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The 2008 BET Awards winners were announced live on June 24 at Shrine Auditorium. It was hosted by D. L. Hughley. Here's the complete list of the winners:

- Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
- Best Male R&B Artist: Chris Brown
- Best Group: UGK
- Best Gospel Artist: Marvin Sapp
- Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Missy Elliott
- Best Male Hip-Hop artist: Kanye West
- Best New Artist: The-Dream
- Best Collaboration: Kanye West f/T-Pain, “Good Life”
- Best Video Director: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
- Video of the Year: UGK f/Outkast, “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)”
- Best Actress: Halle Berry
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington
- Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker
- Best Male Athlete: Kobe Bryant
- BET J Award: Raheem DeVaughn
- Viewers’ Choice: Lil Wayne - Lollipop
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Green
- Humanitarian Award: Quincy Jones

List of performances in 2008 BET Awards
- Love in This Club - Usher (Opening performance)
- Put On - Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West
- Closer - Ne-Yo feat the JabbaWockeeZ (dancers)
- Heaven Sent / Let It Go - Keyshia Cole featuring Lil Kim
- Alicia Keys set list
o Teenage Love Affair
o Weak with SWV
o Hold On with En Vogue
o Waterfalls with TLC, SWV & En Vogue
- T-Pain set list
o Ring Leader Man
o Low with Flo Rida
o The Boss with Rick Ross
o I'm So Hood (Remix) with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Big Boi & Ludacris
- Never Would've Made It - Marvin Sapp
- With You / Take You Down - Chris Brown featuring Ciara (dancer)
- Al Green tribute performances
o I'm Still in Love with You covered by Jill Scott
o Tired of Being Alone covered by Anthony Hamilton
o Simply Beautiful covered by Maxwell
o Let's Stay Together / Love and Happiness performed by Al Green
- Take a Bow - Rihanna
- Stepped On My J's - with Jermaine Dupri, and Ciara / Party People with Fergie and Nelly
- Got Money with T-Pain / Lollipop with T-Pain- Lil Wayne/ A Milli - Lil Wayne