BET Awards 2007

The BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2007. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian Mo'Nique hosted the awards for her third time.

Nominees and Winner

Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
except	T.I. Lil Wayne Jay-Z Sean Combs Ludacris
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Beyonce Jennifer Hudson Corinne Bailey Rae Mary J Blige Ciara	Ne-Yo Akon Robin Thicke Gerald Levert John Legend
Best Group	Best Gospel Artist
Gnarls Barkley Mary Mary OutKast Pretty Ricky Three 6 Mafia	Kirk Franklin Shirley Caesar Mary Mary Fred Hammond Dave Hollister
Best New Artist	BET Centric Award
Jennifer Hudson Lupe Fiasco Gnarls Barkley Mims Corinne Bailey Rae	Gerald Levert Eric Roberson Musiq Brian McKnight Elisabeth Withers
Viewers' Choice	Best Collaboration
Birdman and Lil Wayne – "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Robin Thicke – "Lost Without U" Ciara – "Promise" Bow Wow and Chris Brown – "Shortie Like Mine" DJ UNK – "Walk It Out" Ne-Yo – "Because of You" Beyoncé – "Irreplaceable"	Ludacris feat. Mary J. Blige – "Runaway Love" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – "Déjà Vu" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – "Upgrade U" Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - "Last Night" Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – "I Wanna Love You"
Video of the Year	Special Award
"Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé) "I Wanna Love You" (Akon feat. Snoop Dogg) "Beautiful Liar" (Beyoncé & Shakira) "Like a Boy" (Ciara) "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley)	Lifetime Achievement Diana Ross Humanitarian Award Don Cheadle
Best Actress	Best Actor
Jennifer Hudson Tichina Arnold Chandra Wilson Angela Bassett Kerry Washington	Forest Whitaker Will Smith Jamie Foxx Eddie Murphy Idris Elba
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
Serena Williams Swin Cash Tamika Catchings Lisa Leslie Gail Devers	LeBron James Reggie Bush Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dwyane Wade Tiger Woods