MAIN Art & ... Pop Culture 2009 BET Awards

Actor, singer and BET Awards nominee (for Best Male R&B Artist) Jamie Foxx hosted this year's BET Awards from the Shrine Auditorium in LA which aired live on BET at 8PM ET on Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Due to the untimely and tragic death of Michael Jackson on Thursday, BET rearranged the presentation to make room for special tributes to the King of Pop during the broadcast.

This year, Beyonce led the BET Awards list with nods for Best Female R&B Artist, Viewers Choice Award, as well as two nominations for music video of the year with her mega-hits "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It").

Live performances by Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, Maxwell, Ne-Yo - and a surprise appearance by Jay-Z - rounded out BET's wall-to-wall Michael Jackson tribute. In yet another surprise appearance, Michael's sister, Janet Jackson made a brief appearance near the end of the awards presentation to address the audience: "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael was family, and he will live forever in our hearts....thank you."

Below, check out the complete list of major BET Awards nominees & winners honoring the very best in music, entertainment and black achievement for 2009 ....

2009 BET Awards Nominees & * Winners

Video of the Year
* Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Beyoncé – “If I Were a Boy”
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain – “Blame It”
T.I. featuring Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
Kanye West – “Heartless”

Best Male R&B Artist
* Ne-Yo
The-Dream
Jamie Foxx
Ryan Leslie
T-Pain

Best Female R&B Artist
* Beyoncé
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
* Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
T.I.
Kanye West
Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
* M.I.A.
Lil Mama
Trina

Best Group
* Day26
GS Boyz
N.E.R.D.
The Roots
Three 6 Mafia

Best New Artist
* Keri Hilson
Kid Cudi
Ryan Leslie
M.I.A.
Jazmine Sullivan

Viewer’s Choice
* T.I. featuring Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”
Lil Wayne – “A Milli”
Soulja Boy Tell’em featuring Sammie – “Kiss Me Thru the Phone”
T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne – “Can’t Believe It”
Kanye West – “Love Lockdown”

Best Collaboration
* Jamie Foxx feauturing T-Pain – “Blame It”
Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”
Jim Jones featuring Ron Browz and Juelz Santana – “Pop Champagne”
T.I. featuring Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
Yung L.A. featuring Young Dro and T.I. – “Ain’t I”

Video Director of the Year
* Benny Boom
Rik Cordero
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Best Actor
* Will Smith
Common
Idris Elba
Samuel L. Jackson
Jamal Woolard

Best Actress
* Taraji P. Henson
Angela Bassett
Rosario Dawson
Jennifer Hudson
Beyoncé Knowles

Male Athlete of the Year
* LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Reggie Bush
Dwayne Wade
Tiger Woods

Female Athlete of the Year
* Serena Williams
Tamika Catchings
Lisa Leslie
Candace Parker
Venus Williams

Best Gospel Artist
* Mary Mary
Regina Belle
Shirley Caesar
Smokie Norfu
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

also see -> Beyonce | Mariah Carey | Ciara | Destiny's Child

Eminem | Whitney Houston | Janet Jackson | Jay-Z

JoJo | Lil Jon | Ludacris | Nelly | Outkast | Shakira

Snoop Dogg | Usher | Kanye West