BET Award for Best Actor
Introduction The '''BET Award for Best Actor''' is awarded to actors from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. Denzel Washington and Michael B. Jordan hold the record for most wins in this category with three.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''bold'''.===2000s=== Year Actor Work Ref 2001 '''Denzel Washington''' '''''Remember the Titans''''' Omar Epps ''Love & Basketball'' Cuba Gooding Jr. ''Men of Honor'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Rules of Engagement'' 2002 '''Will Smith''' ''Ali'' Morgan Freeman ''High Crimes'' Eddie Murphy ''Shrek'', ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' and ''Showtime'' Chris Tucker ''Rush Hour 2'' Denzel Washington ''Training Day'' and ''John Q.'' 2003 '''Derek Luke''' '''''Antwone Fisher''''' Nick Cannon ''Drumline'' Mos Def ''Brown Sugar'' Samuel L. Jackson ''XXX'' and ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' Denzel Washington ''Antwone Fisher'' 2004 '''Denzel Washington''' '''''Out of Time''''' Mos Def ''The Italian Job'' Laurence Fishburne ''Mystic River'', ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' Morgan Freeman ''Bruce Almighty'' Samuel L. Jackson ''S.W.A.T.'' Bernie Mac ''Bad Santa'', ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' and ''The Bernie Mac Show'' 2005 '''Jamie Foxx''' '''''Ray'', ''Collateral'' and ''Breakin' All the Rules''''' Don Cheadle ''Ocean's Twelve'', ''Hotel Rwanda'' and ''After the Sunset'' Morgan Freeman ''Million Dollar Baby'' Samuel L. Jackson ''The Incredibles'' and ''Coach Carter'' Will Smith ''I, Robot'', ''Shark Tale'' and ''Hitch'' 2006 '''Terrence Howard''' '''''Crash'', ''Four Brothers'', ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''', ''Lackawanna Blues'' and ''Hustle & Flow''''' Don Cheadle ''Crash'' Jamie Foxx ''Stealth'' and ''Miami Vice'' Ludacris ''Crash'' and ''Hustle & Flow'' Denzel Washington ''Inside Man'' 2007 '''Forest Whitaker''' '''''The Last King of Scotland''''' Idris Elba ''Daddy's Little Girls'' Jamie Foxx ''Dreamgirls'' Eddie Murphy ''Norbit'' and ''Dreamgirls'' Will Smith ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' 2008 '''Denzel Washington''' '''''American Gangster'' and ''The Great Debaters''''' Anthony Anderson ''Transformers'' and ''K-Ville'' Don Cheadle ''Ocean's Thirteen'' and ''Talk to Me'' Idris Elba ''American Gangster'', ''This Christmas'' and ''28 Weeks Later'' Terrence Howard ''The Brave One'' and ''The Perfect Holiday'' 2009 '''Will Smith''' '''''Hancock'' and ''Seven Pounds''''' Common ''Wanted'' and ''Street Kings'' Idris Elba ''RocknRolla'' and ''The Unborn'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Lakeview Terrace'' and ''Soul Men'' Jamal Woolard ''Notorious''===2010s=== Year Actor Work Ref 2010 '''Idris Elba''' '''''The Losers''''' Quinton Aaron ''The Blind Side'' Don Cheadle ''Brooklyn's Finest'' Jamie Foxx ''Law Abiding Citizen'' Denzel Washington ''The Taking of Pelham 123'' 2011 '''Idris Elba''' '''''Takers'' and ''Luther''''' Laz Alonso ''Jumping the Broom'' Chris Brown ''Takers'' Don Cheadle ''Iron Man 2'' Jamie Foxx ''Due Date'' 2012 '''Kevin Hart''' '''''Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain''''' Don Cheadle ''House of Lies'' and ''The Guard'' Common ''New Year's Eve'' and ''Hell on Wheels'' Idris Elba ''Thor'', ''Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' and ''Luther'' Denzel Washington ''Safe House'' 2013 '''Jamie Foxx''' '''''Django Unchained''''' Don Cheadle ''House of Lies'' and ''Flight'' Common ''Hell on Wheels'', ''LUV'' and ''The Odd Life of Timothy Green'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Django Unchained'' and ''The