The BET Awards were established in 2001 by BET to celebrate and honour all of the favorites of Black music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Black Entertainment Television (BET) is a cable television network geared towards African-Americans in their expression of mainstream pop culture. ...
The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.
The 2005 BET Awards were held on June 29 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood,California, where they have been held for the past few years. 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. ... ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...
In fact, last year's BETAwards was the highest-rated show in the history of the Viacom-owned network and drew 7% more viewers than in 2003.
Although the awards show touts itself as a salute to music, sports and entertainment, it's the music component that generates much of the hype -- with 10 of the evening's 14 awards going to musicians.
As recipients of 2005's BET Humanitarian Award, the couple will be honored for their wide-ranging charitable work, which includes Pauletta Washington's current duties as an executive board member of Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.