Miguel won the night's first award, beating out Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Bruno Mars. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Kendrick Lamar Won Three Awards
Rapper Kendrick Lamar took home best new artist, male hip-hop artist and collaboration. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Gabrielle Douglas Picked Up Two Awards
Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas won sportswoman of the year and the youngstars award. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for BET)
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj won best female hip-hop artist.(Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for BET)
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx won best actor and danced onstage with Kevin Hart when accepting the award. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Singer Charlie Wilson won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Wilson performed alongside Snoop Lion, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)
FANdemonium Award
Singer Chris Brown won the FANdemonium Award and opened the show with a medley of new songs featuring vocals from late R&B singer Aaliyah and another with Nicki Minaj. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)
Chris Tucker Hosted The Award Show
Host Chris Tucker sang and danced in tribute to Michael Jackson. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Mariah Carey's #Beautiful Performance
Mariah Carey sang her latest hit "#Beautiful" with Miguel and Young Jeezy. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" Performance
Singer Robin Thicke performed his No. 1 hit "Blurred Lines" with Pharrell and T.I. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for BET)
R.Kelly's Comeback Performance
R. Kelly sang snippets of a dozen of his hits -- including "Bump N Grind" and "Ignition."(Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)
Ciara Performed Her New Songs
Singer Ciara performed "I'm Out" with Nicki Minaj followed by her R&B hit "Body Party."(Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Reggae Artists Gave An Electrifying Performance
Dawn Penn, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Beenie Man and Elephant Man performed reggae classics. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
Janelle Monae And Erykah Badu Closed The Show
Janelle Monae ended the event with a performance of "Q.U.E.E.N." alongside Erykah Badu, who brought a white poodle onstage. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)