BET Awards 2012:Winners List

It’s unfortunate our beautiful Lira did not win the Best International Act at this year’s BET awards which took place on Sunday at New York, Sarkodie and Wizkid shared the award. But to us Lira will always be a winner and we proud of her. Performers at the BET awards 2012 included Chris Brown, Usher and Nicki Minaj. Chaka Khan, Monica and Brady all performed tributes to Whitney Houston, as well as Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston. Check out a list of some of the winners.

Best International Act
AfricaCamp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali)
Sarkodie (Ghana) — WINNER
Wizkid (Nigeria)– WINNER
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyonce — WINNER
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown — WINNER
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
Bad Meets Evil
Diddy-Dirty Money
Maybach Music Group
Mindless Behavior
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) — WINNER
Best Collaboration
Beyonce f/ J. Cole – “Party”
Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash “Marvin & Chardonnay”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb” — WINNER
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Big Sean
Drake — WINNER
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Diamond
Nicki Minaj — WINNER
Brianna Perry
Trina
Video of the Year
Beyonce – “Countdown”
Beyonce – “Love On Top”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “[Expletive] in Paris”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”– WINNER
Usher – “Climax”
Video Director of the Year
Beyonce & Alan Ferguson — WINNER
Benny Boom
Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean — WINNER
Diggy Future
Meek Mill
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis — WINNER
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart — WINNER
Denzel Washington
Young Stars Award
Astro
Diggy — WINNER
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Best Movie
“Good Deeds”
“Jumping The Broom”
“Laugh At My Pain”
“Red Tails”
“The Help” — WINNER
Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award
Beyonce – “Love On Top”
Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
Mindless Behavior – “Hello” — WINNER
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”