2008 BET Awards Winners

Kanye West and hip-hop group UGK won two awards each at the 2008 Black Entertainment TV (BET) awards in Los Angeles. West took the prize for best male hip-hop artist and best collaboration for “Good Life,” which featured T-Pain.

UGK was named best group and also won video of the year for “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” featuring Outkast.

Here’s the list of major winners:

Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Artist: Chris Brown

Best Group: UGK

Best Gospel Artist: Marvin Sapp

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Missy Elliott

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Kanye West

Best New Artist: The-Dream

Best Collaboration: Kanye West f/T-Pain, “Good Life”

Best Video Director: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto

Video of the Year: UGK f/Outkast, “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)”

Best Actress: Halle Berry

Best Actor: Denzel Washington

Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker

Best Male Athlete: Kobe Bryant

BETJ Award: Raheem DeVaughn

Viewers’ Choice: Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”

Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Green

Humanitarian Award: Quincy Jones

Source: BET.com