Awards & Winners

BET Award for Video of the Year

BET Awards

The BET Award for Video of the Year is given to the most popular music video released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out. The award is only given to the performing artist or group in the video. The award is not handed out to the video directors and producers. Beyoncé is the most nominated artist 9 nominations, 3 of which she won.
Date Established : 2001

Check all the winners of BET Award for Video of the Year presented under BET Awards since 2001 .


Pharrell Williams

Honored for : Happy

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles Partition
Drake Worst Behavior
Chris Brown Fine China
Pharrell Williams Happy
Beyoncé Knowles Drunk in Love
Jay-Z Drunk in Love

Drake

Honored for : Started from the Bottom

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Drake Started from the Bottom
2 Chainz No Lie
Drake No Lie
ASAP Rocky Fuckin' Problems
Drake Fuckin' Problems
2 Chainz Fuckin' Problems
Kendrick Lamar Fuckin' Problems
Drake HYFR
Lil Wayne HYFR
Kendrick Lamar Poetic Justice
Drake Poetic Justice
Macklemore Thrift Shop
Ryan Lewis Thrift Shop
Wanz Thrift Shop
Miguel Jontel Pimentel Adorn
Rihanna Diamonds
Justin Timberlake Suit & Tie
Jay-Z Suit & Tie
Kanye West Mercy
Big Sean Mercy
Pusha T Mercy
2 Chainz Mercy

Jay-Z, Kanye West

Honored for : Otis

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay-Z Otis
Kanye West Otis
Beyoncé Knowles Countdown
Beyoncé Knowles Love on Top
Jay-Z Paris
Kanye West Paris
Usher Climax

Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes

Honored for : Look at Me Now

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Brown Look at Me Now
Lil Wayne Look at Me Now
Busta Rhymes Look at Me Now
Kanye West Runaway
Pusha T Runaway
Willow Smith Whip My Hair
Keri Hilson Pretty Girl Rock
B.o.B Airplanes
Hayley Williams Airplanes
Marsha Ambrosius Far Away

Beyoncé Knowles, Lady Gaga

Honored for : Video Phone (Extended Remix)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Lady Gaga Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Jay-Z Run This Town
Kanye West Run This Town
Rihanna Run This Town
Jay-Z Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys Empire State of Mind
B.o.B Nothin' on You
Bruno Mars Nothin' on You
Melanie Fiona It Kills Me

Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles If I Were a Boy
Kanye West Heartless
T.I. Live Your Life
Rihanna Live Your Life
Jamie Foxx Blame It
T-Pain Blame It
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

UGK (Underground Kingz), Outkast

Honored for : International Players Anthem (I Choose You)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ashanti The Way That I Love You
Erykah Badu Honey
Mary J. Blige Just Fine
Alicia Keys Like You'll Never See Me Again
Kanye West Good Life
T-Pain Good Life
Underground Kingz International Players Anthem (I Choose You)
Outkast International Players Anthem (I Choose You)

Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Irreplaceable

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles Irreplaceable
Akon I Wanna Love You
Snoop Dogg I Wanna Love You
Beyoncé Knowles Beautiful Liar
Shakira Beautiful Liar
Ciara Like a Boy
Gnarls Barkley Crazy

Mary J. Blige

Honored for : Be Without You

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mary J. Blige Be Without You
Kanye West Gold Digger
Jamie Foxx Gold Digger
Beyoncé Knowles Check on It
Slim Thug Check on It
Busta Rhymes Touch It (Remix)
Lloyd Banks Touch It (Remix)
Mary J. Blige Touch It (Remix)
DMX Touch It (Remix)
Missy Elliott Touch It (Remix)
Papoose Touch It (Remix)
Rah Digga Touch It (Remix)
Missy Elliott Lose Control
Ciara Lose Control
Fatman Scoop Lose Control
R. Kelly Trapped in the Closet

Kanye West, Jamie Foxx

Honored for : Gold Digger

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mary J. Blige Be Without You
Kanye West Gold Digger
Jamie Foxx Gold Digger
Beyoncé Knowles Check on It
Slim Thug Check on It
Busta Rhymes Touch It (Remix)
Lloyd Banks Touch It (Remix)
Mary J. Blige Touch It (Remix)
DMX Touch It (Remix)
Missy Elliott Touch It (Remix)
Papoose Touch It (Remix)
Rah Digga Touch It (Remix)
Missy Elliott Lose Control
Ciara Lose Control
Fatman Scoop Lose Control
R. Kelly Trapped in the Closet

Kanye West

Honored for : Jesus Walks

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amerie 1 Thing
Jay-Z 99 Problems
John Legend Ordinary People
Snoop Dogg Drop It Like It's Hot
Pharrell Williams Drop It Like It's Hot
Kanye West Jesus Walks

Outkast

Honored for : Hey Ya!

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles Crazy in Love
Jay-Z Crazy in Love
Outkast Hey Ya!
Alicia Keys You Don't Know My Name
Outkast The Way You Move
Sleepy Brown The Way You Move
Usher Yeah!
Ludacris Yeah!
Lil Jon Yeah!

Erykah Badu, Common

Honored for : Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Erykah Badu Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
Common Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
B2K Girlfriend
Missy Elliott Work It
Eminem Lose Yourself
Nelly Hot in Herre

Busta Rhymes, Sean Combs, Pharrell Williams

Honored for : Pass the Courvoisier, Part II

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Busta Rhymes Pass the Courvoisier, Part II
Sean Combs Pass the Courvoisier, Part II
Pharrell Williams Pass the Courvoisier, Part II
Aaliyah Rock the Boat
Sean Combs Bad Boy for Life
Black Rob Bad Boy for Life
Mark Curry Bad Boy for Life
Missy Elliott One Minute Man
Ludacris One Minute Man
Trina One Minute Man
Usher U Got It Bad

Outkast

Honored for : Ms. Jackson

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Outkast Ms. Jackson
Destiny's Child Independent Women Part I
Dr. Dre The Next Episode
Snoop Dogg The Next Episode
Nate Dogg The Next Episode
Eminem Stan
Dido Stan
Janet Jackson All For You