Superstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z are set for a big night at the 2014 BET Awards after scoring four nominations apiece....
Superstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z are set for a big night at the 2014 BET Awards after scoring four nominations apiece.
The Crazy in Love hitmakers will compete against each other in the Best Collaboration category, in which Beyonce's song Drunk in Love, which features her husband, will battle Jay Z and Justin Timberlake's Holy Grail.
Drake and Majid Jordan's Hold On (We're Going Home), Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell Williams' Blurred Lines, YG's My Hitta collaboration with Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan and I Luv This by August Alsina and Trinidad Jame$ are also up for the prize.
Meanwhile, rivals Jay Z and Drake will go toe to toe in the Best Male Hip Hop Artist category, alongside Future, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, while Beyonce will battle Janelle Monae, Jhene Aiko, K. Michelle, Rihanna and Tamar Braxton for the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist title.
Jay Z and Beyonce will also vie for the coveted Video of the Year award with the videos for Drunk in Love and Partition, respectively. Pharrell Williams' Happy, Chris Brown's Fine China and Drake's Worst Behavior are also nominated.
In the movie categories, Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington, Lupita Nyong'o and Oprah Winfrey will fight for the Best Actress prize, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Forest Whitaker, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart and Michael B. Jordan are up for the Best Actor trophy.
The Best Movie nominees are: 12 Years a Slave, The Best Man Holiday, Fruitvale Station, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Lee Daniels' The Butler.
The 2014 BET Awards will be handed out at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 29 June (14).
The full list of nominees are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
August Alsina featuring Trinidad Jame$ - I Luv This
Beyonce featuring Jay Z - Drunk in Love
Drake featuring Majid Jordan - Hold On (We're Going Home)
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines
YG featuring Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan - My Hitta
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Beyonce featuring Jay Z - Drunk in Love
Chris Brown - Fine China
Drake - Worst Behavior
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Video Director of the Year
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Jennifer Hudson featuring T.I. - I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)"
Jhene Aiko - The Worst
LiV Warfield - Why Do You Lie?
Wale featuring Sam Dew - LoveHate Thing
Best International Act: Africa
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Best International Act: UK
