BET Awards 2012

{{Short description|American entertainment awards ceremony}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox award | name = 12th BET Awards | image = | caption = | imagesize = | ratings = | runtime = 210 minutes | location = Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | presenter = Black Entertainment Television | network = BET | date = July 1, 2012 | host = Samuel L. Jackson | previous = 11th | main = BET Awards | next = 13th }}

The '''12th BET Awards''' were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 2012.<ref name="beyonce">{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665873/beyonce-set-perform-at-2011-bet-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104173930/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665873/beyonce-set-perform-at-2011-bet-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2013|title=Beyoncé Set To Perform At 2011 BET Awards |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=June 16, 2011 |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref> The awards recognize Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Actor Samuel L. Jackson hosted the event for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=L. Carter |first=Kelley |date=2012-06-02 |title=BET Awards 2012: Winners List |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1688880/bet-awards-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803220458/http://www.mtv.com/news/1688880/bet-awards-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2014 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref> In honor of Whitney Houston, who died earlier in the year, a musical tribute was performed by Monica, Brandy, Gary Houston, Cissy Houston, Chaka Khan,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-07-02 |title=BET Awards 2012: Whitney Houston Tribute Marks Emotional High |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bet-awards-2012-whitney-houston-tribute-marks-emotional-high-482313/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> while Mariah Carey shared some personal memories of her longtime friend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2012-07-01 |title=BET Awards 2012: Mariah Carey, Cissy Houston, Brandy Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bet-awards-whitney-houston-mariah-carey-cissy-houston-344038/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Whitney Houston tribute brings tears at BET Awards |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whitney-houston-tribute-brings-tears-at-bet-awards/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref>

The BET-televised event was watched by 7.42 million viewers and achieved a 3.2 rating in the adult 18-49 demographic, marking the highest numbers for the night on basic cable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/03/sunday-cable-ratings-bet-awards-true-blood-european-football-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-real-housewives-of-nj-more/140345/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706121145/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/03/sunday-cable-ratings-bet-awards-true-blood-european-football-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-real-housewives-of-nj-more/140345/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2012|title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'BET Awards' + 'True Blood', European Football, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Real Housewives of NJ' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda |date=July 3, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref> Typically taking place every June, this was the first ceremony to be held in July.

==Performers== {| class="wikitable" |- !Artist(s) !Song(s) |- Tenzo |Kanye West Big Sean Pusha T 2 Chainz |"Mercy" "Cold" (West) "New God Flow" (West) |- |Usher |"Climax" |- |Yolanda Adams Jessica Reedy Amber Bullock Y'Anna Crawley |"You Brought the Sunshine" |- |Chanté Moore |'''Tribute to Donna Summer''' "Love to Love You Baby" "Bad Girls" |- |Charles Perry |"Home" |- |Nicki Minaj 2 Chainz |"Champion" (Minaj) Beez in the Trap" |- |Valerie Simpson |"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" |- |Melanie Fiona |"Wrong Side of a Love Song" |- |D'Angelo |"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" "Sugah Daddy" |- |Rick Ross Wale Meek Mill |"Bag of Money" "So Sophisticated" (Ross) "Black Magic" |- |Joe Tyrese Faith Evans |'''Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly''' #"Can't Get Over You" (Joe) #"Joy and Pain" (Tyrese) #"Happy Feelin's" (Evans) |- |Maze featuring Frankie Beverly |"We Are One" "Before I Let Go" |- |Chris Brown |"Don't Wake Me Up" "Turn Up the Music" |- |Monica Brandy Gary Houston Cissy Houston Chaka Khan |'''Tribute to Whitney Houston''' #"I Love the Lord" (Monica) #"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Brandy) #"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Brandy) #"Where You Are" (G. Houston) #"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (C. Houston) #"I'm Every Woman" (Khan) |- |Cash Out Tyga |"Cashin' Out" (Cash Out) "Rack City" (Tyga) |}

