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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

Jess Denham
Monday 27 June 2016 07:54 BST
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Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar perform 'Freedom' at the Bet Awards 2016
Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar perform 'Freedom' at the Bet Awards 2016

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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