Beyonce and Jay-Z win top awards

R&B diva Beyonce and her rap star boyfriend Jay-Z won separate awards and were honoured for their hit song collaboration at the 2004 BET Awards.

Beyonce was named best female R&B artist, and Jay-Z won the award for top male hip-hop artist. They both won for their collaboration on the hit Crazy in Love.

OutKast won multiple honours for video of the year and best group.

Actress Mo’Nique hosted the awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles overnight.

A lifetime achievement award was given to the Isley Brothers and s humanitarian honour was accepted by Danny Glover.

The categories and winners were:

Video of the year: OutKast, Hey Ya!

Group: OutKast

Male R&B artist: Usher

Female R&B artist: Beyonce

Male hip hop artist: Jay-Z

Female hip hop artist: Missy Elliott

Collaboration: Beyonce with Jay-Z, Crazy in Love

New artist: Kanye West

Gospel artist: Yolanda Adams

Actor: Denzel Washington

Actress: Halle Berry

Male athlete of the year: LeBron James

Female athlete of the year: Serena Williams

Viewer’s choice: Usher, featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon, Yeah!