Read the full list of nominees, in which Drake appears 12 times.
Drake may not have released an album in 2012, but he definitely had a big year. The Toronto rapper is nominated for 12 BET Awards, appearing in 4 of the nominations for Video Of The Year. Drizzy will compete against himself in his own videos for "HYFR" and "Started From the Bottom" as well as his guest appearances in 2 Chainz' "No Lie" and A$AP Rocky's "Fuckin Problems".Â
Kendrick Lamar and the omni-present 2 Chainz each pick up a notable eight nominations, while A$AP earns five, and Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Miguel each earn three.
Kendrick was humbled by his recognition when interviewd at the press conference. âIâm still fairly new at this thing right here, so to receive an award of this caliber means a lot to me." The Compton emcee will perform the night before the event at the BET Experience festival.
View the full list of nominees below.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher
Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
2 Chainz f/ Drake â âNo Lieâ
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar â âProblemsâ
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne â âPop Thatâ
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake â âPoetic Justiceâ
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z â âSuit & Tieâ
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz â âMercyâ
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Video of the Year
2 Chainz f/ Drake â âNo Lieâ
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar â âProblemsâ
Drake â âStarted From The Bottomâ
Drake f/ Lil Wayne â âHYFRâ
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake â âPoetic Justiceâ
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz â âThrift Shopâ
Miguel â âAdornâ
Rihanna â âDiamondsâ
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z â âSuit & Tieâ
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz â âMercyâ
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar â âProblemsâ
Drake â âStarted From The Bottomâ
Kendrick Lamar â âSwimming Pools (Drank)â
Miguel â âAdornâ
Rihanna â âDiamondsâ
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z â âSuit & Tieâ
Centric Award
Tamar Braxton â âLove and Warâ
Fantasia â âLose To Winâ
Miguel â âAdornâ
Nas â âDaughtersâ
Charlie Wilson â âMy Love Is All I Haveâ
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: UK
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sandé
Wiley
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