2003 BET Awards Winners

Check out the year's biggest success stories!

A Gang of Hits - Pharrell Williams has been making us "Happy" for years! Here, he and Uncle Snoop pose with their award for Best Collaboration for "Beautiful" back in 2003 at the third BET Awards. (Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams - The "Beautiful" hitmakers pose with their award for Best Collaboration at the 3rd Annual BET Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on June 24, 2003. (Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

Yolanda Adams - The winner of Best Gospel Artist award gives her acceptance speech at the 3rd Annual BET Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Yolanda Adams - The winner of Best Gospel Artist award gives her acceptance speech at the 3rd Annual BET Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Serena Williams - The tennis great and powerful server deservedly wins her first Best Female Athlete award. (Photo: Lawrence Lucier/ Getty Images)

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Serena Williams - The tennis great and powerful server deservedly wins her first Best Female Athlete award. (Photo: Lawrence Lucier/ Getty Images)

R. Kelly - The Chocolate Factory singer and songwriter had a successfull year with his hit single "Ignition" and a Best Male R&B win.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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R. Kelly - The Chocolate Factory singer and songwriter had a successfull year with his hit single "Ignition" and a Best Male R&B win.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Queen in Control - She's always been a queen to us! Before she broke ground and had her own talk show, Queen Latifah won the award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mama in the fim adaptation of the musical Chicago.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown)

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Queen Latifah - The rapper and singer who gave a knock out performance in the film version of the saucy musical Chicago wins the Best Actress award.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown)

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Missy Elliott - The singer-songwriter, who also performed her Viewers' Choice-nominated single "Work It," accepts her second Best Female Hip Hop Artist award.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Missy Elliott - The singer-songwriter, who also performed her Viewers' Choice-nominated single "Work It," accepts her second Best Female Hip Hop Artist award.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Hurricane Season - The YMCMB boss showed he had talents on the big screen too, when he starred in 2009's Hurricane Season alongside Bow Wow, Forest Whitaker and Taraji P. Henson. He's also lent his voice-over talents to such television shows as The Boondocks and Freaknik: The Musical.(Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage for BET Network)

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Lil Wayne - The Hot Boy from New Orleans may have been surprised he won the Best Male Hip Hop award, but his fans weren't. (Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage for BET Network)

India.Arie - The winner for Best Female R&B Artist award is in awe, as she had some tough competition, including Erykah Badu and Amerie.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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India.Arie - The winner for Best Female R&B Artist award is in awe, as she had some tough competition, including Erykah Badu and Amerie.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Common and Erykah Badu - Chi-Town's iconic MC and the Baduizm singer created love in hip hop with the hit record "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)," winning BET's Best Collaboration award. (Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage for Essence Entertainment)

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Common and Erykah Badu - Chi-Town's iconic MC and the Baduizm singer created love in hip hop with the hit record "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)," winning BET's Best Collaboration award. (Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage for Essence Entertainment)

B2K - The R&B group wins the Viewers' Choice award for the second straight year at the 3rd Annual BET Awards. (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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B2K - The R&B group wins the Viewers' Choice award for the second straight year at the 3rd Annual BET Awards. (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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50 Cent and Stevie Wonder - The winner for Best New Artist accepts the award from Motown's and one of music's most iconic singers. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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50 Cent and Stevie Wonder - The winner for Best New Artist accepts the award from Motown's and one of music's most iconic singers. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant Clowns Lakers Teammates for Losing - Kobe Bryant is injured, out for the season, and upset.  With the Lakers' recent 119-85 loss to the Spurs, which landed them out of playoff contention, Bryant is also becoming "petty." According to Lakers guard Nick Young, Bryant is so over the Lakers this season that he is refusing to speak to “players on teams that are 20 games under .500.” Ouch! (Photo:Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

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Kobe Bryant - The Los Angeles Lakers captain wins the Best Male Athlete award two years in a row to the suprise of no one who has ever watched him play. (Photo: Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

B2K - The Best Group winners always get love from their fans as they won Viewers' Choice the year before. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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B2K - The Best Group winners always get love from their fans as they won Viewers' Choice the year before. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)