Ghanaian Musician Sarkodie Wins Best International Act At BET 2012 Awards - Video

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 Beyoncé.

Below is the full list of the night’s winners:

Best Female R&B Artist

Marsha Ambrosius

WINNER: Beyoncé

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

Beyoncé 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

Beyoncé, "Countdown"

Beyoncé, "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: Beyoncé & 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

Beyoncé, "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 Sandé

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

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