BET Awards 2016: Winners list in full - Beyonce, Jesse Williams, Samuel L Jackson, Drake, Rihanna and more
Jackson won the Lifetime Achievement Award while Williams picked up the Humanitarian Award
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Your support makes all the difference.Prince took centre stage at Sunday night’s Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards as a range of musicians honoured the late “Purple Rain” singer in their performances.
Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Dave Chapelle were among those to pay tribute to the icon, who sent shockwaves through the music industry when he died in April.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to Samuel L Jackson, while late boxer Muhammad Ali received a special tribute featuring his daughter Laila and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.
Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams took home the Humanitarian Award and hit headlines with his hard-hitting speech on racism, with Jackson praising him as “the closest thing he’s heard to a 1960s activist”.
Elsewhere, Rihanna won Best Female R&B Pop Artist, Drake won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and Beyonce won Video of the Year for “Formation”.
Beyonce opened the ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with a surprise performance of her Lemonade song “Freedom”, joined by rapper Kendrick Lamar.
Winners list in full
Best Group — Drake and Future
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist — Bryson Tiller
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist — Beyonce
Best Actor — Michael B. Jordan
Best Actress — Taraji P. Henson
Best Movie — Straight Outta Compton
Best New Artist — Bryson Tiller
Video of the Year — Beyonce, “Formation“
Video Director of the Year — Director X
Best Male Hip Hop Artist — Drake
Best Female Hip Hop Artist — Rihanna
Humanitarian Award — Jesse Williams
Lifetime Achievement — Samuel L. Jackson
Best Gospel — Kirk Franklin
Best Collaboration — Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”
Youngstars Award — Amandla Stenberg
Sportswoman of the Year — Serena Williams
Sportsman of the Year — Stephen Curry
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice — Beyonce
Centric Award — Beyonce, “Formation”
Best International Act, U.K. — Skepta
Best International Act, Africa — Wizkid (Nigeria)
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