BET Awards: SZA and Beyoncé Tied for the Most Wins, Including Album of the Year

UPDATED with full winners list: SZA and Beyoncé tied for Album of the Year at the 2023 BET Awards on Sunday, where they each won three awards.

A tweet by @chartdata boasts the triple-win BET Awards tie between Beyonce and SZA on:

.@Beyonce and @sza tie for most wins at this year's #BETAwards (3 each). pic.twitter.com/azi9CwuJmB

— chart data (@chartdata) June 26, 2023

The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles hosted a live performance where the best music, TV, film, and sports performances of the year were honored with awards. This year’s event marked the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop and Busta Rhymes was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

During the tribute to Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle performed on stage but appeared to have trouble remembering the lyrics to “Simply the Best.”

Tonight, SZA won two awards: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year for her song “Kill Bill.” Meanwhile, Beyonce’s “Break My Soul” was recognized with both the Viewers Choice Award and the BET Her Award.

@itsKenBarbie flaunts the tie for ‘Album of the Year’ between Beyoncé and SZA for ‘Renaissance’ & ‘SOS’:

🏆| Beyoncé & SZA have TIED for ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2023 #BETAwards for ‘Renaissance’ & ‘SOS’ respectively. 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/blEaNXSkfm

— KenBarbie™ (@itsKenBarbie) June 26, 2023

The Male R&B/Pop Artist award was shared between Chris Brown and Usher, resulting in the second tie for tonight’s event.

In film, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever won Best Movie award at the awards ceremony. Angela Bassett, who starred in the movie, was recognized as Best Actress and Damson Idris received the Best Actor award.

Drake scored two wins tonight after he and GloRilla came in as the top nominees with seven nominations each.

During the night’s highlights of the event, Offset and Quavo came together to honor the memory of the departed Migos member Takeoff. Additionally, Muni Long expressed her appreciation for writers amidst the ongoing WGA strike, emphasizing their significance.

Here is a complete list of the winners.

2023 BET Awards Winners List

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE)

SOS – SZA

RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé

BEST COLLABORATION

WAIT FOR U – Future feat. Drake & Tems

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

SZA

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (TIE)

Chris Brown

Usher

BEST NEW ARTIST

Coco Jones

BEST GROUP

Drake x 21 Savage

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Latto

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Kendrick Lamar

BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

Bless Me – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

BET HER AWARD

Break My Soul – Beyoncé

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Kill Bill – SZA

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

BEST MOVIE

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST ACTRESS

Angela Bassett

BEST ACTOR

Damson Idris

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

Marsai Martin

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Angel Reese

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Jalen Hurts

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD

Break My Soul – Beyoncé

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Burna Boy