On June 26th, L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium hosted some of the biggest names in entertainment, including prize-winning singers Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson, who each picked up two awards.  Hosted by Mo'Nique, who joined in on several of the night's performances, the 2007 BET Awards opened with a surprise Dreamgirls duet of "And I'm Tellin' You I'm Not Going," by Oscar award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Holliday, cast member of the original Broadway Dreamgirls. 

The night only got better for Hudson, who picked up BET awards for Best New Artist and Best Actress.  Fellow Dreamgirls movie castmate, Beyoncé Knowles, who performed at the show alongside sister Solange Knowles and Destiny's Child members Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, also received two awards - one for Best Female R&B artist and the other for "Irreplaceable" which garnered Video of the Year accolades.  BET viewers selected "Amusement Park" as their choice for 50 Cent's performance at the awards, however the G-Unit rapper had several technical errors on stage, including skipping his entire first verse which some speculate was due to technical difficulties.  As he closed the number, 50 mumbled, "Vitamin Water...it doesn't matter any more." Shameless plug for the popular drink, which will help him earn a projected $100 million next year

Other artists who grabbed the mic that night included Ciara, Diddy, Keyshia Cole, Robin Thicke, Eve, Kelly Rowland, Ne-Yo and Best Hip-Hop Artist winner T.I. - who apologized for his recent scuffle with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. The evening highlights also included a star-studded tribute to late singer Gerald Levert, performed by his father Eddie Levert, Gladys Knight and Yolanda Adams, as well as a James Brown tribute given by Public Enemy.

Yet the top honors of the show were given to Diana Ross and Don Cheadle.  Diana Ross received BET's Lifetime Achievement Award, accompanied by inspired performances from Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu and Stevie Wonder.  Actor Don Cheadle was honored with a Humanitarian Award for raising awareness about the dire conditions in the Darfur region of Sudan.