2011 BET Award Nominations



Looks like this years BET awards is going to be one of the best yet. Just announced today comedian Kevin Hart is all set to host the show so I’m sure it will be a night of laughs. Alicia Keys has been named one of the performers. The show will air live on Sunday, June 26 at 8PM/7c from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The BET Awards were established in 2001 to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans in multiple entertainment fields. This year some of those categories include Best Group, Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, Best Actress, Best Actor, Video Director of the Year, and even Subway Sportsman of the Year, to name a few.

Chris Brown has the most nominations with 6 nods: Best Male R&B Artist, Best Collaboration (for which he holds two nominations), Video of the Year, Best Actor and Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice.

Close on his heels is Lil Wayne with 5 nominations: Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration (with fellow nominee Chris Brown), Video of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice for his collaborations with Chris Brown and Cory Gunz.

Rounding out the list and tied with 4 nominations each are Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake.

More nominations:

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé
Marsha Ambrosius
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

B.o.B
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj
Diamond
Cymphonique
LoLa Monroe

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Group

Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter

Best Collaboration

B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Chris Brown – “Look at Me Now”
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall – “Deuces”
Waka Flocka Flame f/ Roscoe Dash & Wale – “No Hands”
Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”

Video of the Year

Marsha Ambrosius – “Far Away”
B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Airplanes”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Keri Hilson – “Pretty Girl Rock”
Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair”
Kanye West f/ Pusha T – “Runaway”

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Best New Artist

J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
Wiz Khalifa

Best Gospel

Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Mary Mary
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans

Best Actress

Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Kerry Washington

Best Actor

Laz Alonso
Chris Brown
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx

YoungStars Award

Shenell Edmonds
Keke Palmer
Diggy Simmons
Jaden Smith
Willow Smith

Best Movie

Death at a Funeral
For Colored Girls
Takers
The Book of Eli
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?

Sportswoman of the Year

Tamika CatchingsCandice Dupree
Maya Moore
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year

Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
Michael Vick

Viewer’s Choice Award

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Mindless Behavior – “My Girl”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

Centric Award

Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benet
Cee-Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem

Best International Act: U.K.

VV Brown
Chipmunk
Laura Izibor
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
Tinie Tempah

Best International Act: Africa

2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Fally Ipupa (Congo DR)
Teargas (South Africa)




4 responses to “2011 BET Award Nominations”

  1. Sheen Sheen says:

    worst nominations..ever in history..smh…man i been eating subs all week..LOL…i got this $100 card from Subway just 4 giving them a damn email http://goo.gl/jfnX6

  2. Kennedi says:

    These categories / nominees are ridiculous. No wonder the BET awards are so damn irrelevant and ghetto…

  3. TYANNA says:

    WHY IS BEYONCE EVEN ON THE LIST. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME SHE PUT OUT A SONG OR ALBUM!!! B.E.T. GET REAL, GIVE THE ONES WHO DESERVE IT A CHANCE. GUESS I WON’T BE WATCHING!

  4. Without regard to all kinds of things that has transpired, Ghana is generally a gifted
    region. This is a simple fact which is difficult to be debated.

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