==Nominees and winners== Winners are highlighted in '''boldface:'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Ray |last2=EDT |first2=2012 at 04:01 AM |title=Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce take prizes at 2012 BET Awards: See the full winners list |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/02/bet-awards-2012-winners-list/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> {| class=wikitable width="85%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" | Video of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" | Video Director of the Year |- | valign="top" | * '''"Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Otis Redding''' ** "Countdown" – Beyoncé ** "Love on Top" – Beyoncé ** "N----s in Paris" – Jay-Z and Kanye West ** "Climax" – Usher | valign="top" | * '''Beyoncé & Alan Ferguson''' ** Benny Boom ** Chris Brown & Godfrey Taberez ** Kanye West ** Hype Williams |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Female R&B Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Male R&B Artist |- | valign="top" | * '''Beyoncé''' ** Marsha Ambrosius ** Mary J. Blige ** Melanie Fiona ** Rihanna | valign="top" | * '''Chris Brown''' ** Bruno Mars ** Miguel ** Trey Songz ** Usher |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Female Hip-Hop Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Male Hip-Hop Artist |- | valign="top" | * '''Nicki Minaj''' ** Diamond ** Brianna Perry ** Trina | valign="top" | * '''Drake''' ** Big Sean ** J. Cole ** Lil Wayne ** Rick Ross ** Young Jeezy |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Collaboration ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best New Artist |- | valign="top" | * '''"Lotus Flower Bomb" – Wale feat. Miguel''' ** "Party" – Beyoncé feat. J. Cole ** "Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay" – Big Sean feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash ** "I'm On One" – DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne ** "The Motto" – Drake feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga ** "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Otis Redding | valign="top" | * '''Big Sean''' ** ASAP Rocky ** Diggy ** Future ** Meek Mill |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Group ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice |- | valign="top" | * '''The Throne''' ** Bad Meets Evil ** Diddy Dirty Money ** Maybach Music Group ** Mindless Behavior | valign="top" | * '''"Hello" – Mindless Behavior''' ** "The Motto" – Drake feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga ** "Love on Top" – Beyoncé ** "Turn Up the Music" – Chris Brown ** "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Otis Redding ** "Lotus Flower Bomb" – Wale feat. Miguel |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | YoungStars Award ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Centric Award |- | valign="top" | * '''Diggy''' ** Astro ** Jacob Latimore ** Keke Palmer ** Willow Smith | valign="top" | * '''Common''' ** Estelle ** Robert Glasper ** Robin Thicke ** Tyrese |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actress ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Actor |- | valign="top" | * '''Viola Davis''' ** Angela Bassett ** Taraji P. Henson ** Regina King ** Zoe Saldaña | valign="top" | * '''Kevin Hart''' ** Don Cheadle ** Common ** Idris Elba ** Denzel Washington |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Movie ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Gospel Artist |- | valign="top" | * '''''The Help''''' ** ''Good Deeds'' ** ''Jumping the Broom'' ** ''Laugh at My Pain'' ** ''Red Tails'' | valign="top" | * '''Yolanda Adams''' ** Kim Burrell ** James Fortune & FIYA ** Fred Hammond ** Trin-I-Tee 5:7 |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Subway Sportswoman of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Subway Sportsman of the Year |- | valign="top" | * '''Serena Williams''' ** Skylar Diggins ** Candace Parker ** Brittney Griner ** Venus Williams | valign="top" | * '''Kevin Durant''' ** Carmelo Anthony ** Kobe Bryant ** Victor Cruz ** LeBron James |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best International Act: Africa ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Best International Act: United Kingdom |- | valign="top" | * '''Sarkodie (Ghana)''' and '''Wizkid (Nigeria)''' ** Camp Mulla (Kenya) ** Ice Prince (Nigeria) ** Lira (South Africa) ** Mokobé (Mali) | valign="top" | * '''Wretch 32''' ** Estelle ** Labrinth ** Emeli Sandé ** Sway |} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== FANdemonium Award === * '''Chris Brown''' ** Lil Wayne ** Mindless Behavior ** Nicki Minaj ** Rihanna ** Trey Songz {{col-2}}

=== BET Lifetime Achievement Award === * '''Maze featuring Frankie Beverly'''<ref name="bark">{{cite web|last=Bark |first=Theo |url=http://www.theboombox.com/2011/06/08/patti-labelle-to-receive-bets-lifetime-achievement-award/|title=Patti LaBelle to Receive BET's Lifetime Achievement Award |work=The Boombox |publisher=AOL |date=June 8, 2011 |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>

=== BET Humanitarian Award === * '''Rev. Al Sharpton'''<ref name="bark"/> {{col-end}}

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026104552/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2012/nominees.html Official website]

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