Jamie Foxx tries his best to recreate MJ's
moonwalk at the BET Awards opening.
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
Viewers
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 Tellem featuring Sammie Kiss Me
Thru the Phone
T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne Cant 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. Aint
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
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