The 7th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2007. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian Mo'Nique hosted the awards for the third time.
Nominees and winners Video of the Year Viewers' Choice "Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé) "I Wanna Love You" (Akon feat. Snoop Dogg) "Beautiful Liar" (Beyoncé & Shakira) "Like a Boy" (Ciara) "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley) Birdman and Lil Wayne – "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Robin Thicke – "Lost Without U" Ciara – "Promise" Bow Wow and Chris Brown – "Shortie Like Mine" Unk – "Walk It Out" Ne-Yo – "Because of You" Beyoncé – "Irreplaceable" Best Collaboration Best Male Hip Hop Artist Ludacris feat. Mary J. Blige – "Runaway Love" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – "Déjà Vu" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – "Upgrade U" Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - "Last Night" Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – "I Wanna Love You"T.I. Lil Wayne Jay-Z Sean Combs Ludacris Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best Male R&B/Pop ArtistBeyoncé Jennifer Hudson Corinne Bailey Rae Mary J Blige CiaraNe-Yo Akon Robin Thicke Gerald Levert John Legend Best Group Best Gospel Artist Gnarls Barkley Mary Mary OutKast Pretty Ricky Three 6 Mafia Kirk Franklin Shirley Caesar Mary Mary Fred Hammond Dave Hollister Best New Artist BET Centric Award Jennifer Hudson Lupe Fiasco Gnarls Barkley Mims Corinne Bailey Rae Gerald Levert Eric Roberson Musiq Brian McKnight Elisabeth Withers Best Actress Best Actor Jennifer Hudson Tichina Arnold Chandra Wilson Angela Bassett Kerry Washington Forest Whitaker Will Smith Jamie Foxx Eddie Murphy Idris Elba Sportswoman of the Year Sportsman of the Year Serena Williams Swin Cash Tamika Catchings Lisa Leslie Gail Devers LeBron James Reggie Bush Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dwyane Wade Tiger Woods Lifetime Achievement Award Humanitarian Award Diana Ross Don Cheadle
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