23rd Annual BET Awards Hollywood Nominations

From left to right: Angela Bassett, Brian Tyreee Henry, Viola Davis, and Damson Idris - Cindy Ord / Michael Kovac / Jamie McCarthy / Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer

The nominations for the 23rd Annual BET Awards have been announced. The BET Awards is an American award show that was established by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Network to celebrate Black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports, and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annually, are broadcast live on BET and feature performances by artists.

The focus of this article will be highlights of the categories covering film and television. The Best Actor and Best Actress categories focus on performances across film and television. The Young Stars Awards features nominees across film, television, and content creator arenas. The 23rd Annual BET Awards will air live from Los Angeles on June 25 on BET's cable network.

The film and TV nominees are listed below.

Best Movie

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• Creed 3

• Emancipation

• Nope

• The Woman King

• Till

• Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Best Actor

• Amin Joseph

• Brian Tyree Henry

• Damson Idris

• Daniel Kaluuya

• Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.

• Donald Glover

• Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

• Angela Bassett

• Coco Jones

• Janelle James

• Janelle Monáe

• Keke Palmer

• Viola Davis

• Zendaya

Youngstars Award

• Akira Akbar

• Alaya High

• Demi Singleton

• Genesis Denise

• Marsai Martin

• Thaddeus J. Mixson  

• Young Dylan