Ghanaian rapper and two time Ghana Music Awards winner, Sarkodie and Nigeria�s Wizkid were announced joint winners for the 2012 BET Award for Best International Act (Africa) at a splendid event which took place last night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
They beat their competitors-Iceprince (Nigeria), Camp Mulla (Kenya), Mokobe (Mali) and South Africa�s Lira.
Last year the award was won by 2face Idibia and Dbanj from Nigeria.
The big winners of the 2012 BET Awards included Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and, of course, Jay-Z and his wife Beyonc�.
Below is the full list of the night�s winners:
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
WINNER: Beyonc�
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
WINNER: Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
Bad Meets Evil
DiddyDirty Money
Maybach Music Group
Mindless Behavior
WINNER: The Throne (JayZ & Kanye West)
Best Collaboration
Beyonc� featuring J. Cole, "Party"
Big Sean featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash, "Marvin & Chardonnay"
DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, "I'm On One"
Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, "The Motto"
The Throne (JayZ & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"
WINNER: Wale featuring Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Best Male HipHop Artist
Big Sean
WINNER: Drake
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy
Best Female HipHop Artist
Diamond
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Brianna Perry
Trina
Video of the Year
Beyonc�, "Countdown"
Beyonc�, "Love On Top"
The Throne (JayZ & Kanye West), "Nas in Paris"
WINNER: The Throne (JayZ & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"? Usher, "Climax"
Video Director of the Year
WINNER: Beyonc� & Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
A$AP Rocky
WINNER: Big Sean
Diggy
Future
Meek Mill
Best Gospel
WINNER: Yolanda Adams
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
TrinITee 5:7
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
WINNER: Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
WINNER: Kevin Hart
Denzel Washington
Young Stars Award
Astro
WINNER: Diggy
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Best Movie
Good Deeds
Jumping the Broom
Laugh at My Pain
Red Tails
WINNER: The Help
CocaCola Viewers' Choice Award
Beyonc�, "Love on Top"
Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, "The Motto"
WINNER: Mindless Behavior, "Hello"
The Throne (JayZ & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"
Wale featuring Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Skylar Diggins
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
WINNER: Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Victor Cruz
WINNER: Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Centric Award
WINNER: Common
Estelle
Robert Glasper
Robin Thicke
Tyrese
Best International Act: Africa
Camp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali)
WINNER: Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best International Act: U.K.
Estelle
Labrinth
Emeli Sand�
Sway
WINNER: Wretch 32
FANdemonium Award
WINNER: Chris Brown
Drake
Mindless Behavior
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Trey Songz
Humanitarian Award
WINNER: Rev. Al Sharpton
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Source: celebrity-gossip.net
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