Rihanna took home the prize for Best Female R&B Pop Artist as actor Jamie Foxx is honoured at the Black Entertainment Awards.
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| Jamie Foxx performs at the BET awards |
Rihanna took home the prize for Best Female R&B Pop
Artist, while Miguel won the Best Male R&B Pop Artist award at the
Black Entertainment Awards in LA.
Don Cheadle presented Miguel with his award, and dedicated the night to the ailing Nelson Mandela.  |
| Miguel performs during the awards at Nokia Theatre in LA |
"We want to take a moment and send our prayers and thoughts to a man who literally changed the world.
"This evening we would like to offer prayers and support and hope to the extraordinary Nelson Mandela and his family.”
The night was full of performances as a lively host Chris Tucker sang and danced his way through the evening, in tribute to Michael Jackson.
Lamar, who scored eight nominations, won the awards for best new artist and best male hip-hop artist at the show at Hollywood's Nokia Theatre.
Speaking to "all my little homeboys and homegirls back in the city," Lamar noted that he, too, came from a world of food stamps, welfare and public assistance housing.
Teenage Olympian Gabrielle Douglas, an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, took home both the Young Stars award and the Sportswoman of the Year honour.
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| Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson perform |
Drake's Started at the Bottom won Video of the Year, one of the night's top awards. He also won the Viewers' Choice award.
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist went to Nicki Minaj for a fourth consecutive year.
Jamie Foxx, who starred in Django Unchained, was named Best Actor.
Collecting the award, Foxx paid tribute to "acting gods" he had met during his life, including Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, as well as Django Unchained director Quentin Tarantino.
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| Stevie Wonder on stage |
Veteran R&B singer and former Gap Band lead vocalist Charlie Wilson was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Justin Timberlake, who performed alongside Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg in tribute to Wilson's career.
The BET award for Best Movie went to the romantic comedy Think Like a Man, and Emeli Sande was named Best International Act.
The show featured performances by a host of top performers including Robin Thicke, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Miguel, Ciara and Janelle Monae, who closed the awards joined by Erykah Badu.
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