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Chris Brown dominates BET Awards

27th June 2011

(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Viewers of last night's BET Awards were left confused over whether Chris Brown or Rihanna had won the Viewer's Choice Award.

This year's edition of the ceremony, established by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate the successes of African Americans and other minorities in entertainment, was broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

One of the most hotly anticipated gongs of the nights was the Viewer's Choice Award, and there was some confusion over whether Chris Brown of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna had won the prize due to problems in the announcements. Initially, Chris was declared the victor, although this was then retracted with Rihanna being announced as the winner. Rihanna could not be present at the awards, with rapper Drake collecting the prize on her behalf. The songstress expressed her excitement via Twitter.

"#RihannaNavy thank you for proving what I tell the world everyday! Nobody fans go harder dan YALL!!! Thx 4 pickin that up @drakkardnoir 1LUV (sic)," she wrote.

However, at the end of the ceremony host Kevin Hart appeared on stage with Chris, revealing he had in fact been the true winner of the gong for his track Look at Me Now.

"All these awards tonight are for my fans! I'm so grateful to have you guys (sic)," he tweeted.

He had also scooped the Best Collaboration prize for Look at Me Now, which featured Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, as well as Best Male R&B Artist.

The star-studded ceremony boasted performances from the likes of Mary J. Blige, with musicians such as P. Diddy to Justin Bieber in attendance.

Key winners of 2011 BET Awards

Best Male R&B Artist: Chris Brown

Best Female R&B Artist: Jennifer Hudson

Young Stars Award: (tie) Jaden and Willow Smith

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj

Best Group: Diddy Dirty Money

Best Collaboration: Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look at Me Now

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Kanye West

Best New Artist: Wiz Khalifa

Sportsman of the Year: Michael Vick

Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams

BET Humanitarian Award: Steve Harvey

Lifetime Achievement Award: Patti LaBelle

Viewer's Choice Award: Chris Brown Look at Me Now'

Gospel: Mary Mary

Centric: Marsha Ambrosius

Best International Act (Africa): 2Face Idibia and D' Banj (Nigeria)

Best International Act (U.K.): Tinie Tempah

Best Actress: Taraji P. Henson

Best Actor: Idris Elba

Best Movie: For Colored Girls (C) Cover Media

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