Dreamgirls
stars
Beyonce
Knowles
and
Jennifer
Hudson
led
the
winners
at
the
US
BET
awards
in
Los
Angeles.
Knowles
and
Hudson
picked
up
two
gongs
each,
including
best
video
for
the
former
Destiny's
Child
star.
The
solo
performer
also
won
best
female
R
&
B
artist
while
Oscar
winner
Hudson
won
best
actress
and
best
new
artist.
In
a
ceremony
organised
by
Black
Entertainment
Television,
another
Oscar
winner,
Forest
Whitaker,
was
recognised
for
his
performance
in
'The
Last
King
of
Scotland'.
UK
producer
and
artist
Danger
Mouse
picked
up
a
prize
for
best
group
with
his
band
Gnarls
Barkley,
while
the
best
hip-hop
artist
award
was
given
to
TI.
The
BET
awards
also
recognise
a
variety
of
genres
and
sports
which
included
an
award
for
Serena
Williams
who
was
crowned
best
female
athlete.
Kirk
Franklin
won
the
best
gospel
artist
award
and
Diana
Ross
was
given
a
lifetime
achievement
award.
Performances
on
the
night
were
led
by
Beyonce
and
also
included
a
special
James
Brown
tribute
performance
from
Public
Enemy
who
played
Say
it
Loud
(I'm
Black
and
I'm
Proud).
Hotel
Rwanda
actor
Don
Cheadle
received
a
humanitarian
award
for
his
work
in
Darfur,
raising
awareness
of
the
ongoing
crisis
in
the
African
region.
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