BET Awards 2026 (Updated Live): Cardi B Wins Best Female Hip Hop, Teyana Taylor Wins Best Actress | Today’s news
The 2026 BET Awards take place today at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s awards ceremony, hosted by Druski, sees some major stars taking home the top honors. The BET Awards nominations were announced earlier in May. Cardi B led the nominees in six categories, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five nods.
Teyana Taylor will be honored with the Icon of the Year Award sponsored by Hyundai. On the other hand, Lauryn Hill will receive the Living Legend Icon Award from Sprite.
Performers at the event include Cardi B, Doechii, Queen Latifah, Common, Don Toliver, French Montana and Max B, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Rick Ross, Tems, TI, The War and Treaty and kwn.
List of 2026 BET Awards winners
Fashion Vanguard Award
A$AP Rocky
Pulse Award
85 South Show
Honey, this is Keke Palmer
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Ari Lennox
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Martin & Kenyon Dixon Terrace
The best cooperation
“Chains & Whips” – Clipse & Kendrick Lamar
“Errtime Remix” – Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Good Flirts” – Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
“It’s a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
“It Depends (The Remix)” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Nece & DJ Spinz
“wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
A$AP Rocky
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Cardi B – WINNER
Video of the year
“100” – Ella Mai
“Burning Blue” – Mariah the scientist
“Escape Room (Short Film)” – Teyana Taylor
“LET THEM KNOW” – YOU
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky and Dan Streit
Cardi B & Patience Foster
Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor – WINNER
Best New Artist
Belly Gang Cushington
Album of the year
AM I DRAMA? – Cardi B
DON’T KNOCK ON THE GLASS — Tyler, The Creator
there is a lot of everything. — Wale
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist
Let God Sort Them Out — Clipse — WINNER
MUTT Deluxe: HEEL – Leon Thomas
Romantic — Bruno Mars
Dr. Bobby Jones Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational
“ABLE (REMIX)” – Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell
“All to Thee” – BeBe Winans
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“On the Cross” – CeCe Winans
“The Church” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
“Do it again” – Kirk Franklin
“Headphones” – Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I
Best actress
Angela Bassett
Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
The best movie
Highest 2 Lowest
Number one in the phone book
Sportswoman of the Year award
A’ja Wilson – Basketball – WINNER
Angel Reese — Basketball
Claressa Shields — Boxing
Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball
Gabby Thomas — Track & Field
Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics
Sha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field
Sportsman of the Year award
Aaron Judge — Baseball
Anthony Edwards — Basketball
Caleb Williams — Football
Jalen Brunson — Basketball — WINNER
LeBron James — Basketball
Shedeur Sanders — Soccer
Stephen Curry — Basketball
Bet on her
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Be Great” – Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
“Beautiful People” – Jill Scott
“girl, get up.” — Doechii feat. SZA — WINNER
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Lady Lady” – Olivia Dean
Audience Choice
“Burning Blue” – Mariah the scientist
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar
“I Just Could” – Bruno Mars
“It Matters” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“The Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
“Out” – Cardi B
“Raindance” – Dave & Thems
“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Nece & DJ Spinz