For Teyana Taylor and Sinners, Sunday’s BET Awards provided a nice consolation prize after stinging Oscar defeats four months ago.
In a Best Picture rematch, Sinners got revenge on One Battle After Another, while star Michael B. Jordan repeated as Best Actor. One Battle‘s Taylor, meanwhile, was the evening’s biggest winner, taking home the Best Actress prize along with Video Director of the Year and the inaugural Fashion Vanguard Award for “significantly influencing style narratives, and continuing to elevate fashion as a form of storytelling.”
Taylor also received Icon of the Year, one of the ceremony’s honorary awards, presented by Janet Jackson.
Sylvia Rhone was named the Ultimate Icon, while Lauryn Hill collected the Living Legend Icon Award and was feted with an all-star tribute.
Clipse tallied a trio of prizes — Album of the Year (Let God Sort Em Out), Best Group, and Best Collaboration (“Chains & Whips”) — the latter shared with Kendrick Lamar, who also picked up Male Hip-Hop Artist. Kehlani was another doube winner, with Female R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year (“Folded”). Other top music winners included Cardi B (Female Hip-Hop Artist), Leon Thomas (Male R&B/Pop Artist), and Olivia Dean (Best New Artist).
The BET Awards celebrate the best in music, film, and sports. The ceremony was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Druski, who was presented with the new Pulse Award, honoring “a creator, campaign, or content series that most powerfully moved Black culture forward in digital spaces.”
Here’s the full list of 2026 BET Award winners.
Album of the Year
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
[winner] Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse
Mutt Deluxe: Heel — Leon Thomas
The Fall-Off — J. Cole
The Romantic — Bruno Mars
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Ari Lennox
Coco Jones
Ella Mai
Jill Scott
[winner] Kehlani
Mariah the Scientist
Olivia Dean
SZA
Tems
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Bruno Mars
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
Durand Bernarr
Givēon
[winner] Leon Thomas
October London
Usher
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
A$AP Rocky
Baby Keem
BigXthaPlug
DaBaby
Don Toliver
Drake
J. Cole
[winner] Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
[winner] Cardi B
Coi Leray
Doechii
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Monaleo
YK Niece
Best Group
41
[winner] Clipse
De La Soul
Flo
French Montana & Max B
Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz
Nas & DJ Premier
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Wizkid & Asake
Best New Artist
Belly Gang Kushington
Destin Conrad
JayDon
Kwn
Miles Minnick
Monaleo
[winner] Olivia Dean
Raye
Trap Dickey
Best Collaboration
[winner] “Chains & Whips” — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar
“Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Good Flirts” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
“Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
“It Depends (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
“WGFT” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
Video of the Year
“100” — Ella Mai
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
“Chanel” — Tyla
“Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor
[winner] “Folded” — Kehlani
“Let ‘Em Know” — T.I.
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit
Anderson .Paak
Benny Boom
Cactus Jack
Cardi B & Patientce Foster
Cole Bennett
Director X
Hype Williams
[winner] Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
“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
[winner] “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
Best Movie
Highest 2 Lowest
Him
Number One on the Call Sheet
One Battle After Another
Relationship Goals
Ruth & Boaz
[winner] Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Chase Infiniti
Coco Jones
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Quinta Brunson
Regina Hall
[winner] Teyana Taylor
Best Actor
Aaron Pierre
Aldis Hodge
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Delroy Lindo
Denzel Washington
[winner] Michael B. Jordan
Sterling K. Brown
YoungStars Award
Daria Johns
Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
Heiress Harris
[winner] Jazzy’s World TV
Lela Hoffmeister
North West
Thaddeus J. Mixson
VanVan
The Fashion Vanguard Award
A$AP Rocky
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Cardi B
Colman Domingo
Doechii
Rihanna
[winner] Teyana Taylor
Zendaya
The Pulse Award
85 South Show
Baby, This Is Keke Palmer
Charlamagne Tha God
Don Lemon
[winner] Druski
It Is What It Is
Joe and Jada
On the Radar
R&B Money Podcast
BET Her
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Be Great” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
“Beautiful People” — Jill Scott
“First” — Tems
[winner] “Girl, Get Up” — Doechii feat. SZA
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Gorgeous” — Doja Cat
“Lady Lady” — Olivia Dean
Sportswoman of the Year Award
[winner] 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
Sportsman of the Year Award
Aaron Judge — Baseball
Anthony Edwards — Basketball
Caleb Williams — Football
[winner] Jalen Brunson — Basketball
Jalen Hurts — Football
LeBron James — Basketball
Shedeur Sanders — Football
Stephen Curry — Basketball
Viewers’ Choice
“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
