{"id":79548,"date":"2017-05-15T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/05\/15\/nominees-2017-bet-awards\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:28:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:28:00","slug":"nominees-2017-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nominees-2017-bet-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees for the 2017 BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nominees for the 2017 BET Awards<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BET-2017-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-98734\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 180'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BET-2017-Logo-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BET Networks today announced the nominations for the 2017 &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; taking place at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25. This year marks the broadcast&#8217;s 17th year.<\/p>\n<p>BET recognizes artists, entertainers, and athletes across over 19 categories. The nominations are selected by BET\u2019s Voting Academy, which is comprised of fans and an esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and the creative arts.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonce leads the list of nominees with 7, followed by Bruno Mars with five nominations, Chance the Rapper, Solange and Migos have four noms each.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of nominees for the 2017 &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Female R&amp;B\/Pop Artist<\/strong><br \/>\nBEYONC\u00c9<br \/>\nKEHLANI<br \/>\nMARY J. BLIGE<br \/>\nRIHANNA<br \/>\nSOLANGE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Male R&amp;B\/Pop Artist<\/strong><br \/>\nBRUNO MARS<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN<br \/>\nTHE WEEKND<br \/>\nTREY SONGZ<br \/>\nUSHER<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Group<\/strong><br \/>\n2 CHAINZ &amp; LIL WAYNE<br \/>\nA TRIBE CALLED QUEST<br \/>\nFAT JOE &amp; REMY MA<br \/>\nMIGOS<br \/>\nRAE SREMMURD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Collaboration<\/strong><br \/>\nBEYONC\u00c9 FT. KENDRICK LAMAR &#8211; FREEDOM<br \/>\nCHANCE THE RAPPER FT. 2 CHAINZ &amp; LIL WAYNE &#8211; NO PROBLEM<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN FT. GUCCI MANE &amp; USHER &#8211; PARTY<br \/>\nDJ KHALED FT. BEYONC\u00c9 &amp; JAY Z &#8211; SHINING<br \/>\nMIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT &#8211; BAD AND BOUJEE<br \/>\nRAE SREMMURD FT. GUCCI MANE &#8211; BLACK BEATLES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Male Hip-Hop Artist<\/strong><br \/>\nBIG SEAN<br \/>\nCHANCE THE RAPPER<br \/>\nDRAKE<br \/>\nFUTURE<br \/>\nJ. COLE<br \/>\nKENDRICK LAMAR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Female Hip-Hop Artist<\/strong><br \/>\nCARDI B<br \/>\nMISSY ELLIOTT<br \/>\nNICKI MINAJ<br \/>\nREMY MA<br \/>\nYOUNG M.A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBEYONC\u00c9 &#8211; SORRY<br \/>\nBIG SEAN &#8211; BOUNCE BACK<br \/>\nBRUNO MARS &#8211; 24K MAGIC<br \/>\nMIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT &#8211; BAD AND BOUJEE<br \/>\nSOLANGE &#8211; CRANES IN THE SKY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Director of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBENNY BOOM \u2013 KEHLANI \u201cCRZY\u201d<br \/>\nBRUNO MARS &amp; JONATHAN LIA \u2013 BRUNO MARS \u201cTHAT\u2019S WHAT I LIKE\u201d<br \/>\nDIRECTOR X \u2013 ZAYN MALIK \u201cLIKE I WOULD\u201d<br \/>\nHYPE WILLIAMS \u2013 TYGA \u201cGUCCI SNAKES FT. DESIIGNER\u201d<br \/>\nKAHLIL JOSEPH &amp; BEYONC\u00c9 KNOWLES-CARTER \u2013 BEYONC\u00c9 \u201cSORRY\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best