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The ‘Kiss Kiss’ singer faces off Usher and Bruno Mars in the male category, while the ‘Halo’ songstress competes against Rihanna and Mary J. Blige in the female category.Chris Brown and Beyonce Knowles are among the dominating names on the nomination list of the 2012 BET Awards announced on Tuesday, May 22. Breezy will face off the likes of Bruno Mars, Usher, Trey Songz and Miguel in the Best Male R&B Artist. He’s also nominated for Video Director of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award.

Queen Bey, meanwhile, leads the pack by grabbing six nods in total. The wife of Jay-Z will compete against Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige and Melanie Fiona in claiming the Best Female R&B Artist title. Her other nominations include Best Collaboration for her work with J. Cole in “Party”, and Video of the Year for her clip “Countdown”.

In movie field, “The Help” actress Viola Davis and “Colombiana” star Zoe Saldana are facing off each other in the Best Actress category. On the other hand, “Thor” actor Idris Elba and “Safe House” thesp Denzel Washington are up for Best Actor award.

Additionally, NBA stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are competing in the Sportsman of the Year category. Tennis players Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams are vying for Sportswoman of the Year prize.

In addition to receiving nominations, Chris Brown will serve as a musical performer for the awards ceremony along with Nicki Minaj. Slated as the host, meanwhile, is none other than “The Avengers” star Samuel L. Jackson.

The ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 1 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. For this year, the Cadillac Lifetime Achievement honor will be given to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

Best Female R&B Artist:

• Marsha Ambrosius
• Beyonce Knowles
• Mary J. Blige
• Melanie Fiona
• Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist:

• Chris Brown
• Bruno Mars
• Miguel
• Trey Songz
• Usher

Best Group:

• Bad Meets Evil
• Diddy-Dirty Money
• Maybach Music Group
• Mindless Behavior
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Collaboration:

• Beyonce Knowles feat. J. Cole – “Party”
• Big Sean feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay”
• DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding – “Otis”
• Wale feat. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Best Male Hip Hop Artist:

• Big Sean
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip Hop Artist:

• Diamond
• Nicki Minaj
• Brianna Perry
• Trina

Video of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles – “Countdown”
• Beyonce Knowles – “Love on Top”
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “N***as in Paris”
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding – “Otis”
• Usher – “Climax”

Video Director of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles & Alan Ferguson
• Benny Boom
• Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
• Kanye West
• Hype Williams

Best New Artist:

• A$ AP Rocky
• Big Sean
• Diggy Future
• Meek Mill

Best Gospel:

• Yolanda Adams
• Kim Burrell
• James Fortune & FIYA
• Fred Hammond
• Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award:

• Astro
• Diggy
• Jacob Latimore
• Keke Palmer
• Willow Smith

Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award:

• Beyonce Knowles – “Love on Top”
• Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
• Mindless Behavior – “Hello”
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. feat. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Centric Award:

• Common
• Estelle
• Robert Glasper
• Robin Thicke
• Tyrese

Best International Act: Africa

• AfricaCamp Mulla (Kenya)
• Ice Prince (Nigeria)
• Lira (South Africa)
• Mokobe (Mali)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best International Act: UK

• Estelle
• Labrinth
• Emeli Sande
• Sway
• Wretch 32

Best Movie:

• “Good Deeds”
• “Jumping the Broom”
• “Laugh at My Pain”
• “Red Tails”
• “The Help”

Best Actor:

• Don Cheadle
• Common
• Idris Elba
• Kevin Hart
• Denzel Washington

Best Actress:

• Angela Bassett
• Viola Davis
• Taraji P. Henson
• Regina King
• Zoe Saldana

Sportsman of the Year:

• Carmelo Anthony
• Kobe Bryant
• LeBron James
• Victor Cruz
• Kevin Durant

Sportswoman of the Year:

• Skylar Diggins
• Candace Parker
• Brittney Griner
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams

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Source: Celebrity-Mania.com – Top Headlines