2007 BET Awards Winners

And the Winners Are ...

Black Entertainment Television's 2007 BET Awards ceremonies were held June 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The nominees and winners in each category are listed below, with the winners in bold and an asterisk (*) next to their names. In addition to those listed below, Diana Ross was honored with BET's Lifetime Achievement Award at the show and Don Cheadle was given the Humanitarian Award for his efforts to end genocide in Darfur.

Female R&B Artist:
Beyonce *
Mary J. Blige
Ciara
Jennifer Hudson
Corinne Bailey Rae

Male R&B Artist:
Akon
John Legend
Gerald Levert
Ne-Yo *
Robin Thicke

Group:
Gnarls Barkley *
Mary Mary
Outkast
Pretty Ricky
Three Six Mafia

New Artist:
Lupe Fiasco
Gnarls Barkley
Jennifer Hudson *
MIMS
Corinne Bailey Rae

BETJ "Cool Like That" award:
Gerald Levert *
Brian McKnight
Eric Roberson
Musiq Soulchild
Elisabeth Withers

BET Viewers Choice award:
Beyonce, "Irreplaceable"
Birdman & Lil Wayne, "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" *
Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, "Shortie Like Mine"
Ciara, "Because of You"
Robin Thicke, "Lost Without You"
UNK "Walk It Out"

Collaboration:
Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu"
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Upgrade U"
Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole, "Last Night"
Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige, "Runaway Love" *

Video of the Year:
Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"
Beyonce, "Irreplaceable" *
Beyonce & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"
Ciara, "Like a Boy"
Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"

Best Hip-Hop Artist:
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
T.I. *

Gospel Artist:
Shirley Caesar
Kirk Franklin *
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
Mary Mary

Actress:
Tichina Arnold
Angela Bassett
Jennifer Hudson *
Kerry Washington
Chandra Wilson

Actor:
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Forest Whitaker *

Female Athlete:
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
Serena Williams *

Male Athlete:
Reggie Bush
LeBron James *
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Dwyane Wade
Tiger Woods