November 14, 2024

BET Awards 2013 Nominations: The Complete List

Drake hasn’t dropped his 2013 album yet, but the Young Money hitmaker looks to reign over the rest of the calendar year. Not only is Drizzy a safe bet to earn a few platinum plaques after he drops his third LP, Nothing Was the Same, but odds are the Toronto MC will add a few statues to his collection as well now that he is nominated for a whopping 12 awards at the upcoming 2013 BET Awards.

On Tuesday (May 14), BET held a Los Angeles press conference and revealed that Drizzy is up for a dozen awards, including five separate nominations in the Video of the Year category for “Started From the Bottom,” “HYFR” and his contributions to 2 Chainz’s “No Lie,” A$AP Rocky’s “F—in’ Problems” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice.”

Chris Brown and R. Kelly were also announced as performers, and “Friday” actor Chris Tucker will be the host, when it airs live June 30.

Drake isn’t the only big nominee: Both 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar earned eight noms apiece, A$AP Rocky and Jay-Z each have five, and Justin Timberlake and Miguel have four each.

Check the full BET Awards ’13 nominations below:

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 and Jay-Z)

Best Collaboration
» 2 Chainz (featuring Drake) – “No Lie”
» A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» French Montana (featuring Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) – “Pop That”
» Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) – “Poetic Justice”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – “Suit & Tie”
» Kanye West (featuring 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 (featuring Drake) – “No Lie”
» A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
» Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) – “HYFR”
» Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) – “Poetic Justice”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) – “Thrift Shop”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Rihanna – “Diamonds”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – “Suit & Tie”
» Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) – “Mercy”

Video Director of the Year
» A$AP Rocky and Sam Lecca
» Benny Boom
» Director X
» Dre Films
» Hype Williams

Best New Artist
» Azealia Banks
» Joey Bada$$
» Kendrick Lamar
» Trinidad Jame$
» The Weeknd

Best Gospel Artist
» Deitrick Haddon
» Lecrae
» Tamela Mann
» Mary Mary
» Marvin Sapp

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 (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F—in’ Problems”
» Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
» Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Rihanna – “Diamonds”
» Justin Timberlake (featuring 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

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