Stars such as Quinta Brunson, Kerry Washington, Doechii and more, stopped by BET's exclusive portrait studio during culture's biggest night. See the stunning photos below

The BET Awards will proceed Monday night in downtown L.A. despite ICE protests and unrest. Here's how to watch the show, which will be hosted by Kevin Hart.

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 BET Awards with 10 nominations, followed closely behind by Doechii, GloRilla, Future, and Drake with six nominations apiece. See the full list of winners.

SZA, Chris Brown, Doechii, Denzel Washington and Cynthia Erivo also earned awards at the Monday night ceremony in Los Angeles.

"I just thought accolades mattered," heavyweight champion Claressa Shields wrote after WNBA star Angel Reese received top honor at 2025 BET Awards.

Below are all the winners of this year’s BET Awards: $ome $exy $ongs 4 U by Drake & Partynextdoor 11:11 Deluxe by Chris Brown Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé Glorious by GloRilla GNX by Kendrick Lamar Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd We Don’t Trust You by Future & Metro Boomin

"They are removing our books from libraries, they are removing our stories and our history, they are removing our names from government buildings. It's as if someone wants to erase our footprints," the mogul said.

Ayra Starr, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Maverick City Music, Playboi Carti, Teddy Swims and Tyler, the Creator each earned three nods.Kevin Hart returned to host this year's awards show after taking on the role in 2011.

Ananda Lewis, a prominent MTV VJ from the '90s and early 2000s, has died. Lewis's sister Lakshmi Emory posted the news to Facebook that she had lost her years-long battle with breast cancer. She was 52 years old.