2018 BET Awards: DJ Khaled & Kendrick Lamar Lead Nominations List

This year’s [2018] BET Awards have seen DJ Khaled being nominated for a leading six trophies, followed by 
Kendrick Lamar with five.

The nominations for next month’s ceremony were announced Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Among the awards Khaled was nominated for include album of the year for Grateful and video of the year for Wild Thoughts which featured Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.

Other top nominees include Migos and SZA, both of whom were nominated for four awards. Bruno Mars, Drake, Beyonce, JAY-Z, Cardi B and Chris Brown are also up for key awards.

Recent Pulitzer Prize-winner Kendrick Lamar is among the nominees for best album, and he’s got competition from himself, for his Black Panther soundtrack.

The blockbuster is also nominated for best movie along with Girls Trip and Wrinkle in Time, among other films. Tiffany Haddish is nominated for best actress along with the likes of Issa Rae and Lupita Nyong’o, while Michael B. Jordan faces off against Chadwick Boseman and more for best actor.

                                                                                                                                        

Venus and Serena Williams are among the nominees for sportswoman of the year while LeBron James and Steph Curry are among the sportsman of the year nominees.

The BET Awards will air live on BET on June 24, 2018 from Los Angeles. See the full list of nominees below;

Best Female R&B / Pop Artist Award

Beyonce

SZA

H.E.R.

Rihanna

Kehlani

                             

Best Male R&B / Pop Artist Award

Bruno Mars

Chris Brown

The Weeknd

Khalid

Daniel Caesar

                             

Best Group Award

Migos

A Tribe Called Quest

N.E.R.D.

Rae Sremmurd

Chloe X Halle

              

Best Collaboration Award

Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B - Finesse (Remix)

DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts 

DJ Khaled feat. Jay-Z, Future & Beyonce - Top Off    

Cardi B feat. 21 Savage - Bartier Cardi 

French Montana feat. Swae Lee - Unforgettable 

Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna - LOYALTY.

                             

Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award

Drake

Kendrick Lamar

DJ Khaled

Jay-Z

J. Cole

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award

Cardi B

Nicki Minaj

Remy Ma

DeJ Loaf

Rapsody

                             

Video of the Year Award

Drake - God's Plan 

Cardi B - Bodak Yellow 

Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B - Finesse (Remix)  

DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts 

Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.

Migos feat. Drake - Walk It Talk It 

              

Video Director of the Year Award

Benny Boom

Director X

Ava Duvernay

Chris Brown

Dave Meyers

Best New Artist Award

SZA

H.E.R.

Daniel Caesar

GOLDLINK

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Lecrae feat. Tori Kelly - I'll Find You

Snoop Dogg feat. B. Slade - Words Are Few

Ledisi & Kirk Franklin - If You Don't Mind

Marvin Sapp - Close

Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat. Nicki Minaj - I'm Getting Ready

The Best International Act Award

Booba (France)

Cassper Nyovest (SA)

Dadju (France)

Davido (Nigeria)​

Distruction Boyz (SA)

Fally Ipupa (Dr. Congo)

J Hus (UK)

Niska (France)

Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

Stefflon Don (UK)

Stormzy (UK)

Best Actress Award

Tiffany Haddish

Lupita Nyong'o

Issa Rae

Angela Bassett

Letitia Wright

Taraji P. Henson   

Best Actor Award           

Chadwick Boseman

Michael B. Jordan

Donald Glover

Sterling K. Brown

Denzel Washington

Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award

Yara Shahidi

Ashton Tyler

Caleb McLaughlin

Lonnie Chavis

Marsai Martin

Miles Brown

Best Movie Award

Black Panther

Girls Trip

A Wrinkle in Time

Detroit

Mudboung

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Serena Williams

Venus Williams

Skylar Diggins-Smith

Candace Parker

Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year Award    

Stephen Curry

LeBron James

Kevin Durant 

Dwayne Wade

Odell Beckham Jr.

Album of the Year Award

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar  

CTRL - SZA

4:44 - Jay-Z

Culture II - Migos

Black Panther: The Album - Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists

Grateful - DJ Khaled 

BET Her Award

Janelle Monae - Django Jane

Lizzo - Water Me

Mary J. Blige - Strength of a Woman

Remy Ma feat. Chris Brown - Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)    

Chloe X Halle - The Kids Are Alright

Leikeli47 - 2nd Fiddle

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

SZA feat. Travis Scott - Love Galore

Cardi B - Bodak Yellow

Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.

Drake - God's Plan 

Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj - Motor Sport  

DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts