2012 BET Awards Winners

CENTRIC AWARD

Common

BEST GROUP

The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West)

BEST ACTOR

Kevin Hart, Think Like A Man

BEST NEW ARTIST

Big Sean

BEST MALE R&B ARTIST

Chris Brown

BEST COLLABORATION

Wale, featuring Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”

BEST GOSPEL

Yolanda Adams

BEST FEMALE R&B ARTIST

Beyonce

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Nicki Minaj

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West), featuring Otis Redding, “Otis”

HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Rev. Al Sharpton

VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD

Mindless Behavior

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Beyonce and Alan Ferguson

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Chris Brown

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Drake

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

Diggy

BEST MOVIE

The Help

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Serena Williams

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Kevin Durant

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT -AFRICA

Tie: Sarkodie (Ghana) and Wizkid (Nigeria)

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT – UK

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