BET Awards Nominees 2008

It's that time again. The BET Awards are around the corner, and the show will air on June 24 live from Los Angeles. T-Pain leads the nominees with a total of five (four of which are not surprisingly in the Best Collaboration category), while Yeezie and Lil Weezy earned three and Alicia Keys and Chris Brown trailed with a solid two each. Still no word on the host yet, but here's a complete list of the nominees:



BEST FEMALE R&B
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

BEST MALE R&B
Raheem DeVaughn
J. Holiday
Ne-Yo
Trey Songz
Chris Brown



BEST GROUP
Danity Kane
Day 26
Gnarles Barkley
Playaz Circle
UGK

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
The Clark Sisters
Deitrick Haddon
Marvin Sapp
Kirk Franklin
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP
Missy Elliott
Eve
Kid Sister
Lil Mama
Trina



BEST MALE HIP-HOP
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg
Kanye West

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"The Way That I Love You"- Ashanti
"Honey"- Erykah Badu
"Just Fine"- Mary J. Blige
"Like You'll Never See Me Again"- Alicia Keys
"International Player's Anthem"- UGK & OUTKAST
"Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain

BEST DIRECTOR
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams



BEST COLLABORATION
"Kiss Kiss"- Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
"Let It Go"- Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
"Low"- Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain
"I'm So Hood (The Remix)"- DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe & Birdman
"Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain

Viewer's Choice
"No One"- Alicia Keys
"Lollipop" (feat. Static)- Lil’ Wayne
"Kiss Kiss" (feat. T-Pain- Chris Brown
"Let It Go" (feat Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim)- Keyshia Cole
"Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)"- Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
"No Air"(feat. Chris Brown)- Jordin Sparks

BETJ AWARD
Raheem DeVaughn
Chaka Khan
Ledisi
Jill Scott
Angie Stone



BEST NEW ARTIST
Estelle
Flo-Rida
Chrisette Michelle
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
The-Dream

BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
Chandra Wilson

BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Cheryl Ford
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tamika Catchings

BEST MALE ATHLETE
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Chris Paul

I hope newcomers like Kid Sister and Estelle get their due credit. Gotta love those girls. And I'll be damned if Soulja Boy wins Best New Artist ... Livid!