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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Silk Sonic and Will Smith scooped top prizes at the 2022 BET Awards

    The annual ceremony celebrating black culture took place at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Sunday night (26.06.22), and this year Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's R'n'B supergroup was among the big winners


    The duo's debut album, 'An Evening With Silk Sonic', was crowned Album of the Year, while the 'Leave The Door Open' hitmakers also took home Best Group.

    Anderson won a third prize, Video director of the year, meaning he became the most-awarded of the night.

    Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox had led the nominations, but all came home empty-handed.

    Will - who struck Chris Rock at the Oscars earlier this year, and was subsequently banned from the Academy Awards for 10 years - won Best Actor for his titular role in 'King Richard'.

    The biographical sports drama about the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams was also named Best Movie.

    Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, resulting in terminations being illegal for millions of women across America, several stars used their time on stage to blast the US Supreme Court.

    Actress-and-singer Janelle Monae, 36, stuck up her middle finger while introducing the Best female R'n'B/pop artist nominees, and received a standing ovation after delivering a powerful speech.

    She said: "These artists are making art on our own terms, owning our truths and expressing ourselves freely and unapologetically in a world that tries to control and police our bodies, my body and our decisions, my body.

    "F*** you Supreme Court. I know we're celebrating us right now as we should. We absolutely deserve to celebrate - especially now we should celebrate our art by protecting our right and our truths."

    Jazmine Sullivan won the prize and asked men to "stand up" for their women as "we need your support more than ever".

    She said: "It's a hard time for us.

    "I want to speak directly to the men: We need y'all. We need y'all to stand up, stand up for us, stand up with us. If you've ever benefitted from a woman making one of the toughest decisions of her life, which is to terminate a pregnancy, you need to be standing. This is not just a woman issue. This is everybody's issue. We need your support more than ever."

    Elsewhere, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mary J. Blige received the BET Her accolade.

    The evening saw epic performances from Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Lil Wayne, Roddy Ricch and Chance the Rapper.

    Taraji. P Henson hosted proceedings.

    An abridged list of the BET Awards winners:

    Best female R'n'B/pop artist

    Jazmine Sullivan

    Best male R'n'B/pop artist

    The Weeknd

    Best female hip hop artist

    Megan Thee Stallion

    Best male hip hop artist

    Kendrick Lamar

    Best group

    Silk Sonic

    Best collaboration

    'Essence' Wizkid Feat. Justin Bieber and Tems

    Best new artist

    Latto

    Video of the year

    'Family Ties' Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar

    Video director of the year

    Anderson .Paak a.k.a. Director .Paak

    Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational award

    'We Win' Lil Baby X Kirk Franklin

    BET Her

    'Good Morning Gorgeous' Mary J. Blige

    Best international act

    Tems (Nigeria)

    Best movie

    'King Richard'

    Best actor

    Will Smith, 'King Richard'

    Best actress

    Zendaya, 'Euphoria' and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'

    Sportswoman of the year award

    Naomi Osaka

    Sportsman of the year award

    Stephen Curry

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