The BET Honors

The BET Honors
Luogo	Stati Uniti
Anni	2008-2016
Genere	Musica
Organizzazione	BET
Sito ufficiale	www.bet.com/shows/bet-honors/archives.html

I The BET Honors furono istituiti nel 2008 dalla rete televisiva Black Entertainment Television per onorare la vita e le conquiste di luminari afroamericani. I premi furono assegnati ogni anno fino al 2016 e trasmessi su BET durante il Mese della storia dei neri.

Luogo della cerimonia

Le cerimonie inaugurali, nel 2008, si sono svolte al Warner Theater di Washington, DC .

Conduttori

Il comico Cedric the Entertainer ha condotto la prima edizione del BET Honors nel 2008. L'attrice Gabrielle Union invece condusse cinque edizioni consecutive.

2008

Premiati

• Alicia Keys (Entertainment Award)
• Tyra Banks (Media Award)
• Dr. Cornel West, Professore universitario nel centro per gli studi afroamericani (Award for Education)
• Richard Parsons (Corporate Citizen Award)
• L'Onorevole Maxine Waters (Public Service Award)
• CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd (Entrepreneur Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Stevie Wonder
• John Legend
• Gladys Knight
• Wyclef Jean
• Jill Scott
• Brian McKnight
• Ne-Yo
• Raheem DeVaughn
• Blair Underwood
• Danny Glover
• Kerry Washington
• Idris Elba
• Hill Harper
• Vivica A. Fox

2009

Premiati

• Magic Johnson (Corporate Citizen Award)
• Tyler Perry (Media Award)
• B. Smith (Entrepreneur Award)
• Mary J. Blige (Entertainer Award)
• Judith Jamison (Education Award)
• James Clyburn (Public Service Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Stevie Wonder
• Yolanda Adams
• Anita Baker
• Monica
• Joss Stone
• Ne-Yo
• Queen Latifah
• Anthony Hamilton
• Keyshia Cole
• Whitney Houston

2010

Premiati

• Whitney Houston (Entertainers Award)
• Queen Latifah (Media Award)
• Sean “Diddy” Combs (Entrepreneur Award)
• Ruth Simmons (Education Award)
• Keith Black (Public Service Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Jennifer Hudson
• Mary J. Blige
• India. Arie
• Patti LaBelle
• Stevie Wonder
• Trey Songz
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Kim Burrell

2011

Premiati

• Jamie Foxx (Entertainer)
• Cicely Tyson (Theatrical Arts Award)
• Herbie Hancock (Musical Arts Award)
• Iman (Service Award)
• Lonnie Bunch (Education Award)
• Linda Johnson-Rice (Media Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Ne-Yo
• Nicole Ari Parker
• Boris Kodjoe
• Chick Corea
• Lalah Hathaway
• Keyshia Cole
• Tank & Guy
• Naturally 7
• Trey Songz
• Yolanda Adams
• Marsha Ambrosius

2012

Premiati

• Maya Angelou (Literary Arts Award)
• Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts Award)
• Mariah Carey (Entertainer Award)
• Spike Lee (Media Award)
• Beverly Kearney (Education Award)
• Tuskegee Airmen (Service Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Michelle Obama
• Willow Smith
• Aretha Franklin
• Common
• Cuba Gooding Jr.
• Terrence Howard
• Cicely Tyson
• Kelly Rowland
• Jill Scott
• John Singleton
• Jennifer Hudson
• Ledisi
• Patti LaBelle
• Anthony Hamilton
• Luke James
• Nick Cannon
• Moroccan Cannon

2013

Premiati

• Halle Berry (Service Award)
• T.D. Jakes (Education Award)
• Chaka Khan (Musical Arts Award)
• Lisa Leslie (Athletics Award)
• Clarence Avant (Entrepreneur Award)

2014

Premiati

• Kenneth Chenault (Corporate Citizen Award)
• Aretha Franklin (Musical Arts Award)
• Carrie Mae Weems (Visual Arts)
• Ice Cube (Entertainer Award)
• Berry Gordy (Entrepreneur Award)
• Nelson Mandela (Leadership Award)

2015

Con conduzione del comico Wayne Brady.

Premiati

• Kanye West (Visionary Award)
• Usher (Musical Arts Award)
• Phylicia Rashad (Theatrical Arts Award)
• Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole (Education Award)
• Kwame Simmons (Digital Special Recognition)
• John W. Thompson (Technology and Business Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Ne-Yo
• Trey Songz
• Ben Vareen
• K. Michelle
• Dame Dash
• Patti Labelle
• Mary J. Blige
• Bobby Brown
• Charlie Wilson
• Glynn Turman
• Diahann Carroll
• Anthony Anderson

2016

Con conduzione del comico Arsenio Hall.

Premiati

• Lee Daniels (The BET Honors Television and Film Award)
• Patti Labelle (Musical Arts Award)
• LA Reid (Business Entertainment Award)
• Eric Holder (Public Service Award)
• Mellody Hobson (Corporate Citizen Award)

Interpreti e presentatori

• Usher
• Ledisi
• Monica
• Babyface
• Fantasia
• The Deele
• Eddie Levert
• Toni Braxton
• Jussie Smollett
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Gabourey Sidibe
• Terrence Howard
• Raheem DeVaughn

Collegamenti esterni

• Sito Web ufficiale di BET
• Sito ufficiale di BET Honors 2008
• Sito ufficiale di BET Honors 2009