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2007 BET Awards
This
year's nominees were announced on May 16 and followed by the BET
Awards show which aired live from Los Angeles on Tuesday, June
26, 2007 at 8PM ET, with a 2-hour preshow kicking off at 6PM ....
Mo'nique
played host for the 7th annual awards show - in which viewers
were asked to vote
for who they think were deserving of this year's Viewers Choice
Awards.
Major
BET nods in 2007 included Beyonce
with boyfriend Jay-Z
(in collaboration, and for separate megahit performances) followed
by Ciara,
Snoop
Dogg, Ludacris,
Gnarls Barkely, Corinne Bailey Rae and Mary Mary
among other multiple BET nominees.
Special
tributes were given to the late soul singer James Brown, while
Motown diva Diana Ross was honored with The Lifetime Achievement
Award. For his work in Darfur, actor Don Cheadle received this
year's Humanitarian Award.
Below, check
out the complete list of major BET Awards nominees & winners,
honoring the very best in music, entertainment and black achievement
for 2007 ....
2007
BET Awards Nominees & * Winners
Best
Hip-Hop Artist
* T.I.
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Best Male R&B Artist
* Ne-Yo
Akon
John Legend
Gerald Levert
Robin Thicke
Best Female R&B Artist
* Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Ciara
Jennifer Hudson
Corinne Bailey Rae
Best Gospel Artist
* Kirk Franklin
Shirley Caesar
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
Mary Mary
Best Collaboration
* Ludacris / Mary J. Blige - Runaway Love
Akon / Snoop Dog - I Wanna Love You
Beyonce / Jay Z - De'Ja'Vu
Beyonce / Jay Z - Upgrade U
Diddy / Keyshia Cole - Last Night
Best Group
*
Gnarls Barkley
Mary Mary
Outkast
Pretty Ricky
Three 6 Mafia
Video Of The Year
* Beyonce - Irreplaceable
Akon / Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You
Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar
Ciara - Like A Boy
Gnarls Barkely - Crazy
Best New Artist
* Jennifer Hudson
Lupe Fiasco
Gnarls Barkley
Mims
Corinne Bailey Rae
Best Actor
* Forest Whitaker
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Best Actress
* Jennifer Hudson
Tichina Arnold
Angela Bassett
Kerry Washington
Chandra Wilson
Best Male Athlete
* Lebron James
Reggie Bush
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Dwayne Wade
Tiger Woods
Best Female Athlete
* Serena Williams
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
Lifetime
Achievement Award
Diana Ross
Humanitarian
Award
Don Cheadle
also
see -> 50
Cent | Black
Eyed Peas | Beyonce
Ciara
| Destiny's
Child | Eminem
| Whitney
Houston |
Janet
Jackson
Jay-Z
| JoJo
| Lil Jon
| Ludacris
| Nelly
| Outkast
| Shakira
Snoop Dogg | Usher
| Kanye
West
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