Chaka Khan and Halle Berry were among those getting the royal treatment  at the 2013 BET Honors ceremony, held Saturday in Washington DC at the Warner Theater.  The ceremony is scheduled to air Feb. 11 on BET.

The Oscar winner was praised for her charity work with domestic violence victims at Los Angeles’ Jenesse Center, and she used her acceptance speech to call on women to speak up about problems at home.

“Many women don’t speak out and they don’t seek help,” she said. “By honoring the work we’re doing at the Jenesse Center, maybe it will encourage others to stand up and be strong and face the reality of what’s happening to them – and have the courage to make a change.”