New Artist<\/strong><br \/>\n21 SAVAGE<br \/>\nCARDI B<br \/>\nCHANCE THE RAPPER<br \/>\nKHALID<br \/>\nYOUNG M.A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Album of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n24K MAGIC &#8211; BRUNO MARS<br \/>\n4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY &#8211; J. COLE<br \/>\nA SEAT AT THE TABLE &#8211; SOLANGE<br \/>\nCOLORING BOOK &#8211; CHANCE THE RAPPER<br \/>\nLEMONADE &#8211; BEYONC\u00c9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel\/Inspirational Award<\/strong><br \/>\nCECE WINANS \u2013 NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE<br \/>\nFANTASIA FT. TYE TRIBBETT \u2013 I MADE IT<br \/>\nKIRK FRANKLIN FT. SARAH REEVES, TASHA COBBS &amp; TAMELA MANN \u2013 MY WORLD NEEDS YOU<br \/>\nLECRAE \u2013 CAN\u2019T STOP ME NOW (DESTINATION)<br \/>\nTAMELA MANN \u2013 GOD PROVIDES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Actress<\/strong><br \/>\nGABRIELLE UNION<br \/>\nISSA RAE<br \/>\nJANELLE MON\u00c1E<br \/>\nTARAJI P. HENSON<br \/>\nVIOLA DAVIS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Actor<\/strong><br \/>\nBRYSHERE Y. GRAY<br \/>\nDENZEL WASHINGTON<br \/>\nDONALD GLOVER<br \/>\nMAHERSHALA ALI<br \/>\nOMARI HARDWICK<\/p>\n<p><strong>YoungStars Award<\/strong><br \/>\nACE HUNTER<br \/>\nCALEB MCLAUGHLIN<br \/>\nJADEN SMITH<br \/>\nMARSAI MARTIN<br \/>\nYARA SHAHIDI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Movie<\/strong><br \/>\nFENCES<br \/>\nGET OUT<br \/>\nHIDDEN FIGURES<br \/>\nMOONLIGHT<br \/>\nTHE BIRTH OF A NATION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sportswoman of the Year Award<\/strong><br \/>\nGABBY DOUGLAS<br \/>\nSERENA WILLIAMS<br \/>\nSIMONE BILES<br \/>\nSKYLAR DIGGINS<br \/>\nVENUS WILLIAMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sportsman of the Year Award<\/strong><br \/>\nCAM NEWTON<br \/>\nLEBRON JAMES<br \/>\nODELL BECKHAM JR.<br \/>\nRUSSELL WESTBROOK<br \/>\nSTEPHEN CURRY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Centric Award<\/strong><br \/>\nFANTASIA &#8211; SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE<br \/>\nKEHLANI &#8211; DISTRACTION<br \/>\nMARY J. BLIGE &#8211; THICK OF IT<br \/>\nSOLANGE &#8211; CRANES IN THE SKY<br \/>\nSYD &#8211; ALL ABOUT ME<br \/>\nYUNA &#8211; CRUSH FT. USHER<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coca-Cola Viewers\u2019 Choice Award<\/strong><br \/>\nBEYONC\u00c9 &#8211; SORRY<br \/>\nBRUNO MARS &#8211; 24K MAGIC<br \/>\nDRAKE &#8211; FAKE LOVE<br \/>\nMIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT &#8211; BAD AND BOUJEE<br \/>\nRAE SREMMURD FT. GUCCI MANE &#8211; BLACK BEATLES<br \/>\nTHE WEEKND FT. DAFT PUNK \u2013 STARBOY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best International Act: Europe<\/strong><br \/>\nBOOBA (France)<br \/>\nMHD (France)<br \/>\nCRAIG DAVID (UK)<br \/>\nEMELI SAND\u00c9 (UK)<br \/>\nGIGGS (UK)<br \/>\nSKEPTA (UK)<br \/>\nSTORMZY (UK)<br \/>\nWILEY (UK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best International Act: Africa<\/strong><br \/>\nAKA (South Africa)<br \/>\nBABES WODUMO (South Africa)<br \/>\nDAVIDO (Nigeria)<br \/>\nNASTY C (South Africa)<br \/>\nSTONEBWOY (Ghana)<br \/>\nTEKNO (Nigeria)<br \/>\nWIZKID (Nigeria)<br \/>\nMR EAZI (Nigeria)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominees for the 2017 BET AwardsPosted by Wilson Morales May 15, 2017 BET Networks today announced the nominations for the 2017 &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; taking place at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25. This year marks the broadcast&#8217;s 17th year. BET recognizes artists, entertainers, and athletes across over 19 categories. 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