BET Awards 2012 Nominations

Best Female R&B Artist Marsha Ambrosius Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Melanie Fiona Rihanna Best Male R&B Artist Chris Brown Bruno Mars Miguel Trey Songz Usher Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Big Sean Drake J. Cole Lil Wayne Rick Ross Young Jeezy Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Nicki Minaj Diamond Trina Brianna Perry Best Group Bad Meets Evil Diddy-Dirty Money Maybach Music Group Mindless Behavior The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) Best New Artist A$AP Rocky Big Sean Diggy Future Meek Mill Best Collaboration Beyoncé f/ J. Cole – “Party” Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay” DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto” The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis” Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb” Video of the Year Beyoncé – “Countdown” Beyoncé – “Love on Top” The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Ni**as in Paris” The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Otis” Usher – “Climax” Video Director of the Year Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson Benny Boom Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez Kanye West Hype Williams Best Gospel Yolanda Adams Kim Burrell James Fortune & FIYA Fred Hammond Trin-I-Tee 5:7 YoungStars Award Astro Diggy Jacob Latimore Keke Palmer Willow Smith Viewers’ Choice Award Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto” Beyoncé – “Love on Top” Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music” Mindless Behavior – “Hello” The Throne f/ Otis Redding – “Otis” Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb” Centric Award Common Estelle Robert Glasper Robin Thicke Tyrese Best International Act: U.K. Estelle Labrinth Emeli Sande Sway Wretch 32 Best International Act: Africa Camp Mulla (Kenya) Ice Prince (Nigeria) Lira (South Africa) Mokobe (Mali) Sarkodie (Ghana) Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Actress Angela Bassett Viola Davis Taraji P. Henson Regina King Zoe Saldana Best Actor Don Cheadle Common Idris Elba Kevin Hart Denzel Washington Best Movie Good Deeds Jumping the Broom Laugh at My Pain Red Tails The Help Sportswoman of the Year Skylar Diggins Candace Parker Brittney Griner Serena Williams Venus Williams Sportsman of the Year Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant LeBron James Victor Cruz Kevin Durant