BET Awards 2005

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5th BET Awards
Date	June 28, 2005
Location	Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Black Entertainment Television
Hosted by	Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith
Television/radio coverage
Network	BET
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The 5th BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2005. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith hosted the event for the first time.^[1]

Performances[]

The Fugees — "Ready or Not"/"Fu-Gee-La"/"Killing Me Softly"

Awards and Nominations[]

Video of the Year

• Kanye West for "Jesus Walks"
• Amerie for "1 Thing"
• Jay Z for "99 Problems"
• John Legend for "Ordinary People"
• Snoop Dogg for "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell Williams

Viewer's Choice

• Omarion for "O"
• Destiny's Child for "Soldier" featuring Lil Wayne and T.I.
• Ciara for "1, 2 Step" featuring Missy Elliott
• Mario for "Let Me Love You"
• Terror Squad for "Lean Back" featuring Fat Joe and Remy Ma
• T.I. for "U Don't Know Me"

Best Collaboration

• Ciara for "1, 2 Step" featuring Missy Elliott
• Usher for "My Boo" duet with Alicia Keys
• Snoop Dogg for "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell Williams
• Jadakiss for "Why" featuring Anthony Hamilton
• The Game for "Hate It or Love It" featuring 50 Cent
• Destiny's Child for "Soldier" featuring Lil Wayne and T.I.

Best New Artist

• John Legend
• Fantasia
• The Game
• Ciara
• Omarion

Best Group

• Destiny's Child
• 112
• Terror Squad
• Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz
• The Roots

Best Gospel Artist

• Donnie McClurkin
• Ruben Studdard
• Fred Hammond
• CeCe Winans
• Kanye West

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

• Remy Ma
• Jacki-O
• Miri Ben-Ari
• Shawnna

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

• Kanye West
• 50 Cent
• Jay Z
• Ludacris
• Snoop Dogg
• T.I.

Best Female R&B Artist

• Alicia Keys
• Jill Scott
• Amerie
• Mariah Carey
• Ciara
• Fantasia

Best Male R&B Artist

• Usher
• Anthony Hamilton
• John Legend
• Mario
• Prince

Best Actress

• Regina King
• Queen Latifah
• Kimberly Elise
• Gabrielle Union
• Halle Berry

Best Actor

• Jamie Foxx
• Morgan Freeman
• Mos Def
• Don Cheadle
• Will Smith

Best Female Athlete of the Year

• Serena Williams
• Gail Devers
• Lisa Leslie
• Venus Williams
• Laila Ali

Best Male Athlete of the Year

• Shaquille O'Neal
• Tiger Woods
• LeBron James
• Donovan McNabb
• Allen Iverson

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Gladys Knight

Humanitarian Award

• Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington

References[]

External links[]

• BET Awards website