The 2010 BET Awards took place last night in Los Angeles where Prince was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award and John Legend with a Humanitarian Award.

Queen Latifah hosted and Alicia Keys, Ludacris, El DeBarge, Eminem and Chris Brown performed.  The lucky winners last night:

• Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
• Best Male R&B Artist: Trey Songz
• Best Female Hip Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
• Best Male Hip Hop Artist: Drake
• Best New Artist: Nicki Minaj
• Best Gospel: Marvin Sapp
• Best Group: Young Money
• Best Collaboration: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
• Video of the Year: Beyonce Knowles (featuring Lady GaGa) – “Video Phone”
• Best Actress: Mo’Nique
• Best Actor: Idris Elba
• Best Movie: “Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire“
• Youngstars Award: Keke Palmer
• Subway Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams
• Subway Sportsman of the Year: LeBron James
• Viewer’s Choice: Rihanna (featuring Young Jeezy) – “Hard”
• Best International Act: Dizzee Rascal (U.K.)
• Centric Award: Monica
• Fandemonium Award: Chris Brown

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