Teyana Taylor Leads BET Awards Winners — How Many Did Cardi B Win?

The BET Awards 2026 winners were recently revealed, with Teyana Taylor having emerged on top. Cardi B earlier secured six nominations but ended up winning one award.

List of all BET Awards winners for 2026

Here is a list of all BET Awards winners and nominees for 2026:

Video Director of the Year:

Winner – Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor

• A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit
• Anderson .Paak
• Benny Boom
• Cactus Jack
• Cardi B & Patience Foster
• Cole Bennett
• Director X
• Hype Williams

The Fashion Vanguard Award:

Winner: Teyana Taylor

• A$AP Rocky
• Bad Bunny
• Beyoncé
• Cardi B
• Colman Domingo
• Doechii
• Rihanna
• Zendaya

Best Actress:

Winner – Teyana Taylor

• Angela Bassett
• Ayo Edebiri
• Chase Infiniti
• Coco Jones
• Cynthia Erivo
• Keke Palmer
• Quinta Brunson
• Regina Hall

Best Actor:

Winner – Michael B. Jordan

• Aaron Pierre
• Aldis Hodge
• Anthony Mackie
• Colman Domingo
• Damson Idris
• Delroy Lindo
• Denzel Washington
• Sterling K. Brown

Best Movie:

Winner: Sinners

• Highest 2 Lowest
• Him
• Number One on the Call Sheet
• One Battle After Another
• Relationship Goals
• Ruth & Boaz
• Wicked: For Good

Sportswoman of the Year Award:

Winner: A’ja Wilson — Basketball

• Angel Reese — Basketball
• Claressa Shields — Boxing
• Coco Gauff — Tennis
• Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball
• Gabby Thomas — Track & Field
• Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics
• Naomi Osaka — Tennis
• Sha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field

Sportsman of the Year Award:

Winner: Jalen Brunson — Basketball

• Aaron Judge — Baseball
• Anthony Edwards — Basketball
• Caleb Williams — Football
• Jalen Hurts — Football
• LeBron James — Basketball
• Shedeur Sanders — Football
• Stephen Curry — Basketball

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:

Winner – Kehlani

• Ari Lennox
• Coco Jones
• Ella Mai
• Jill Scott
• Mariah the Scientist
• Olivia Dean
• SZA
• TEMS

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:

Winner: Leon Thomas

• Brent Faiyaz
• Bruno Mars
• Bryson Tiller
• Chris Brown
• Durand Bernarr
• Givēon
• October London
• Usher

Best Group:

Winner – Clipse

• 41
• De La Soul
• FLO
• French Montana & Max B
• Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz
• Nas & DJ Premier
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
• Wizkid & Asake

Best Collaboration:

Winner – “Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar

• “Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
• “Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
• “Good Flirts” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
• “Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
• “It Depends (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
• “Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
• “wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist:

Winner: Kendrick Lamar

• A$AP Rocky
• Baby Keem
• BigXthaPlug
• DaBaby
• Don Toliver
• Drake
• J. Cole
• T.I.

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist:

Winner: Cardi B

• Coi Leray
• Doechii
• Doja Cat
• GloRilla
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Monaleo
• YK Niece

Video of the Year:

Winner: “Folded” — Kehlani

• “100” — Ella Mai
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
• “Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
• “Chanel” — Tyla
• “Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor
• “LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I.
• “luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA

Best New Artist:

Winner: Olivia Dean

• Belly Gang Kushington
• DESTIN CONRAD
• JayDon
• kwn
• Miles Minnick
• Monaleo
• RAYE
• Trap Dickey

Album of the Year:

Winner: Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse

• AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B
• DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator
• everything is a lot. — Wale
• HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY— Mariah the Scientist
• MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas
• The Fall-Off — J. Cole
• The Romantic — Bruno Mars

Pulse Award:

Winner: Druski

• 85 South Show
• Baby, This Is Keke Palmer
• Charlamagne Tha God
• Don Lemon
• It Is What It Is
• Joe and Jada
• On the Radar
• R&B Money Podcast

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Winner: “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.

• “Able” — Kirk Franklin
• “ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell
• “All to Thee” — BeBe Winans
• “Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• “At the Cross” — CeCe Winans
• “Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
• “Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin

YoungStars Award

Winner: Jazzy’s World TV

• Daria Johns
• Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
• Heiress Harris
• Lela Hoffmeister
• North West
• Thaddeus J. Mixson
• VanVan

BET Her Award

Winner: “Girl, Get Up” — Doechii ft. SZA

• “Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• “Be Great” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
• “Beautiful People” — Jill Scott
• “First” — Tems
• “Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
• “Gorgeous” — Doja Cat
• “Lady Lady” — Olivia Dean

Honoree Awards:

• The Living Legend Icon – Ms. Lauryn Hill
• Icon of the Year – Teyana Taylor
• Ultimate Icon Award – Sylvia Rhone

Source: Comingsoon.net