Rapper-singer Doja Cat has a leading six nominations heading into Sunday evening’s BET Awards 2022, and is the only nominee competing in both the R&B/pop and hip-hop categories.
Other top nominees include singer Ari Lennox and rapper Drake, who each have four nominations.
Sean “Diddy” Combs will receive a lifetime achievement award.
Artists set to perform include Babyface, Chance the Rapper, Chloe, Jack Harlow, Lizzo and Roddy Ricch.
The awards, which honor “Black excellence in music, television, film and sports” will air live from downtown’s Microsoft Theatre. Golden Globe-winning actress Taraji P. Henson will be the host.
Here is a complete list of the nominees:
BEST FEMALE R&B/Pop Artist
ARI LENNOX
CHL’E
DOJA CAT
H.E.R.
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
MARY J. BLIGE
SUMMER WALKER
BEST MALE R&B/Pop Artist
BLXST
CHRIS BROWN
GIVEON
LUCKY DAYE
THE WEEKND
WIZKID
YUNG BLEU
BEST GROUP
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
CHL’E X HALLE
CITY GIRLS
LIL BABY & LIL DURK
MIGOS
YOUNG DOLPH & KEY GLOCK
BEST COLLABORATION
ESSENCE WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS
EVERY CHANCE I GET DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK
FAMILY TIES BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
KISS ME MORE DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA
WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX) BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
CARDI B
DOJA CAT
LATTO
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
SAWEETIE
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
DRAKE
FUTURE
J. COLE
JACK HARLOW
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL BABY
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
FAMILY TIES BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
HAVE MERCY CHL*E
KISS ME MORE DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA
PRESSURE ARI LENNOX
SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC
WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK
BENNY BOOM
BEYONCÃ & DIKAYL RIMMASCH
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS
MISSY ELLIOTT
BEST NEW ARTIST
BABY KEEM
BENNY THE BUTCHER
LATTO
MUNI LONG
TEMS
YUNG BLEU
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC
BACK OF MY MIND, H.E.R.
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, TYLER, THE CREATOR
CERTIFIED LOVER BOY, DRAKE
DONDA, KANYE WEST
HEAUX TALES, MO’ TALES: THE DELUXE, JAZMINE SULLIVAN
PLANET HER, DOJA CAT
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
ALL IN YOUR HANDS, MARVIN SAPP
COME TO LIFE, KANYE WEST
GRACE, KELLY PRICE
HALLELUJAH, FRED HAMMOND
HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX), H.E.R. & TAUREN WELLS
JIREH, ELEVATION WORSHIP & MAVERICK CITY MUSIC
WE WIN, LIL BABY X KIRK FRANKLIN
BET, H.E.R
BEST OF ME (ORIGINALS), ALICIA KEYS
GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS, MARY J. BLIGE
HAVE MERCY, CHL’E
PRESSURE, ARI LENNOX
ROSTER, JAZMINE SULLIVAN
UNLOYAL SUMMER, WALKER & ARI LENNOX
WOMAN, DOJA CAT
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
DAVE (UK)
DINOS (FRANCE)
FALLY IPUPA (DRC)
FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA)
LITTLE SIMZ (UK)
LUDMILLA (BRAZIL)
MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ (SOUTH AFRICA)
TAYC (FRANCE)
TEMS (NIGERIA)
BEST MOVIE
“CANDYMAN”
“KING RICHARD”
“RESPECT”
“SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY”
“SUMMER OF SOUL”
“THE HARDER THEY FALL”
BEST ACTOR
ADRIAN HOLMES, “BEL AIR”
ANTHONY ANDERSON, “BLACK-ISH”
DAMSON IDRIS, “SNOWFALL”
DENZEL WASHINGTON, “THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH”
FOREST WHITAKER, “RESPECT”/”GODFATHER OF HARLEM”
JABARI BANKS, “BEL AIR”
STERLING K. BROWN,”THIS IS US”
WILL SMITH, “KING RICHARD”
BEST ACTRESS
AUNJANUE ELLIS, “KING RICHARD”
COCO JONES, “BEL AIR”
ISSA RAE, “INSECURE”
JENNIFER HUDSON, “RESPECT”
MARY J. BLIGE, “POWER BOOK II: GHOST”
QUEEN LATIFAH, “THE EQUALIZER”
QUINTA BRUNSON, “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”
REGINA KING, “THE HARDER THEY FALL”
ZENDAYA, “EUPHORIA”/”SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME”
YOUNG STARS AWARD
AKIRA AKBAR
DEMI SINGLETON
MARSAI MARTIN
MILES BROWN
SANIYYA SIDNEY
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
BRITTNEY GRINER
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON
SIMONE BILES
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
AARON DONALD
BUBBA WALLACE
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
JA MORANT
LEBRON JAMES
STEPHEN CURRY