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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