The music industry's top names won big during the BET Awards - but it was Janet Jackson who was the woman of the hour.The singer received a huge honour as she picked picked up the accolade for Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual at the ceremony held in Los Angeles on Sunday.
A video montage of her greatest moments was shown, followed by live re-creations of her legendary dance routines from Ciara, Jason Derulo and Tinashe.
The 49-year-old then delivered a heartfelt speech as she thanked her fans around the world.
She said: "I've missed you so much and I love you so much. Thank you. Thank you BET."
Janet wasn't the only name to take home a gong at the star-studded bash, as Beyonce and Chris Brown also won big.
The pair were named Best Female and Best Male R&B/pop artist at the event hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Rossas.
Nicki Minaj also made a splash after she was announced as Best Female Hip Hop Artist.
The 32-year-old rapper showed she hadn't forgotten her roots as she personally thanked her mum during her acceptance speech.
She said: "I always talk about my mommy and this is the first time the world is going to see her. I love you so much."
The night also saw P Diddy fall into a hole during his performance of It's All About The Benjamins, in which he was joined by several artists, including Lil Kim, Faith Evans and French Montana for a medley of his greatest hits to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bad Boy Records.
However, like a pro, he made a quick recovery and got up immediately.
Full list of winners:
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
BEYONCÉ
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
CHRIS BROWN
BEST GROUP
RAE SREMMURD
BEST COLLABORATION
COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - 'GLORY' (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 'SELMA')
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
KENDRICK LAMAR
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
NICKI MINAJ
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ - '7/11'
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ, ED BURKE & TODD TOURSO
BEST NEW ARTIST
SAM SMITH
BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
LECRAE
BEST ACTRESS
TARAJI P. HENSON
BEST ACTOR
TERRENCE HOWARD
BEST MOVIE
'SELMA'
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
SERENA WILLIAMS
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
STEPHEN CURRY
COCA-COLA VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD
NICKI MINAJ F/ DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN - 'ONLY'
CENTRIC AWARD
THE WEEKND - 'EARNED IT' (FROM THE 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' SOUNDTRACK)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: UK
STORMZY
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