BET Debuts BET Comedy Awards
Black Entertainment Television held its first-ever BET Comedy Awards Tuesday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif.
Comedy Central’s Chappelle's Show, Fox's The Bernie Mac Show and ABC's My Wife & Kids led the television category with two awards each.
The list of winners:
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tisha Campbell-Martin, My Wife & Kids.
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Damon Wayans, My Wife & Kids.
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Golden Brooks, Girlfriends (UPN).
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Donald Faison, Scrubs (NBC).
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• Outstanding Lead Actress/Box Office Movie: Gabrielle Union, Deliver Us from Eva.
• Outstanding Lead Actor/Box Office Movie: LL Cool J, Deliver Us from Eva.
• Outstanding Supporting Actress/Box Office Movie: Queen Latifah, Barbershop 2: Back in Business.
• Outstanding Supporting Actor/Box Office Movie: Cedric the Entertainer, Barbershop 2: Back in Business.
• Outstanding Directing in a Box Office Movie: Keenen Ivory Wayans, White Chicks.
• Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: The Bernie Mac Show.
• Outstanding Writing in a Box Office Movie: White Chicks.
• Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Chappelle's Show.
• Outstanding Comedy Variety Series: Chappelle's Show.
• Outstanding Comedy Series: The Bernie Mac Show.
• Outstanding Animated Series: The Proud Family (Disney Channel).
• Outstanding Box Office Movie: Deliver Us from Eva.
• BET Platinum Mic Viewers' Choice: Rickey Smiley.
• BET Comedy Icon Award: The Wayans Family.