2026 VMAs winners so far
- Best Pop"Dream" — Lisa featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi
Winner - Best Collaboration"Bring Your Love" — Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter
Winner - Artist of the YearMadonna
Winner - Best Dance Video"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
Winner - Best New ArtistSienna Spiro
Winner - Video of the Year"The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
Winner - Best Alternative"The Cure" — Olivia Rodrigo
Winner - Best R&B"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
Winner - Best K-Pop"Swim" — BTS
Winner - Best Country"Choosin' Texas" — Ella Langley
Winner - Best Latin"Nuevayol" — Bad Bunny
Winner - Best Hip-Hop"Safe" — Cardi B feat. Kehlani
Winner - Song of the Year"Swim" — BTSWinner
- Best Art Direction"Stateside + Zara Larsson" — PinkPantheress
Winner - Best Choreography"Confessions II - The Film" — MadonnaWinner
- Best Cinematography"Confessions II — The Film" — MadonnaWinner
- Best Editing"House Tour" — Sabrina Carpenter
Winner - Best Visual Effects"Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
Winner - Best Direction"Opalite" — Taylor Swift
Winner
Full 2026 VMAs winners and nominees
Every MTV Video Music Awards category is listed below. Announced winners are marked. Categories still to come stay on the page so this 2026 VMAs winners list is complete on ceremony night, not only the morning after.
The percentages are what Award Party players are predicting, from 70+ ballots. A category stays blank until enough parties have voted.
Video of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 70+ ballots
- Winner
"The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
Crowd pick
38% "Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
26%
"Tears" — Sabrina Carpenter
19%"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
7%
"Storm" — Gener8ion & Yung Lean
6%"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
4%
Artist of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 70+ ballots
- Winner
Madonna
7% 
Sabrina Carpenter
Crowd pick
43%
Taylor Swift
21%
Ariana Grande
17%
Bruno Mars
9%Morgan Wallen
3%
Song of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Swim" — BTS
16% "Choosin' Texas" — Ella Langley
Crowd pick
28%
"Man I Need" — Olivia Dean
19%
"Golden" — Huntr/X
16%
"Stateside" — PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
13%
"Where Is My Husband!" — Raye
8%"Bring Your Love" — Madonna
0%
Best New Artist
AnnouncedBased on 70+ ballots
- Winner
Sienna Spiro
Crowd pick
32% 
Cortis
30%
Stella Lefty
17%
Malcolm Todd
10%
Myles Smith
7%
Magnus Ferrell
4%
Bella Kay
0%
Best Collaboration
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Bring Your Love" — Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter
15% 
"Stateside" — PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
Crowd pick
41%
"Dai Dai" — Shakira and Burna Boy
29%
"Chains & Whips" — Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, and Malice
10%
"Hard Part" — Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye
3%
"Ever Since U Left Me" — French Montana and Max B
2%
Best Pop
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Dream" — Lisa featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi
3% "The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
Crowd pick
30%
"Drop Dead" — Olivia Rodrigo
25%"House Tour" — Sabrina Carpenter
25%"Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
13%
"SS26" — Charli xcx
2%
"Nobody's Girl" — Tate McRae
2%
Best Hip-Hop
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Safe" — Cardi B feat. Kehlani
12% 
"Sugar on My Tongue" — Tyler, the Creator
Crowd pick
36%
"Janice STFU" — Drake
17%
"E85" — Don Toliver
14%
"Dumbo" — Travis Scott
11%
"Lover Girl" — Megan Thee Stallion
10%
Best R&B
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
Crowd pick
60% 
"Yukon" — Justin Bieber
21%
"Folded" — Kehlani
13%
"Is It a Crime" — Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis
6%
"It Depends/Obvious" — Chris Brown
0%
"Raindance" — Dave and Tems
0%
Best Alternative
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"The Cure" — Olivia Rodrigo
Crowd pick
46% 
"The Great Divide" — Noah Kahan
21%
"Dracula" — Tame Impala
15%
"Homewrecker" — Sombr
10%
"Fix Ur Face" — MGK and Fred Durst
5%
"Drag Path" — Twenty One Pilots
3%
"Taxes" — Geese
0%
Best Dance Video
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
12% "Stateside" — PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
Crowd pick
30%"Nobody's Girl" — Tate McRae
23%
"Aperture" — Harry Styles
15%
"Runway" — Lady Gaga and Doechii
14%
"New Religion" — Bebe Rexha and Faithless
5%
"Dance..." — Slayyyter
1%
Best Latin
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Nuevayol" — Bad Bunny
30% "Dai Dai" — Shakira and Burna Boy
Crowd pick
48%
"Choka Choka" — Anitta with Shakira
9%
"Papasito" — Karol G
5%
"La Perla" — Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia
3%
"La Villa" — Ryan Castro, Kapo and Gangsta
3%
"Tu Sancho" — Fuerza Regida
2%
Best K-Pop
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Swim" — BTS
30% 
"Pinky Up" — Katseye
Crowd pick
33%
"Redred" — Cortis
10%
"Spaghetti" — Le Sserafim featuring J-hope of BTS
10%"Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" — Lisa
9%
"Jump" — Blackpink
8%
Best Country
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Choosin' Texas" — Ella Langley
Crowd pick
53% 
"Dry Spell" — Kacey Musgraves
9%
"Back in the Saddle" — Luke Combs
9%
"Cowgirl" — Shaboozey
9%
"Boston" — Stella Lefty
9%
"Brunette" — Tucker Wetmore
6%
"Somewhere Over Laredo" — Lainey Wilson
5%
Best Direction
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Opalite" — Taylor Swift
Crowd pick
30% "Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
29%"House Tour" — Sabrina Carpenter
24%"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
9%"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
8%"Storm" — Gener8ion featuring Yung Lean
0%
Best Art Direction
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Stateside + Zara Larsson" — PinkPantheress
18% "The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
Crowd pick
50%"Runway" — Lady Gaga and Doechii
15%
"My Body Isn't Ready" — Sombr
9%"Confessions II - The Film" — Madonna
5%"SS26" — Charli xcx
3%
Best Cinematography
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
11% "The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
Crowd pick
41%"Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
32%
"Punk Rocky" — A$AP Rocky
6%"Dream" — Lisa featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi
6%"Cowgirl" — Shaboozey
4%
Best Editing
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"House Tour" — Sabrina Carpenter
26% "Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
Crowd pick
35%"The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
20%"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
7%"Dream" — Lisa featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi
6%"Confessions II — The Film" — Madonna
6%
Best Choreography
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Confessions II - The Film" — Madonna
5% "Pinky Up" — Katseye
Crowd pick
41%"The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
30%
"Dance No More" — Harry Styles
14%"Nobody's Girl" — Tate McRae
6%"Storm" — Gener8ion featuring Yung Lean
4%
Best Visual Effects
AnnouncedBased on 65+ ballots
- Winner
"Hate That I Made You Love Me" — Ariana Grande
Crowd pick
50% "The Fate of Ophelia" — Taylor Swift
20%"Stateside + Zara Larsson" — PinkPantheress
11%"Confessions II - The Film" — Madonna
9%
"Eyes Closed" — Jisoo and Zayn
6%
"Click Clack Symphony" — Raye featuring Hans Zimmer
4%
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