# BET Awards 2008

The 8th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2008. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian D. L. Hughley hosted the awards for his first time.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist |
| Alicia Keys Rihanna Mariah Carey Keyshia Cole Mary J. Blige | Chris Brown Ne-Yo Trey Songz J. Holiday Raheem DeVaughn |
| Best Female Hip Hop Artist | Best Male Hip Hop Artist |
| Missy Elliott Trina Eve Lil Mama Kid Sister | Kanye West Lil Wayne Common Snoop Dogg Jay-Z |
| Best Group | BET Centric Award |
| UGK Playaz Circle Gnarls Barkley Danity Kane DAY26 | Raheem DeVaughn Ledisi Chaka Khan Jill Scott Angie Stone |
| Best New Artist | Best Gospel Artist |
| The-Dream Soulja Boy Flo Rida Chrisette Michele Estelle | Marvin Sapp The Clark Sisters Kirk Franklin Trin-i-tee 5:7 Deitrick Haddon |
| Viewers' Choice | Best Collaboration |
| Lil Wayne ft Static Major - Lollipop Alicia Keys - No One Keyshia Cole ft Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim - Let It Go Soulja Boy - Crank That Chris Brown ft T-Pain - Kiss Kiss Jordin Sparks ft Chris Brown - No Air | Kanye West ft T-Pain - Good Life Keyshia Cole ft Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim - Let It Go Chris Brown ft T-Pain - Kiss Kiss Flo Rida ft T-Pain - Low DJ Khaled ft Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne - We Takin Over |
| Video of the Year | Video Director of the Year |
| UGK - International Players Anthem (I Choose You) (featuring Outkast) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again Kanye West ft T-Pain - Good Life Erykah Badu - Honey Mary J. Blige - Just Fine Ashanti - The Way That I Love You | Erykah Badu Chris Robinson Benny Boom Hype Williams Gil Green |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| Halle Berry Angela Bassett Queen Latifah Chandra Wilson Jill Scott | Denzel Washington Anthony Anderson Idris Elba Terrence Howard Don Cheadle |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Sportsman of the Year |
| Candace Parker Serena Williams Venus Williams Tamika Catchings Cheryl Ford | Kobe Bryant LeBron James Floyd Mayweather Jr. Chris Paul Tiger Woods |
| Lifetime Achievement | Humanitarian Award |
| Al Green | Quincy Jones |

## Performers

* Usher - Love in This Club
* Young Jeezy & Kanye West - Put On
* Keyshia Cole & Lil Kim - Heaven Sent/Let it Go
* Ne-yo - Closer
* Alicia Keys, En Vogue, TLC & SWV - Teenage Love Affair/Hold On/Waterfalls/Weak
* T-Pain, Rick Ross, Big Boi, DJ Khaled & Flo Rida - Ringleader Man/Low/The Boss/I'm So Hood
* Marvin Sapp - Never Would Have Made It
* Chris Brown - With You/Take U Down
* Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell & Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You/Tired of Being Alone/Simply Beautiful/Let's Stay Together/Love and Happiness
* Rihanna - Take A Bow
* Nelly, Fergie & Ciara - Stepped On My J'z/Party People
* T-Pain, Lil Wayne - Got Money/Lollipop/A Milli

## Presenters

* Jennifer Hudson & Terrence Howard - Best Male R&B Artist
* Kevin Hart & Mel B - Best Male Athlete
* Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long & Morris Chestnut - Best Female Hip-hop Artist
* LL Cool J & Ashanti - Best New Artist
* Niecy Nash - Best Male Hip-hop Artist
* Gabrielle Union & Derek Luke - Video of the Year
* Mary Mary & Lisa Lisa - Best Gospel
* David Banner, Brandon T. Jackson, Solange, Soulja Boy & Cassie - Urges viewers to vote for the 2008 United States Presidential Election and presented Best Collaboration
* John Legend - Presented Al Green with the Lifetime Achievement Award
* Terrence & Roschi & Jacob Mann - Viewer's Choice
* Queen Latifah - Presented Quincy Jones with the Humanitarian Award
* Ashanti - Presented Nelly
* Lauren London & Sean "Diddy" Combs - Best Female R&B Artist