Doja Cat has the most nominations for the 2022 BET Awards, with six. Doja is nominated for best female R&B/pop artist, best female hip hop artist, album of the year for Planet Her, BET Her for “Woman,” and two awards for “Kiss Me More,” which features SZA. Doja Cat is the only artist nominated in both R&B/pop and hip hop categories this year, demonstrating her broad appeal.
With four nominations each, Ari Lennox and Drake are the runners-up.
Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Chlöe, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ye (formerly Kanye West), Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby, Mary J. Blige, and Tems were all nominated for three awards.
H.E.R.’s Back of My Mind, Kanye West’s Donda, and Doja’s Planet Her are among three albums nominated for album of the year at the 64th annual Grammy Awards.
Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost, which won a Grammy for best rap album, and Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales, which won a Grammy for best R&B album, are also contenders in this category. Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Silk Sonic’s An Evening With Silk Sonic are the other two nominees in this category. (The latter was released after the Grammy eligibility deadline.)
Baby Keem, who received a Grammy nomination for best new artist, is also nominated in this category. He is pitted against Benny The Butcher, Latto, Muni Long, Tems, and Yung Bleu.
The hits competing for best collaboration include “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat featuring SZA, which won a Grammy for best pop duo/group performance, and “Family Ties” by Baby Keem & Lamar, which won a Grammy for best rap performance.
King Richard, which received an Oscar nomination for best picture, and Summer of Soul, which won an Oscar for documentary (feature), are competing for best picture alongside Candyman, Respect, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and The Harder They Fall.
Will Smith has a chance to redeem himself after having the best and worst night of his career at the Oscars, winning best actor for King Richard but upstaging his own moment of triumph by slapping Chris Rock and shouting obscenities. He is nominated for best actor, but he will be up against Denzel Washington, who is nominated for The Tragedy of Macbeth. The two actors competed for best actor at a number of award shows, culminating in the Academy Awards.
Two busy actors are nominated for two performances in this category (shown, in each case, as a joint entry). For his roles in Respect and Godfather of Harlem, Forest Whitaker has been nominated for best actor. Zendaya has received nominations for best actress for her roles in Euphoria and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
A voting academy of entertainment professionals from music, television, film, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, influencers, and creative arts determines nominations.
The 2022 BET Awards, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, will air live on BET on Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Connie Orlando, BET’s executive vice president of specials, music programming, music strategy, and news, will co-executive produce the annual show with Jamal Noisette, BET’s VP of specials, music programming, and music strategy. The show is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, with Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving as executive producers.
Here is the complete list of BET Awards nominees for 2022:
Album of the year
An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic
Back of My Mind, H.E.R.
Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator
Certified Lover Boy, Drake
Donda, Kanye West
Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe, Jazmine Sullivan
Planet Her, Doja Cat
Best female R&B/pop artist
Ari Lennox
Chlöe
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Mary J. Blige
Summer Walker
Best male R&B/pop artist
Blxst
Chris Brown
Givēon
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
Wizkid
Yung Bleu
Best female hip hop artist
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
Best male hip hop artist
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Best group
Silk Sonic
Chlöe X Halle
City Girls
Lil Baby & Lil Durk
Migos
Young Dolph & Key Glock
Best collaboration
“Essence,” Wizkid Feat. Justin Bieber & Tems
“Every Chance I Get,” DJ Khaled Feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk
“Family Ties,” Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat Feat. SZA
“Way 2 Sexy,” Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
“Whole Lotta Money” (Remix), Bia Feat. Nicki Minaj
Best new artist
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Latto
Muni Long
Tems
Yung Bleu
Video of the year
“Family Ties,” Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Have Mercy,” Chlöe
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat Feat. SZA
“Pressure,” Ari Lennox
“Smokin Out the Window,” Silk Sonic
“Way 2 Sexy,” Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
Video director of the year
Anderson .Paak a.k.a. Director .Paak
Benny Boom
Beyoncé & Dikayl Rimmasch
Director X
Hype Williams
Missy Elliott
Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational award
“All in Your Hands,” Marvin Sapp
“Come to Life,” Kanye West
Grace. Kelly Price
Hallelujah. Fred Hammond
Hold Us Together (Hope Mix), H.E.R. & Tauren Wells
Jireh, Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
We Win, Lil Baby X Kirk Franklin
BET Her
“Best of Me (Originals),” Alicia Keys
“Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige
“Have Mercy,” Chlöe
“Pressure,” Ari Lennox
“Roster,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Unloyal,” Summer Walker & Ari Lennox
“Woman,” Doja Cat
Best international act
Dave (U.K.)
Dinos (France)
Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Fireboy Dml (Nigeria)
Little Simz (U.K.)
Ludmilla (Brazil)
Major League Djz (South Africa)
Tayc (France)
Tems (Nigeria)
Best movie
Candyman
King Richard
Respect
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Summer of Soul
The Harder They Fall
Best actor
Adrian Holmes, Bel Air
Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish
Damson Idris, Snowfall
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Forest Whitaker, Respect | Godfather of Harlem
Jabari Banks, Bel Air
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Will Smith, King Richard
Best actress
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Coco Jones, Bel Air
Issa Rae, Insecure
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Mary J. Blige, Power Book II: Ghost
Queen Latifah, The Equalizer
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Regina King, The Harder They Fall
Zendaya, Euphoria | Spider-Man: No Way Home
YoungStars award
Akira Akbar
Demi Singleton
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
Saniyya Sidney
Storm Reid
Sportswoman of the year award
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Sha’carri Richardson
Simone Biles
Sportsman of the year award
Aaron Donald
Bubba Wallace
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Ja Morant
LeBron James
Stephen Curry
