Marcel Bezençon Awards
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honoring
the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman and Richard Herrey, the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon. The awards are divided into 3 categories:
- Press Award - Given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event.
- Artistic Award - Presented to the best artist as voted on by the commentators. Until 2009 as voted by previous winners
- Composer Award - A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
In 2010 the Eurovision Song Contest added a new category, the commentator's vote. Previously, this category was awarded by the former winners, but logistical problems has made the organisers change the basis of the vote. It has been too difficult to get hold of past winners, and some of them don't watch the contest. On the other hand, the commentators follow the rehearsals intensely and are regarded as a more reliable group for the voting. The commentators vote for the "Artistic Awards."
Although sanctioned by Eurovision Song Contest, the awards are not presented during the final event broadcast, rather they are handed out during the official contest after party. In 2009, however, the trophies were awarded prior to the event final.
Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Hungary's A Dal also present the awards during their own competition proper.
Winners
Press Award
Artistic Award
Voted by previous winners
Voted by commentators
Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners.| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Final | Points | Host city |
| Harel Skaat | "Milim" | 14 | 71 |  Oslo | ||
| Jedward | "Lipstick" | 8 | 119 |  Düsseldorf | ||
| Loreen | "Euphoria" | 1 | 372 |  Baku | ||
| Farid Mammadov | "Hold Me" | 2 | 234 |  Malmö | ||
| The Common Linnets | "Calm After the Storm" | 2 | 238 |  Copenhagen | ||
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 1 | 365 |  Vienna | ||
| Jamala | "1944" | 1 | 534 | Stockholm | ||
| Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" | 1 | 758 |  Kiev | ||
| Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" | 2 | 436 |  Lisbon | ||
| Kate Miller-Heidke | "Zero Gravity" | 9 | 285 |  Tel Aviv |
Composer Award winners
This award was first presented in, replacing the Fan Award.| Year | Country | Song | Composer Lyrics / Music | Performer | Final | Points | Host city |
| "Stronger Every Minute" | Mike Konnaris | Lisa Andreas | 5 | 170 |  Istanbul | ||
| "Zauvijek moja" | Slaven Knezović and Milan Perić | No Name | 7 | 137 | Kiev | ||
| "Lejla" | Željko Joksimović, Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović | Hari Mata Hari | 3 | 229 |  Athens | ||
| "Unsubstantial Blues" | Magdi Rúzsa and Imre Mózsik | Magdi Rúzsa | 9 | 128 |  Helsinki | ||
| "Pe-o margine de lume" | Andrei Tudor, Andreea Andrei and Adina Șuteu | Nico & Vlad | 20 | 45 |  Belgrade | ||
| "Bistra voda" | Aleksandar Čović | Regina | 9 | 106 |  Moscow | ||
| "Milim" | Tomer Hadadi and Noam Horev | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Oslo | ||
| "Sognu" | Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet and Jean-Pierre Marcellesi, Julie Miller | Amaury Vassili | 15 | 82 | Düsseldorf | ||
| "Euphoria" | and Peter Boström | Loreen | 1 | 372 | Baku | ||
| "You" | Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb and Joakim Harestad Haukaas | Robin Stjernberg | 14 | 62 | Malmö | ||
| "Calm After the Storm" | Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby and Jake Etheridge | The Common Linnets | 2 | 238 | |||
| "A Monster Like Me" | Kjetil Mørland | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 | Vienna | ||
| "Sound of Silence" | Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci | Dami Im | 2 | 511 | Stockholm | ||
| "Amar pelos dois" | Luisa Sobral | Salvador Sobral | 1 | 758 | Kiev | ||
| "Bones" | Borislav Milanov, Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson and Dag Lundberg | Equinox | 14 | 166 | Lisbon | ||
| "Soldi" | Charlie Charles, Dario "Dardust" Faini, and Alessandro Mahmoud | Mahmood | 2 | 472 | Tel Aviv |
Fan Award
The Fan Award was handed out in 2002 & 2003, and voted on by the members of OGAE, the Eurovision international fan club. It was discontinued and replaced by the Composer Award in 2004.In 2008, a special award, called the Poplight Fan Award, was introduced and was voted on by ESC fans. It has not been awarded since then.
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
| Laura Voutilainen | "Addicted to You" | 20 | 24 |  Tallinn | ||
| Beth | "Dime" | 8 | 81 |  Riga | ||
| Sirusho | "Qélé, Qélé" | 4 | 199 | Belgrade |
Melodifestivalen winners
Since 2005 Sveriges Television has awarded Marcel Bezençon Awards during its national selection Melodifestivalen. These awards follow the same format as that for the Eurovision awards, with awards given to songs that competed in the final of the contest. Songs that won the Eurovision Song Contest are indicated in bold.Press Award
Artistic Award
Composer Award
Fan Award
As with for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest a fan award was also given out for the 2008 Melodifestivalen.| Year | Performer | Song | Final | Points |
| 2008 | Amy Diamond | "Thank You" | 8 | 36 |