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BET Awards 2021 winners: Megan Thee Stallion looks regal in white gown with daring split to the hip as she takes home four trophies

Megan The Stallion had a big night at the BET Awards (Picture: Reuters/Mega)

Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B and Bruno Mars were among the big winners at the BET Awards on Sunday.

Megan bagged four trophies at the weekend – best female hip hop artist (for the second year in a row), best collaboration and video of the year for WAP (her X-rated team up with Cardi B) and viewers’ choice (also for a second year) for Savage, which featured Beyonce.

The rapper walked the red carpet in an incredible white dress with a dramatic split to the hip, before changing into various stunning outfits to collect her gongs.

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak took home a shock win for best group as Silk Sonic for their single Leave The Door Open while the 24k Magic star also bagged video director of the year for the same song.

Bodak Yellow rapper Cardi B, who announced she is pregnant with her second child at the awards, won video of the year and best collaboration – both for WAP.

Elswhere the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah, won best movie while the late Chadwick Boseman received best actor. Andra Day for best actress for the first time for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday, which earned her an Oscar nod.

In the sports categories Naomi Osaka and LeBron James were given best sportswoman and sportsman respectively and lifetime achievement went to actor and hip hop pioneer Queen Latifah.

Megan Thee Stallion looked stunning on the red carpet (Picture: Mega)

Megan’s dress had a daring split at the side with silver chains decorating her body (ody-ody-ody) (Picture: Getty)

Megan underwent a series of outfit changes (Picture: Getty)

The rapper put on a show (Picture: Getty)

BET Awards 2021 winners

Video of the year

Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – WAP

Best female R&B/pop artist

H.E.R.

Best male R&B/pop artist

Chris Brown

Best female hip-hop artist

Megan Thee Stallion

Best male hip-hop artist

Lil Baby

Best new artist

Giveon

Best group

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)

Best collaboration

Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – WAP

Album of the year

Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales

Viewer’s Choice Award

Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – Savage (Remix)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Queen Latifah

Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational Award

Kirk Franklin – Strong God

BET HER Award

SZA – Good Days

Video director of the year

Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard

Best actress

Andra Day

Best actor

Chadwick Boseman

Best movie

Judas and the Black Messiah

Youngstars award

Marsai Martin

Sportswoman of the year

Naomi Osaka

Sportsman of the year

LeBron James

Best international act

Burna Boy (from Nigeria)

Viewer’s choice — best new international act

Bree Runway (from the UK)

Cardi revealed she and husband Offset are going to be parents again when she joined him and his group on stage to perform their track Type S**t.

Her outfit, a bejewlled black bodysuit, had a sheer panel at the front which revealed she is heavily pregnant.

Cardi B revealed she is pregnant again at the awards (Picture: Getty)

Cardi, who already shares three-year-old daughter Kulture with Offset, posted a pregnancy shoot on Instagram later in the night with the picture caption ‘#2’.

The awards also saw rappers such as Busta Rhymes and Method Man pay tribute to DMX, who died in April aged 50.

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