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
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