Nominees announced for BET Awards '05
BET will honor superlative achievement in music, entertainment and sports with a star-studded "live" telecast of BET Awards '05 on Tuesday June 28. The top-rated and most-watched awards show among African-American viewers, the BET Awards will be helmed this year by Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, making their BET Awards hosting debut family-style. The show format includes star-studded red carpet arrivals, exciting on-stage performances and stirring tributes by the hottest names in entertainment at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
Special honorees this year will include Denzel and Pauletta Washington, recipients of the Humanitarian Award and Gladys Knight, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other BET Awards '05 nominees include: 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Pharell, T.I., Kanye West, Ciara featuring Missy Elliott, The Game and 50 Cent, Jadakiss, Anthony Hamilton, Amerie, Mariah Carey, Fantasia, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, John Legend, Mario, Prince, Usher, Destiny's Child, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz, The Roots, Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe, Ruben Studdard, CeCe Winans, Halle Berry, Kimberly Elise, Regina King, Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, Don Cheadle, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman, Mos Def, Will Smith, Laila Ali, Gail Devers, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Donovan McNabb, Shaquille O'Neal, Tiger Woods.
Mariah is nominated for the Best Female R&B along with Amerie, Ciara, Fantasia, Alicia Keys and Jill Scott, and scheduled to perform at the BET Awards. (PR Newswire)
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