Last night’s BET Awards 2012 was pretty awesome. We really enjoyed all the performances especially Cissy Houston’s heartfelt tribute to Whitney Houston, who died earlier this year as well as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, who performed for the first time ever on national television, despite making music for more than 40 years. Another highlight was Jay-Z’s mock interruption of Kanye West, which brought the crowd to cheers remembering Kanye’s Taylor Swift-gate a couple years back.
Check out our predictions in bold below along with actual winners in green. Clearly, we did not see things the way BET saw them since our hit ratio was dismal this year. How did you do?
1) Best female R&B artist: Marsha Ambrosius, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Melanie Fiona, Rihanna
2) Best male R&B artist: Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Miguel, Trey Songz, Usher
3) Best group: Bad Meets Evil, Diddy-Dirty Money, Maybach Music Group, Mindless Behavior, The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
4) Best collaboration: Beyoncé featuring J. Cole: “Party”; Big Sean featuring Kanye West and Roscoe Dash: “Marvin & Chardonnay”; DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne: “I’m on One”; Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga: “The Motto”; The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding: “Otis”; Wale featuring Miguel: “Lotus Flower Bomb”
5) Best male hip-hop artist: Big Sean, Drake, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy
6) Best female hip-hop artist: Diamond, Nicki Minaj, Brianna Perry, Trina
7) Video of the year: Beyoncé: “Countdown”; Beyoncé: “Love on Top”; The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West): “N***as in Paris”; The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding: “Otis”; Usher: “Climax”
8) Video director of the year: Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson; Benny Boom; Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez; Kanye West; Hype Williams
9) Best new artist: A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Diggy Future, Meek Mill
10) Best gospel: Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, James Fortune and FIYA, Fred Hammond, Trin-I-Tee 5:7
11) Best actress: Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Regina King, Zoe Saldana
12) Best actor: Don Cheadle, Common, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart, Denzel Washington
13) Young Stars Award: Astro, Diggy, Jacob Latimore, Keke Palmer, Willow Smith
14) Best movie: Good Deeds, Jumping the Broom, Laugh at My Pain, Red Tails, The Help
15) Sportswoman of the year: Skylar Diggins, Brittney Griner, Candace Parker, Serena Williams, Venus Williams
16) Sportsman of the year: Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Victor Cruz, Kevin Durant, LeBron James
17) Viewer’s Choice Award: Beyoncé: “Love on Top”; Chris Brown: “Turn Up the Music”; Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga: “The Motto”; Mindless Behavior: “Hello”; The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding: “Otis;” Wale featuring Miguel: “Lotus Flower Bomb”
18) Centric Award: Common, Estelle, Robert Glasper, Robin Thicke, Tyrese
19) Best International Act Africa: Camp Mulla (Kenya), Ice Prince (Nigeria), Lira (South Africa), Wizkid, Mokobe (Mali), Sarkodie (Ghana), Wizkid (Nigeria)
20) Best International Act UK: Estelle, Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Sway, Wretch 32