Duvernay (WINNER)
Benny Boom
Director X
Chris Brown
Dave Meyers

Best New Artist

SZA (WINNER)
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
GOLDLINK
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational

Lecrae feat. Tori Kelly – "I'll Find You" (WINNER)
Snoop Dogg feat. B. Slade – "Words Are Few"
Ledisi & Kirk Franklin – "If You Don't Mind"
Marvin Sapp – "Close"
Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat. Nicki Minaj – "I'm Getting Ready"

Best International Act

Davido (Nigeria)​ (WINNER)
Booba (France)
Cassper Nyovest (SA)
Dadju (France)
Distruction Boyz (SA)
Fally Ipupa (Dr. Congo)
J Hus (U.K.)
Niska (France)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Stefflon Don (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)

Best Actress

Tiffany Haddish (WINNER)
Lupita Nyong'o
Issa Rae
Angela Bassett
Letitia Wright
Taraji P. Henson

Best Actor

Chadwick Boseman (WINNER)
Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Sterling K. Brown
Denzel Washington
Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars

Yara Shahidi (WINNER)
Ashton Tyler
Caleb McLaughlin
Lonnie Chavis
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown

Best Movie

Black Panther (WINNER)
Girls Trip
A Wrinkle in Time
Detroit
Mudbound

Sportswoman of the Year

Serena Williams (WINNER)
Venus Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Candace Parker
Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year

LeBron James (WINNER)
Stephen Curry
Kevin Durant
Dwayne Wade
Odell Beckham Jr.

Album of ther Year

DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
CTRL – SZA
4:44 – Jay-Z
Culture II – Migos
Black Panther: The Album – Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists
Grateful – DJ Khaled

BET Her

Mary J. Blige – "Strength of a Woman" (WINNER)
Janelle Monae – "Django Jane"
Lizzo – "Water Me"
Remy Ma feat. Chris Brown – "Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)"   
Chloe X Halle – "The Kids Are Alright"
Leikeli47 – "2nd Fiddle"

Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice

Cardi B – "Bodak Yellow" (WINNER)
SZA feat. Travis Scott – "Love Galore"
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE."
Drake – "God's Plan"
Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj – "Motor Sport" 
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's show!