The Marcel Bezençon Awards have been awarded for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with Australia, Bulgaria and Denmark all picking up awards.
The Marcel Bezençon Awards have been awarded since 2002 and are named for the creator of the Eurovision Song Contest. Three awards are presented: the Media Awarded, decided by the accredited media in Vienna, Artistic Award, voted on by the commentators at the contest and the Composer Award, determined by the competing composers.
This year’s winners are:
- Media Award – Australia – Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
- Artistic Award – Bulgaria – DARA – “Bangaranga”
- Composers Award – Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem” – Awarded to the songwriters Clara Sofie Fabricius, Søren Torpegaard Lund, Thomas Meilstrup and Valdemar Littauer Bendixen