The blackest night in entertainment is returning for another round this summer! You hear that? It’s the sound of Bardi Gang rolling their tongues to scream a rousing, “Okurrt!”
That’s right, 2019 is the year of Cardi B, who leads the pack of 2019 BET Awards nominations. The Invasion of Privacy artist racked in a total of seven noms, including Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Album of the Year.
Drake is second on the leaders board with five noms, including Male Hip-Hop Artist and is going toe-to-toe with Cardi (who has two noms in the same category) for the Video of the Year win.
Beyoncé, Travis Scott, and J. Cole tie for the bronze, each receiving four nominations.
As for film, it looks like visceral and heartfelt stories dominated — BlacKkKlansman, Creed II, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, and The Hate U Give received nominations this year for Best Movie.
The children are our future and this year’s Young Stars Award noms include a promising bunch, from Marsai Martin to Caleb McLaughlin.
And as always, sports counts as entertainment at the BET Awards with the Sportsman/Sportswoman of The Year awards. Sports juggernauts such as LeBron James and Serena Williams are up for those in their respective categories.
“Eighteen years ago, we launched the BET Awards, and since then, we have celebrated cool in ways that can’t be duplicated elsewhere,” Connie Orlando, Executive Vice President, Head of Programming at BET, said in an official press release. “From Michael Jackson and James Brown busting dance moves together to Monique paying homage to Beyoncé in an unforgettable dance number to BET reuniting The Fugees, we have set the tone for what cool looks like. This year, we are even more so committed to continuing to create the unforgettable moments that have made the “BET Awards” the preeminent celebration of black culture. From the entire BET family, we congratulate each nominee and look forward to celebrating their talent and contributions at the 2019 ‘BET Awards.’”
The 2019 BET Awards will pop off Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater.
The complete list of nominations for the 2019 BET Awards are listed below:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BEYONCÉ
ELLA MAI
H.E.R.
SOLANGE
SZA
TEYANA TAYLOR
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
ANDERSON .PAAK
BRUNO MARS
CHILDISH GAMBINO
CHRIS BROWN
JOHN LEGEND
KHALID
Best Group
CHLOE X HALLE
CITY GIRLS
LIL BABY & GUNNA
MIGOS
THE CARTERS
Best Collaboration
21 SAVAGE FT. J. COLE “A LOT “
CARDI B & BRUNO MARS “PLEASE ME”
CARDI B FT. BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN “I LIKE IT”
H.E.R. FT. BRYSON TILLER “COULD’VE BEEN”
TRAVIS SCOTT FT. DRAKE “SICKO MODE”
TYGA FT. OFFSET “TASTE”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
21 SAVAGE
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEEK MILL
NIPSEY HUSSLE
TRAVIS SCOTT
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
CARDI B
KASH DOLL
LIZZO
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA
Video of the Year
21 SAVAGE “A LOT” FT. J. COLE
CARDI B “MONEY”
CARDI B & BRUNO MARS “PLEASE ME”
CHILDISH GAMBINO “THIS IS AMERICA”
DRAKE “NICE FOR WHAT”
THE CARTERS “APES**T”
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
HYPE WILLIAMS
KARENA EVANS
Best New Artist
BLUEFACE
CITY GIRLS
JUICE WRLD
LIL BABY
QUEEN NAIJA
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
ERICA CAMPBELL FT. WARRYN CAMPBELL “ALL OF MY LIFE”
FRED HAMMOND “TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS”
KIRK FRANKLIN “LOVE THEORY”
SNOOP DOGG FT. RANCE ALLEN “BLESSING ME AGAIN”
TORI KELLY FT. KIRK FRANKLIN “NEVER ALONE”
Best International Act
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
DAVE (U.K.)
DOSSEH (FRANCE)
GIGGS (U.K.)
MR EAZI (NIGERIA)
Best New International Act – (Fan Voted Category)
HEADIE ONE (U.K.)
JOK’AIR (FRANCE)
NESLY (FRANCE)
OCTAVIAN (U.K.)
SHO MADJOZI (AFRICA)
TENIOLA APATA (AFRICA)
Best Actress
ISSA RAE
REGINA HALL
REGINA KING
TARAJI P. HENSON
TIFFANY HADDISH
VIOLA DAVIS
Best Actor
ANTHONY ANDERSON
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
DENZEL WASHINGTON
MAHERSHALA ALI
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
OMARI HARDWICK
YoungStars Award
CALEB MCLAUGHLIN
LYRIC ROSS
MARSAI MARTIN
MICHAEL RAINEY JR.
MILES BROWN
Best Movie
BLACKKKLANSMAN
CREED II
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE HATE U GIVE
Sportswoman of the Year
ALLYSON FELIX
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SIMONE BILES
Sportsman of the Year
KEVIN DURANT
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY
TIGER WOODS
Album of the Year
ASTROWORLD TRAVIS SCOTT
CHAMPIONSHIPS MEEK MILL
ELLA MAI ELLA MAI
EVERYTHING IS LOVE THE CARTERS
INVASION OF PRIVACY CARDI B
2019 Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
CARDI B, BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN “I LIKE IT”
CHILDISH GAMBINO “THIS IS AMERICA”
DRAKE “IN MY FEELINGS”
ELLA MAI “TRIP”
J. COLE “MIDDLE CHILD”
TRAVIS SCOTT FT. DRAKE “SICKO MODE”
BET Her Award
ALICIA KEYS “RAISE A MAN”
CIARA “LEVEL UP”
H.E.R. “HARD PLACE”
JANELLE MONÁE “PYNK”
QUEEN NAIJA “MAMA’S HAND”
TEYANA TAYLOR “ROSE IN HARLEM”