BET Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)
Hosted by comedian Druski, the show airs live Sunday night.
Hosted by comedian Druski, the show airs live Sunday night.
By Kimberly Nordyke , Carly Thomas June 28, 2026 5:00pm
The 2026 BET Awards are being handed out Sunday night.
Hosted by comedian Druski, the BET Awards are airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on BET and other Paramount networks including BET HER, CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Pop, VH1, Comedy Central and TV Land.
Heading into the show, Cardi B leads all nominees with six total mentions, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five apiece. Other top nominees include Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto.
This year, BET added two new categories: the Fashion Vanguard Award and the Pulse Award. The Fashion Vanguard Award “will recognize a global figure whose fashion presence has had long-standing cultural impact, has significantly influenced style narratives and continues to elevate fashion as a form of storytelling across music, film, sports and public life,” while the Pulse Award is given to “a creator, campaign or content series that most powerfully moved Black culture forward in digital spaces by sparking conversation, building community and defining the moment online.”
BET also will hand out special awards to three honorees: Teyana Taylor will receive the Icon of the Year Award, legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone will accept the Ultimate Icon Award, and Lauryn Hill will receive the Living Legend Icon Award.
Performers are scheduled to include Cardi B, Common, Doechii, Don Toliver, French Montana and Max B, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Queen Latifah, Rick Ross, Tems, T.I., The War and Treaty, kwn, Alexia Jayy, Ari Lennox, Baby Keem, BJ the Chicago Kid, Durand Bernarr, Erica Campbell, George Clinton, Le’Andria Johnson, Nas, Rapsody, RAYE and BET Amplified artist Kenny Iko.
The list of nominees below will be updated as they are announced live. Refresh for the latest.
A$AP Rocky Bad Bunny Beyoncé Cardi B Colman Domingo Doechii Rihanna Teyana Taylor (WINNER) Zendaya
85 South Show Baby, This Is Keke Palmer Charlamagne Tha God Don Lemon Druski It Is What It Is Joe and Jada On the Radar R&B Money Podcast
Ari Lennox Coco Jones Ella Mai Jill Scott Kehlani (WINNER) Mariah the Scientist Olivia Dean SZA Tems
Brent Faiyaz Bruno Mars Bryson Tiller Chris Brown Durand Bernarr GIVĒON Leon Thomas (WINNER) October London Usher
41 Clipse De La Soul FLO French Montana & Max B Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz Nas & DJ Premier Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Wizkid & Asake
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar “Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto “Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat “Good Flirts” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd “Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis “It Depends (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher “Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz “wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
A$AP Rocky Baby Keem BigXthaPlug DaBaby Don Toliver Drake J. Cole Kendrick Lamar T.I.
Cardi B (WINNER) Coi Leray Doechii Doja Cat GloRilla Latto Megan Thee Stallion Monaleo YK Niece
“100” — Ella Mai “Anxiety” — Doechii “Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist “Chanel” — Tyla “Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor “Folded” — Kehlani “LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I. “luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit Anderson .Paak Benny Boom Cactus Jack Cardi B & Patientce Foster Cole Bennett Director X Hype Williams Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor (WINNER)
Belly Gang Kushington DESTIN CONRAD JayDon kwn Miles Minnick Monaleo Olivia Dean RAYE Trap Dickey
AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator everything is a lot. — Wale HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse (WINNER) MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas The Fall-Off — J. Cole The Romantic — Bruno Mars
“Able” — Kirk Franklin “ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell “All to Thee” — BeBe Winans “Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard “At the Cross” — CeCe Winans “Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend “Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
Angela Bassett Ayo Edebiri Chase Infiniti Coco Jones Cynthia Erivo Keke Palmer Quinta Brunson Regina Hall Teyana Taylor (WINNER)
Aaron Pierre Aldis Hodge Anthony Mackie Colman Domingo Damson Idris Delroy Lindo Denzel Washington Michael B. Jordan Sterling K. Brown
Daria Johns Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth Heiress Harris Jazzy’s World TV Lela Hoffmeister North West Thaddeus J. Mixson VanVan
Highest 2 Lowest Him Number One on the Call Sheet One Battle After Another Relationship Goals Ruth & Boaz Sinners Wicked: For Good
A’ja Wilson — Basketball Angel Reese — Basketball Claressa Shields — Boxing Coco Gauff — Tennis Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball Gabby Thomas — Track & Field Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics Naomi Osaka — Tennis Sha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field
Aaron Judge — Baseball Anthony Edwards — Basketball Caleb Williams — Football Jalen Brunson — Basketball Jalen Hurts — Football LeBron James — Basketball Shedeur Sanders — Football Stephen Curry — Basketball
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Be Great” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty “Beautiful People” — Jill Scott “First” — Tems “girl, get up.” — Doechii feat. SZA (WINNER) “Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat “Gorgeous” — Doja Cat “Lady Lady” — Olivia Dean
“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist “Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar “Chanel” — Tyla “Folded” — Kehlani “I Just Might” — Bruno Mars “It Depends” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller “Man I Need” — Olivia Dean “Outside” — Cardi B “Raindance” — Dave & Tems “Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