Avengers'' Denzel Washington ''Flight'' 2014 '''Chiwetel Ejiofor''' '''''12 Years a Slave''''' Idris Elba ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' and ''Thor: The Dark World'' Kevin Hart ''Ride Along'', ''Real Husbands of Hollywood'' and ''About Last Night'' Michael B. Jordan ''Fruitvale Station'' Forest Whitaker ''The Butler'' 2015 '''Terrence Howard''' '''''Empire'', ''Lullaby'', ''St. Vincent'' and ''Sabotage''''' Anthony Anderson ''Black-ish'' Idris Elba ''Luther'' and ''No Good Deed'' Kevin Hart ''The Wedding Ringer'', ''Think Like a Man Too'', ''Real Husbands of Hollywood'' and ''Top Five'' Jussie Smollett ''Empire'' 2016 '''Michael B. Jordan''' '''''Fantastic Four'' and ''Creed''''' Anthony Anderson ''Black-ish'' Idris Elba ''Zootopia'', ''Beasts of No Nation'' and ''Luther'' O'Shea Jackson Jr. ''Straight Outta Compton'' Courtney B. Vance ''American Crime Story'' 2017 '''Mahershala Ali''' '''''Luke Cage'', ''Free State of Jones'', ''Kicks'', ''Hidden Figures'' and ''Moonlight''''' Donald Glover ''Atlanta'' Bryshere Y. Gray ''Empire'' and ''The New Edition Story'' Omari Hardwick ''Power'' Denzel Washington ''Fences'' and ''The Magnificent Seven'' 2018 '''Chadwick Boseman''' '''''Black Panther'' and ''Marshall''''' Denzel Washington ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' Sterling K. Brown ''Marshall'', ''This Is Us'', and ''Black Panther'' Michael B. Jordan ''Black Panther'' Daniel Kaluuya ''Get Out'' and ''Black Panther'' Donald Glover ''Atlanta'' and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' 2019 '''Michael B. Jordan''' '''''Creed II''''' Anthony Anderson ''Black-ish'' Chadwick Boseman ''Avengers: Infinity War'' and ''Avengers: Endgame'' Denzel Washington ''The Equalizer 2'' Mahershala Ali ''Green Book'' Omari Hardwick ''Power''===2020s=== Year Actor Work Ref 2020 '''Michael B. Jordan''' '''''Just Mercy''''' Billy Porter ''Pose'' Eddie Murphy ''Dolemite Is My Name'' Forest Whitaker ''Finding Steve McQueen'' and ''Godfather of Harlem'' Jamie Foxx ''Just Mercy'' Omari Hardwick ''Power'' 2021'''Chadwick Boseman (Posthumous)''' '''''Da 5 Bloods''''' and '''''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom''''' Aldis Hodge ''One Night in Miami...'' Damson Idris ''Snowfall'' Daniel Kaluuya ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' Eddie Murphy ''Coming 2 America'' LaKeith Stanfield ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' 2022 '''Will Smith''' '''''King Richard''''' Adrian Holmes ''Bel-Air'' Anthony Anderson ''Black-ish'' Jabari Banks ''Bel-Air'' Sterling K. Brown ''This Is Us'' Damson Idris ''Snowfall'' Denzel Washington ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' Forest Whitaker ''Godfather of Harlem'' 2023 Amin Joseph ''Snowfall'' Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr. ''BMF'' Brian Tyree Henry ''Atlanta'', ''Bullet Train'', ''Causeway'' Donald Glover ''Atlanta'' Damson Idris ''Snowfall'' Michael B. Jordan  ''Creed III'' Daniel Kaluuya ''Nope''
Multiple wins and nominations ===Wins===; 3 wins* Denzel Washington* Michael B. Jordan; 2 wins* Chadwick Boseman* Idris Elba* Jamie Foxx* Will Smith* Terrence Howard===Nominations===; 13 nominations* Denzel Washington; 9 nominations* Idris Elba; 7 nominations* Don Cheadle* Jamie Foxx; 6 nominations* Samuel L. Jackson* Michael B. Jordan; 5 nominations* Anthony Anderson* Forest Whitaker; 4 nominations* Eddie Murphy* Will Smith; 3 nominations* Chadwick Boseman* Common* Morgan Freeman* Omari Hardwick* Kevin Hart* Terrence Howard* Damson Idris* Daniel Kaluuya; 2 nominations* Sterling K. Brown* Brian Tyree Henry* Mos Def
See also * BET Award for Best Actress
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