2013 BET Awards Nominee List Revealed; Drake Leads Nomination List

This year's BET Awards could get a wee bit awkward for some of the nominees. The 2013 BET Awards will take place on June 30th at the Nokia Theatre in LA, which gives nominees Drake, Chris Brown and Rihanna a few weeks to prep for being in the same vicinity together. The trio are just a few of the nominees for the awards show, with Drake leading the pack by landing an astounding 12 nominations. The high nomination count is somewhat deceiving, though, because of the nods come from the same category. Drake has five different nominations for Video of the Year, four for Best Collaboration and a nod for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, among his potential accolades.

Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz are each tied for second with eight nominations each, followed by A$AP Rocky with five and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Miguel with four each. Rihanna leads the pack among the ladies with three nominations for Best Female R&B Artist, Video of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award, the latter two both for "Diamonds".

Perhaps the most surprising part of the nominations is the absence of Frank Ocean, who was given a big fat zero for this year. However, it probably speaks to the fact that his songs are critically-acclaimed, but not necessarily mainstream friendly. Ultimately, BET has to uphold the "Television" part of its name.

Check out the full nomination list below!

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

• Beyoncé
• Tamar Braxton
• Alicia Keys
• Rihanna
• Elle Varner 

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

• Chris Brown
• Bruno Mars
• Miguel
• Justin Timberlake
• Usher

Best Group

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Mary Mary
• Mindless Behavior
• Slaughterhouse
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) 

Best Collaboration

• "No Lie," 2 Chainz feat. Drake
• "F--kin' Problems," A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
• "Pop That," French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne
• "Poetic Justice," Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
• "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z
• "Mercy," Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

• 2 Chainz
• A$AP Rocky
• Drake 
• Future
• Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

• Azealia Banks
• Eve 
• Nicki Minaj
• Rasheeda
• Rye Rye 

Video of the Year

• "No Lie," 2 Chainz feat. Drake
• "F--kin' Problems," A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
• "Started From the Botton," Drake
• "HYFR," Drake feat. Lil Wayne
• "Poetic Justice," Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
• "Thrift Shop," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
• "Adorn," Miguel
• "Diamonds," Rihanna
• "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z
• "Mercy," Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz

Video Director of the Year

• A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
• Benny Boom
• Director X
• Dre Films
• Hype Williams

Best New Artist

• Azealia Banks
• Joey Bada$$
• Kendrick Lamar
• Trinidad Jame$
• The Weeknd

Best Gospel Artist

• Deitrick Haddon
• Lecrae
• Tamela Mann
• Mary Mary
• Marvin Sapp

 Best Actress

• Angela Bassett
• Halle Berry
• Taraji P. Henson
• Gabrielle Union
• Kerry Washington

Best Actor

• Don Cheadle
• Common
• Jamie Foxx
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Denzel Washington

Young Stars Award

• Gabrielle Douglas
• Jacob Latimore
• Keke Palmer
• Jaden Smith
• Quvenzhané Wallis

Best Movie

• Beasts of the Southern Wild
•  Django Unchained
•  Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
•  Sparkle
•  Think Like a Man

Subway Sportswoman of the Year

• Gabrielle Douglas
• Brittney Griner
• Candace Parker
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year

• Victor Cruz
• Kevin Durant
• Robert Griffin III
• LeBron James
• Ray Lewis

Coca Cola Viewers' Choice Award

• "F--kin' Problems," A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
• "Started From the Bottom," Drake
• "Swimming Pools (Drank)," Kendrick Lamar
• "Adorn," Miguel
• "Diamonds," Rihanna
• "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z

Centric Award

• Tamar Braxton: "Love and War"
• Fantasia: "Lose To Win"
• Miguel: "Adorn"
• Nas: "Daughters"
• Charlie Wilson: "My Love Is All I Have"

Best International Artists

• 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
• Toya Delazy (South Africa)
• Donald (South Africa)
• Ice Prince (Nigeria)
• R2Bees (Ghana)
• Radio and Weasel (Uganda)

Best International Act

• Marsha Ambrosius
• Estelle
• Labrinth
• Rita Ora
• Emeli Sandé
• Wiley