The fifth annual BET HONORS will celebrate the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.*
Check out photos from the awards ceremony below!
The BET HONORS, star-studded lineup includes performances by Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Cicely Tyson, Common, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Rowland, with appearances by Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Willow Smith and Jill Scott. The show taped at the historic Warner Theatre on Saturday, January 14 in Washington, D.C.
Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks, and Lynne Harris Taylor, Vice President of Specials, BET Networks are executive producers, along with Cossette Productions.
Proceeds from this year's BET HONORS private ticket sales will be given to Metro TeenAIDS. Metro TeenAIDS, a longtime partner of BET, is a community health organization dedicated to supporting young people in the fight against HIV/AIDS, through education, support, and advocacy.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
BET Honors 2012
Gabrielle Union
Debra Lee
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Queen Latifah, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott
Queen Latifah & Willow Smith
Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott
Michelle Obama & Maya Angelou
Michelle Obama with Maya Angelou, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott
Michelle Obama with Queen Latifah, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott
Gabrielle Union
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Moroccan Scott Cannon & Nick Cannon
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Moroccan Scott Cannon & Nick Cannon
Mariah Carey, Moroccan Scott Cannon & Nick Cannon
Gabrielle Union
TJ Homes
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland and Raekwon
Kelly Rowland and Raekwon
Luke James
Luke James
Beverly Kearney and Sanya Richards Ross
Anthony Hamilton and Common
Anthony Hamilton and Common
Ledisi
Ledisi
Gabrielle Union
LA Reid
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Spike Lee
Stevie Wonder
Spike Lee & John Singleton
Spike Lee & John Singleton
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard & Cuba Gooding Jr. with Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr and Colonel Charles McGee
Cuba Gooding Jr, Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr and Colonel Charles McGee
)Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr, Colonel Charles McGee, Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr
India Arie
Aretha Franklin & Stevie Wonder
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin & Stevie Wonder
India Arie
India Arie & Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey, Spike Lee & Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey & Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey
Michelle Obama & Gabrielle Union
Charles McGee, Roscoe C. Brown Jr. Beverly Kearney, Spike Lee, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama and Gabriel Union
