BET Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)

The 2026 BET Awards are being handed out Sunday night.

Hosted by comedian Druski, the BET Awards are airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on BET and other Paramount networks including BET HER, CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Pop, VH1, Comedy Central and TV Land.

Heading into the show, Cardi B leads all nominees with six total mentions, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five apiece. Other top nominees include Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto.

This year, BET added two new categories: the Fashion Vanguard Award and the Pulse Award. The Fashion Vanguard Award “will recognize a global figure whose fashion presence has had long-standing cultural impact, has significantly influenced style narratives and continues to elevate fashion as a form of storytelling across music, film, sports and public life,” while the Pulse Award is given to “a creator, campaign or content series that most powerfully moved Black culture forward in digital spaces by sparking conversation, building community and defining the moment online.”

BET also will hand out special awards to three honorees: Teyana Taylor will receive the Icon of the Year Award, legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone will accept the Ultimate Icon Award, and Lauryn Hill will receive the Living Legend Icon Award.

Performers are scheduled to include Cardi B, Common, Doechii, Don Toliver, French Montana and Max B, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Queen Latifah, Rick Ross, Tems, T.I., The War and Treaty, kwn, Alexia Jayy, Ari Lennox, Baby Keem, BJ the Chicago Kid, Durand Bernarr, Erica Campbell, George Clinton, Le’Andria Johnson, Nas, Rapsody, RAYE and BET Amplified artist Kenny Iko.

The list of nominees below will be updated as they are announced live. Refresh for the latest.

A$AP RockyBad BunnyBeyoncéCardi BColman DomingoDoechiiRihannaTeyana Taylor (WINNER)Zendaya

85 South ShowBaby, This Is Keke PalmerCharlamagne Tha GodDon LemonDruskiIt Is What It IsJoe and JadaOn the RadarR&B Money Podcast

Ari LennoxCoco JonesElla MaiJill ScottKehlani (WINNER)Mariah the ScientistOlivia DeanSZATems

Brent FaiyazBruno MarsBryson TillerChris BrownDurand BernarrGIVĒONLeon Thomas (WINNER)October LondonUsher

41ClipseDe La SoulFLOFrench Montana & Max BMetro Boomin & DJ SpinzNas & DJ PremierTerrace Martin & Kenyon DixonWizkid & Asake

“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“Is It 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 Niece & DJ Spinz“wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy

A$AP RockyBaby KeemBigXthaPlugDaBabyDon ToliverDrakeJ. ColeKendrick LamarT.I.

Cardi BCoi LerayDoechiiDoja CatGloRillaLattoMegan Thee StallionMonaleoYK Niece

“100” — Ella Mai“Anxiety” — Doechii“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist“Chanel” — Tyla“Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor“Folded” — Kehlani“LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I.“luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA

A$AP Rocky & Dan StreitAnderson .PaakBenny BoomCactus JackCardi B & Patientce FosterCole BennettDirector XHype WilliamsTeyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor (WINNER)

Belly Gang KushingtonDESTIN CONRADJayDonkwnMiles MinnickMonaleoOlivia DeanRAYETrap Dickey

AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi BDON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creatoreverything is a lot. — WaleHEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the ScientistLet God Sort Em Out — Clipse (WINNER)MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon ThomasThe Fall-Off — J. ColeThe Romantic — Bruno Mars

“Able” — Kirk Franklin“ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell“All to Thee” — BeBe Winans“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard“At the Cross” — CeCe Winans“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.

Angela BassettAyo EdebiriChase InfinitiCoco JonesCynthia ErivoKeke PalmerQuinta BrunsonRegina HallTeyana Taylor (WINNER)

Aaron PierreAldis HodgeAnthony MackieColman DomingoDamson IdrisDelroy LindoDenzel WashingtonMichael B. JordanSterling K. Brown

Daria JohnsGraceyn “Gracie” HollingsworthHeiress HarrisJazzy’s World TVLela HoffmeisterNorth WestThaddeus J. MixsonVanVan

Highest 2 LowestHimNumber One on the Call SheetOne Battle After AnotherRelationship GoalsRuth & BoazSinnersWicked: For Good

A’ja Wilson — BasketballAngel Reese — BasketballClaressa Shields — BoxingCoco Gauff — TennisFlau’jae Johnson — BasketballGabby Thomas — Track & FieldJordan Chiles — GymnasticsNaomi Osaka — TennisSha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field

Aaron Judge — BaseballAnthony Edwards — BasketballCaleb Williams — FootballJalen Brunson — BasketballJalen Hurts — FootballLeBron James — BasketballShedeur Sanders — FootballStephen Curry — Basketball

“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard“Be Great” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty“Beautiful People” — Jill Scott“First” — Tems“girl, get up.” — Doechii feat. SZA (WINNER)“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat“Gorgeous” — Doja Cat“Lady Lady” — Olivia Dean

“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar“Chanel” — Tyla“Folded” — Kehlani“I Just Might” — Bruno Mars“It Depends” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller“Man I Need” — Olivia Dean“Outside” — Cardi B“Raindance” — Dave & Tems“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz