Davido Wins Best International Act at the 2018 BET Awards (Full List of Winners)

Earlier in the year, the organizers of the award announced changes to the Best International Act category. The organizers announced that the recipient of the BET Best International Act Award would now climb the main stage as opposed to the back stage arrangement that used to be the norm.

The change took effect on Sunday, June 24th, 2018 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California as Davido climbed the BET main stage, holding his award in his hands while urging African artists to collaborate. He said,

• Beyoncé *WINNER
• SZA
• H.E.R.
• Rihanna
• Kehlani

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Award

• Bruno Mars *WINNER
• Chris Brown
• The Weeknd
• Khalid
• Daniel Caesar

Best Group Award

• Migos *WINNER
• A Tribe Called Quest
• N*E*R*D
• Rae Sremmurd
• Chloe x Halle

Best Collaboration Award

• Bruno Mars /Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
• DJ Khalid /Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” *WINNER
• DJ Khalid /Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé – “Top Off”
• Cardi B /21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi”
• French Montana f/Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
• Kendrick Lamar f/Rihanna – “Loyalty”

Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award

• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• J.Cole

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award

• Cardi B *WINNER
• Nicki Minaj
• Remy Ma
• Dej Loaf
• Rapsody

Video of the Year Award

• Drake – “God’s Plan” *WINNER
• Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
• Bruno Mars /Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
• DJ Khaled /Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
  Migos /Drake “Walk It Talk It”

Video Director of the Year Award

• Benny Boom
• Director X
• Ava DuVernay *WINNER
• Chris Brown
• Dave Meyers

Best New Artist Award

• SZA *WINNER
• H.E.R.
• Daniel Caesar
• Gold
• LinkA
• Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

• Lecrae / Tory Kelly – “I’ll Find You” *WINNER
• Snoop Dogg / B Slade – “Words Are Few”
• Ledisi and Kirk Franklin – “If You Don’t Mind”
• Marvin Sapp – “Close”
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard f/ Nicki Minaj – “I’m Getting Ready”

Best Actress Award

• Tiffany Haddish *WINNER
• Lupita Nyong’o
• Issa Rae
• Angela Bassett
• Letitia Wright
• Taraji P. Henson

Best Actor Award

• Chadwick Boseman *WINNER
• Michael B. Jordan
• Donald Glover
• Sterling K. Brown
• Denzel Washington
• Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award

• Yara Shahidi *WINNER
• Ashton Tyler
• Caleb McLaughlin
• Lonnie Chavis
• Marsai Martin
• Miles Brown

Best Movie Award

• “Black Panther” *WINNER
• “Girls Trip”
• “A Wrinkle in Time”
• “Detroit”
• “Mudbound”

Sportswoman of the Year Award

• Serena Williams *WINNER
• Venus Williams
• Skylar Diggins-Smith
• Candace Parker
• Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year Award

• Stephen Curry
• LeBron James *WINNER
• Kevin Durant
• Dwayne Wade
• Odell Beckham Jr.

Album of the Year Award

• Kendrick Lamar – “Damn” *WINNER
• SZA – “Ctrl”
• Jay-Z – “4:44”
• Migos – “Culture II”
• Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists – “Black Panther: The Album”
• DJ Khaled – “Grateful”

BET Her Award

• Janelle Monáe – “Django Jane”
• Lizzo – “Water Me”
• Mary J. Blige – “Strength of a Woman” *WINNER
• Remy Ma f/ Chris Brown – “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”
• Chloe x Halle – “The Kids Are Alright”
• Leikeli47 – “2nd Fiddle”

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

• SZA / Travis Scott – “Love Galore”
• Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow” *WINNER
• Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
• Drake – “God’s Plan”
• Migos / Nicki Minaj and Cardi B – “MotorSport”
• DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”

The Best International Act Award

• Booba (FRANCE)
• Cassper Nyovest (SA)
• Dadju (FRANCE)
• Davido (NIGERIA) *WINNER
• Distruction Boyz (SA)
• Fally Ipupa (DR CONGO)
• J Hus (UK)
• NISKA (FRANCE)
• Tiwa Savage (NIGERIA)
• Stefflon Don (UK)
• Stormzy (UK)