The Gospel nominees for the annual BET Awards are in. Not much of a surprise is the nominations of Mary Mary and Tamela Mann in the best Gospel artist category. But Mary Mary is surprisingly also in the Best Group category!
The awards take place Sunday, June 30 in Los Angeles at the Nokia Plaza. The entire BET weekend is packed with events over the 3-day weekend June 28 to June 30th.
Among those scheduled to perform over the weekend’s pre-events is Donnie McLurkin, The Sheards, Amber Bullock, Joshua Rogers, and Le’Andria Johnson.
Below is the complete list of nominees.
2013 BET Award Nominees – Complete List
Best Gospel Artist
- Deitrick Haddon
- Lecrae
- Tamela Mann
- Mary Mary
- Marvin Sapp
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
- Beyoncé
- Tamar Braxton
- Alicia Keys
- Rihanna
- Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
- Chris Brown
- Bruno Mars
- Miguel
- Justin Timberlake
- Usher
Best Group
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Mary Mary
- Mindless Behavior
- Slaughterhouse
- The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
- 2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
- A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
- French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
- Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
- Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
- Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
- 2 Chainz
- A$AP Rocky
- Drake
- Future
- Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
- Azealia Banks
- Eve
- Nicki Minaj
- Rasheeda
- Rye Rye
Video of the Year
- 2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
- A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
- Drake – Started From The Bottom
- Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
- Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
- Miguel – Adorn
- Rihanna – Diamonds
- Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
- Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Video Director of the Year
- A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
- Benny Boom
- Director X
- Dre Films
- Hype Williams
Best New Artist
- Azealia Banks
- Joey Bada$$
- Kendrick Lamar
- Trinidad Jame$
- The Weeknd
Best Actress
- Angela Bassett
- Halle Berry
- Taraji P. Henson
- Gabrielle Union
- Kerry Washington
Best Actor
- Don Cheadle
- Common
- Jamie Foxx
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award
- Gabrielle Douglas
- Jacob Latimore
- Keke Palmer
- Jaden Smith
- Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
- Sparkle
- Think Like A Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
- Gabrielle Douglas
- Brittney Griner
- Candace Parker
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
- Victor Cruz
- Kevin Durant
- Robert Griffin III
- LeBron James
- Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
- A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
- Drake – Started From The Bottom
- Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
- Miguel – Adorn
- Rihanna – Diamonds
- Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Centric Award
- Tamar Braxton – Love and War
- Fantasia – Lose To Win
- Miguel – Adorn
- Nas – Daughters
- Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have
Best International Act: Africa
- 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
- Toya Delazy (South Africa)
- Donald (South Africa)
- Ice Prince (Nigeria)
- R2Bees (Ghana)
- Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: UK
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Estelle
- Labrinth
- Rita Ora
- Emeli Sandé
- Wiley
