Marcel Bezençon Awards
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring
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.
Although sanctioned by the European Broadcasting Union, the awards are not presented during the Eurovision final, but rather are handed out during the official afterparty. Beginning with the 2009 contest, the trophies are handed out prior to the final.
Categories
The awards are divided into 3 categories:- ' – Given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event.
- ' – Presented to the best artist as voted on by the commentators since 2010. Until 2009, the category was voted on by previous winners of the contest.
- – A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
Winners
Artistic Award
Voted by commentators
Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners.| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Stage director | Final | Points | Host city | |||||||||||||||||
| Harel Skaat | "Milim" | Doron Medalie | 14 | 71 |  escyr|2011Esc|Ireland|y=2011Composer Award winnersThis award was first presented in, replacing the Fan Award.
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