“Bob Marley: One Love” nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 BET Awards

The musical biopic from Paramount Pictures and Tuff Gong Bob Marley: One Love was nominated for Best Film at the 2024 BET Awards.

The other nominees in the category are American fiction, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Book of Clarence, The colour purple, The equalizer 3 And The little mermaid.

The film, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita Marley, James Norton as Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and several Jamaican artists, is now the fifth highest-grossing music biopic in the United States, according to Billboard. The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) is currently #1, followed by the NWA biopic Straight from Compton (2015), Elvis (2022) and the Johnny Cash biopic Walk along the Line (2015).

According to IMDB's BoxOfficeMojo, May 2024 grosses were $96.8 million in the US and $177.1 million internationally.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, a film and television review aggregation site, Bob Marley: One Love currently has 92% approval from audiences, more than film critics who have it at 44%.

Critics agree that “Kingsley Ben-Adir does an admirable job in the central role, but Bob Marley: One Love is ultimately a standard biopic that fails to do justice to its brilliant subject.” The Guardian, for example, criticized the Marley family-approved project for ignoring some important questions about the musician. The newspaper noted that the film seemed “unrelaxed and sanctified,” noting that “biopics can't be more authoritative or anesthetized than this slow, solemn account of reggae legend Bob Marley.”

Dubbing itself “Culture's Biggest Night,” the BET Awards were created in 2001 to recognize Black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy.

The 2024 production, themed “Standing on Culture,” will air live from Los Angeles on BET on Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Canadian rapper Drake leads The Nominations totaling seven, including for Album of the Year, Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and Best Male Pop/R&B Artist, while Nicki Minaj received six nominations including Best Collaboration, Best Female Hip-Hop Artist” and “Video of the Year”.

J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA and Victoria Monét have five nominations.

21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla and Usher are tied with four nominations each.

Here is the full list of nominees.

Album of the Year

Chris Brown, 11:11

Gunna, A gift and a curse

21 Savage, American dream

Usher, Return home

Drake, For All Dogs (Scary Hours Edition)

Victoria Monét, Jaguar II

Killer Mike, Michael

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Beyonce

Coco Jones

Doja cat

HER

Muni Long

SZA

Tyla

Victoria Monet

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Brent Faiyaz

Bryson Tiller

Burna Boy

Chris Brown

drake

Friday

October London

usher

Best group

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign

2 Chainz & Lil Wayne

41

Blxst & Bino Rideaux

City girl

Flo

Maverick City Music

Wanmor

Best collaboration

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “My Whole Life”

Beyonce feat. Kendrick Lamar, “America Has a Problem (Remix)”

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua), “Barbie World”

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti, “Carnival”

Lola Brooke feat. Latto & Yung Miami, “Don’t Play With It (Remix)”

Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert, “Everybody”

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Cardi B

Doja cat

GloRilla

Ice seasoning

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Sexy red

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

21 Wild

Burna Boy

drake

Future

Gunna

J Cole

Kendrick Lamar

Lil Wayne

Best New Artist

41

4Batz

Ayra Starr

Bossman Dlow

Friday

October London

Sexy red

Tyla

Video of the year

Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua), “Barbie World”

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”

Drake feat. J. Cole, “First Person Shooter”

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”

Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom

Child.

Cole Bennett

Dave Meyers

Janelle Monae & Alan Ferguson

offset

systems

Tyler, the Creator

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Shirley Caesar, “Award All of the Glory”

Kirk Franklin, “All Things”

Halle Bailey, “Angel”

CeCe Winans, “Come Jesus Come”

Erica Campbell, Do you believe in love?”

Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore, “God Problems”

Lyrics, “Me & U”

Kirk Franklin, “Try Love”

Audience Award

Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “My Whole Life”

Gunna, “Fukumean”

Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”

Muni Long, “Made for Me”

Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”

Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay, “Sensational”

Beyoncé, “Texas Hold 'Em”

Tyla, “Water”

Best International Act

Asake (Africa)

Aya Nakamura (France)

Ayra Starr (Africa)

Bk' (Brazil)

Cleo Sol (UK)

Focalist (Africa)

Karol Conka (Brazil)

Raye (UK)

Tiakola (France)

Tyla (Africa)

Audience Choice: Best New International Act

Bellah (UK)

Cristale (UK)

Duquesa (Brazil)

Holly G (France)

Jungeli (France)

Makhadzi (Africa)

Oruam (Brazil)

Seyi Vibez (Africa)

Tyler Icu (Africa)

You BET

Beyoncé, “16 Carriages”

Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard, “Blessings”

Ayra Starr, “Commas”

Flo feat. Missy Elliott, “Fly Girl”

Megan Thee Stallion, “Hiss”

Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”

SZA, “Saturn”

GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”

Best movie

American fiction

Bob Marley: One Love

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Book of Clarence

The colour purple

The equalizer 3

The little mermaid

Best actor

Anthony Mackie

Colman Domingo

Damson Idris

Denzel Washington

Donald Glover

Idris Elba

Jeffrey Wright

Lakeith Stanfield

Best Actress

Angela Bassett

Ayo Edebiri

Coco Jones

Danielle Brooks

fantasy

Halle Bailey

Issa Rae

Regina King

YoungStars Award

Akira Akbar

Blue Ivy Carter

Demi Singleton

Heiress Diana Harris

Jabria McCullum

Jalyn Hall

Leah Jeffries

VanVan

Female Athlete of the Year Award

Ah, Wilson

Angel Reese

Coco Gauff

Flau'jae Johnson

Juju Watkins

Naomi Osaka

Sha'carri Richardson

Simone Biles

Athlete of the Year Award

Anthony Edwards

Gervonta Davis

Jalen Brunson

Jalen hurts

Kyrie Irving

Lebron James

Patrick Mahomes

Stephen Curry