BET Awards 2001 explained

1st BET Awards
Date:	June 19, 2001
Location:	Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Presenter:	Black Entertainment Television
Host:	Steve Harvey Cedric the Entertainer
Network:	BET
Next:	2nd

The 1st BET Awards took place at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2001. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer hosted the event for the first time.

Performances

Destiny's Child – "Bootylicious"
Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Master P – "Lay Low"
Usher – "U Remind Me"
Patti LaBelle and Donnie McClurkin – "Stand!"
Lil' Bow Wow and Snoop Dogg – "Bow Wow (That's My Name)"
Jay Z – "Fiesta" (with R. Kelly), "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" and "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
Eve and Gwen Stefani – "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Whitney Houston Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute:
- Christina Aguilera – "Run to You"
- Luther Vandross — "All the Woman That I Need"
Whitney Houston — "I Have Nothing" and "I Will Always Love You" (Lifetime Achievement Award performance)
Sisqo – "Can I Live?"
Outkast – "Ms. Jackson" and "So Fresh, So Clean"

Winners and nominees

Video of the Year	Viewers' Choice
Outkast – "Ms. Jackson" Destiny's Child – "Independent Women Part I" Dr. Dre featuring Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg – "The Next Episode" Eminem feat. Dido – "Stan" Janet Jackson – "All for You"	Bow Wow – "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" Destiny's Child – "Independent Women Part 1" R. Kelly – "I Wish" Jay Z – "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Eve Da Brat Lil' Kim Missy Elliott Trina	Jay Z Ja Rule Mystikal Nelly Snoop Dogg
Best Female R&B Artist	Best Male R&B Artist
Mary J. Blige Aaliyah Jill Scott Janet Jackson Erykah Badu	Musiq R. Kelly Carl Thomas Joe Maxwell
Best Female Group	Best Male Group
Destiny's Child Mary Mary 3LW 702 Blaque	OutKast Jagged Edge Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg Boyz II Men 112
Best New Artist	Best Gospel Artist
Nelly Lil' Bow Wow Musiq Jill Scott India.Arie	Donnie McClurkin Mary Mary Yolanda Adams Hezekiah Walker Kirk Franklin
Best Actress	Best Actor
Sanaa Lathan Aaliyah Regina King Angela Bassett	Denzel Washington Omar Epps Samuel L. Jackson Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
Marion Jones Venus Williams Serena Williams Sheryl Swoopes	Allen Iverson Tiger Woods Kobe Bryant Shaquille O'Neal
Lifetime Achievement
Whitney Houston