Davido, Black Panther and more win at 2018 BET Awards

<![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_123106" align="aligncenter" width="761"] LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 24: Davido accepts Best International Act onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET/AFP[/caption] The winners of the 2018 BET Awards were revealed Sunday night in Los Angeles. Nigerian pop star Davido won Best International Act on Sunday at the BET Awards and urged greater collaborations between US and African musicians.

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If ever I wanted to attend any #betawards It was this year. So much happening for #Ghana and #africa . But sadly couldn’t make it to L.A and during the broadcast, I felt ill so couldn’t watch the whole show. Congrats @iam_Davido on winning best international act #betawards2018 pic.twitter.com/MASNKZJc8A — Ameyaw Debrah (@ameyaw112) June 25, 2018

Davido, 25, thanked his listeners in Nigeria and said that Africa as a continent “has been so blessed.” Black Panther took the award for best movie, while SZA walked home with the best new artist award. Beyonce and Bruno Mars took home best R&B/pop artist honors, while Tiffany Haddish and Chadwick Boseman were named best actress and actor, respectively. See more

#BlackPanther took home the 2018 #BETAwards Best Movie win and this acceptance speech by @MichaelB4Jordan and #RyanCoogler stole our hearts and lifted our spirits. pic.twitter.com/fxFPRbjZju — BET (@BET) June 25, 2018

In addition, R&B singer Anita Baker was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while six people were selected to receive the Humanitarian Award: Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr.; March for Our Lives speaker Naomi Wadler; National Student Walk-Out Day participant Justin Blackmon; journalist Shaun King; Parkland, Florida, hero Anthony Borges; and Mamoudou Gassama, the man who saved a 4-year-old by climbing a set of balconies like Spider-Man in Paris.

— Video of the year: Drake

— Best male R&B/pop artist: Bruno Mars

— Best female R&B/pop Artist: Beyonce

— Best male hip hop artist: Kendrick Lamar

— Best female hip hop artist: Cardi B

— Best new artist: SZA

— Album of the year: “DAMN.” Kendrick Lamar

— Best group: Migos

— Best gospel/inspirational award: Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly

— Best collaboration: DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”

— YoungStars award: Yara Shahidi

— Viewers’ choice award: Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”

— Video director of the year: Ava DuVernay

— Best actor: Chadwick Boseman

— Best actress: Tiffany Haddish

— Best movie: “Black Panther”

— Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams

— Sportsman of the year: LeBron James

— Humanitarian award: Naomi Wadler, Mamoudou Gassama, Justin Blackman, Shaun King, Anthony Borges and James Shaw Jr.

— Lifetime achievement award: Anita Baker

— Ultimate Icon Award: Debra Lee

— BET HER award: Mary J. Blige

— Best international act: Davido (Nigeria) ]]>