Friday, 27 June 2008

Kanye West, UGK top list of BET winners

Kanye West [ tickets ] and hip-hop group UGK [ tickets ] took home the most trophies at last night's (6/24) BET Awards [ tickets ] '08 ceremony in Los Angeles.West scored for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, and also grabbed a win in the Best Collaboration category with T-Pain [ tickets ] for their work together on West's song "Good Life," which appeared on his most recent studio set, last year's "Graduation."UGK--also known as Underground Kingz--took home the prize for Best Group and also won in the Video of the Year category for "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)," which featured a guest contribution from Outkast.Alicia Keys [ tickets ] scored a win for Best Female R&B Artist, while Chris Brown [ tickets ] captured the male category. Missy Elliot was the flip side for West, winning Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.A complete list of winners is included below.The ceremonies, broadcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, were hosted by comedian D.L. Hughley and featured a wide variety of live performers, including Usher, Ne-Yo and Alicia Keys.Encore telecasts of the awards show are scheduled for various times over the BET Network throughout the next month. Check BET's website for more information.List of BET Awards '08 winnersBest Female R&B ArtistAlicia KeysBest Male R&B ArtistChris BrownBest GroupUGKBest Gospel ArtistMarvin SappBest Female Hip-Hop ArtistMissy ElliottBest Male Hip-Hop ArtistKanye WestBest New ArtistThe DreamBest CollaborationKanye West f/ T-Pain "Good Life"Best Video DirectorErykah Badu and Mr. RobotoVideo of the YearUGK f/ Outkast "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)"Best ActorDenzel WashingtonBest ActressHalle BerryMale Athlete of the YearKobe BryantFemale Athlete of the YearCandace ParkerBET J AwardRaheem DeVaughnViewers' Choice AwardLil Wayne f/ Static "Lollipop"