BET Award for Video Director of the Year

Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient

Country| United States
Presented by| BET Awards
First award| 2008
Currently held by| Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar (2025)
Most wins| Beyoncé (3)
Most nominations| Benny Boom (16)
Website| [1]

The BET Award for Video Director of the Year is given to the best directors of music videos released in the same or previous year. The category was first created in 2008 and since its conception. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with three wins. Benny Boom has received the most nominations with sixteen each.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 2000s

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Year  | Director  | Ref

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2008
Erykah Badu | [1]
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Evans Teollian
2009
Benny Boom | [2]
Rik Cordero
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

### 2010s

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Year  | Director  | Video  | Ref

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2010
Anthony Mandler | [3]
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Evans Teollian
2011
Chris Robinson | [4]
Benny Boom
Mr. Boomtown
Kanye West
Hype Williams
2012
Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson | [5]
Benny Boom
Chris Brown and Godfrey Taberez
Kanye West
Hype Williams
2013
Benny Boom | [6]
ASAP Rocky and Sam Lecca
Evans Teollian
Dre Films
Hype Williams
2014
Hype Williams | [7]
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Director X
Colin Tilley
2015
Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Todd Tourso | [8]
Evans Teollian
Chris Robinson
Fatima Robinson
Hype Williams
2016
Director X | [9]
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Colin Tilley
Hype Williams
2017
Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé | "Sorry" | [10]
Benny Boom | "CRZY"
Bruno Mars and Jonathan Lia  | "That's What I Like"
Director X | "Like I Would"
Hype Williams | "Gucci Snakes"
2018
Ava DuVernay | [11]
Benny Boom
Director X
Chris Brown
Dave Meyers
2019
Karena Evans | [12]
Benny Boom
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Hype Williams

### 2020s

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Year  | Director  | Ref

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2020
Teyana Taylor | [13]
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
2021
Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard | [14]
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Hype Williams
2022
Anderson .Paak | [15]
Benny Boom
Beyoncé and Dikayl Rimmasch
Director X
Hype Williams
Missy Elliott
2023
Teyana Taylor | [16]
A$AP Rocky for AWGE
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
Director X
2024
Cole Bennett |
Benny Boom
Child.
Dave Meyers
Janelle Monáe & Alan Ferguson
Offset
Tems
Tyler, the Creator

## Multiple wins and nominations

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### Wins

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3 wins

* Beyoncé

2 wins

* Benny Boom
* Teyana Taylor

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### Nominations

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16 nominations

* Benny Boom

11 nominations

* Hype Williams

7 nominations

* Director X

5 nominations

* Chris Robinson

4 nominations

* Cole Bennett
* Beyoncé
* Chris Brown
* Dave Meyers

3 nominations

* Gil Green

2 nominations

* Alan Ferguson
* Bruno Mars
* Teyana Taylor
* Colin Tilley
* Kanye West

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## See also

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* BET Award for Video of the Year

## References

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1. ^ "BET Awards 2008 Winners & Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
2. ^ "BET Awards 2009 Winners & Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
3. ^ "BET Awards 2010 Winners & Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
4. ^ "BET Awards 2011 Winners & Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
5. ^ "BET Awards 2012 Winners & Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
6. ^ Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
7. ^ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
8. ^ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
9. ^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
10. ^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
11. ^ "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
12. ^ "Winners". BET. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019.
13. ^ "BET Awards 2020 Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
14. ^ "BET Awards 2021 Nominees". BET. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
15. ^ "BET Awards 2022 Nominees". BET. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
16. ^ "BET Awards 2023 Nominees". BET. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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BET Award for Video Director of the Year

* Erykah Badu (2008)
* Benny Boom (2009)
* Anthony Mandler (2010)
* Chris Robinson (2011)
* Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson (2012)
* Benny Boom (2013)
* Hype Williams (2014)
* Beyoncé, Ed Burke, and Todd Tourso (2015)
* Director X (2016)
* Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé (2017)
* Ava DuVernay (2018)
* Karena Evans (2019)
* Teyana Taylor (2020)
* Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard (2021)
* Anderson .Paak (2022)
* Teyana Taylor (2023)
* Cole Bennett (2024)
* Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar (2025)

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Music|

* Album of the Year
* Video of the Year
* Video Director of the Year
* Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award
* Best Collaboration
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* Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
* Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
* Best New Artist
* Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
* Best International Act
* Best New International Act

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* Best Movie
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Athletes|

* Sportsman of the Year
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Special awards|

* BET Her Award
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* Humanitarian Award
* Lifetime Achievement Award
* Ultimate Icon Award

Defunct awards|

* Best Actor & Actress of the Year
* Best Gospel Artist
* J Cool Like That Award
* J Award
* Best International Act: Africa
* Best International Act: UK
* FANdemonium Award
* International Viewers' Choice Award
* Best International Act: Europe

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