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Hollywood Music Video Awards 2026 - the winners

Hollywood Music Video Awards 2026 - the winners

Promonews - 1st Apr 2026

The Hollywood Music Video Awards 2026 took place last Saturday, March 28th celebrating the US music video industry with awards covering music genre, grand craft and Of The Year honours.

The big winners were Rosalia's Berghain video, directed by Nico Mendez at CANADA, which won awards for Music Video of the Year and Best Directing, while Christian Breslauer won Director of the Year, Frank Borin won Executive Producer of the Year and music video commissioning legend Devin Sarno won Commissioner of the Year.

The winners of 39 awards announced on the night here:

Music Genre winners

BEST POP
Sabrina Carpenter “Tears” - directed by Bardia Zeinali (prod: freenjoy, Anonymous Content)

BEST RAP
Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice “The Birds Don’t Sing” - directed by Brendan O’Connor (prod: Shotclock)
 
BEST R&B
Tyler, the Creator - “Sugar On My Tongue” - directed by Tyler the Creator (prod: Happy Place)

BEST COUNTRY
BigXThaPlug x Post Malone “Cold” - directed by JakeTheShooter (prod: ShooterCo)
 
BEST ROCK
5 Seconds of Summer - “Not OK” - directed by Hannah Lux Davis (prod: London Alley)

BEST ALTERNATIVE
sombr - “back to friends” - directed by Gus Black (prod: American Film Corporation)
 
BEST INDIE
Wet Leg - “Pokemon” - directed by Elliot Arndt

BEST METAL
Falling in Reverse ft. Marilyn Manson - “God Is A Weapon” - directed by Jensen Noen (prod: Blesscode, UnderWonder)

BEST ELECTRONIC & DANCE
The Chainsmokers, Anna Sofia  - “Helium” directed by Alex Acy (prod: Bodeyco)
 
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny - “NuevaYoL” - directed by Renell Medrano (prod: Virgin Soil Pictures)

Craft Winners

BEST CONCEPT
Talking Heads - “Psycho Killer” - directed by Mike Mills (prod: MJZ)
 

BEST NARRATIVE
Doechii - “Denial Is A River” - directed by James Mackel & Carlos Acosta (prod: Lotumn)

BEST DIRECTING
Rosalía ft. Björk - “Berghain” - directed by Nicolás Mendez (prod: CANADA)

BEST INNOVATIVE DIRECTION
OK Go - “Love” - directed by Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bad Bunny  - “NuevaYoL” - cinematography by Ryan Marie Helfant (dir: Renell Medrano;
prod: Virgin Soil Pictures)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ariana Grande - “Supernatural” - production design by Alex Delgado (dir: Christian Breslauer;
prod: London Alley, Lucky Bastards)
 
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doechii - “Anxiety” - choreography by Robbie Blue (dir: James Mackel; prod: Adele Drive, More Avenue)
 

BEST STYLING
Tate McRae - “Sports Car” - styling by Brett Alan Nelson (dir: Bardia Zeinali; prod: Anonymous Content)

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Doja Cat - “Gorgeous” - hair & makeup by Jawara Wauchope, Sam Visser (dir: Bardia Zeinali; 
prod: freenjoy)
 
BEST ACTING
Tame Impala - “Loser” - starring Joe Keery (dir: Sam Kristofski; prod: Screens, Iconoclast & GoodWorld Creative)

BEST EDITING
Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - “Luther” - edited by Kat Webber, Sunset Edit (dir: Karena Evans; prod: Fela)
 
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Don Toliver x Doja Cat - “Lose My Mind” - visual effects by Mathematic (dir: Christian Breslauer; prod: London Alley, Lucky Bastards)
 
BEST ANIMATION
George Harrison - “Give Me Love” - animation by Akash Jones, Nikolas Radulovich, Edwin Alvarenga, Colin Lepper, Abbey Collings (dir: Finn Wolfhard)
 
BEST COLOR GRADING
Addison Rae - “High Fashion” - color by Myles Bevan (dir: Mitch Ryan; prod: Cadence Films)

Of the Year Winners

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Rosalía ft. Björk - “Berghain” - directed by Nicolás Méndez (prod: CANADA)
 
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Christian Breslauer
 
BREAKOUT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Claire Bishara
 
CREATIVE OF THE YEAR
Lauren Dunn
 
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 
Collin Druz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Frank Borin, UnderWonder Content
 
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
London Alley
 
POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Modern Post
 
EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sofia Kerpan

CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Neema Sadeghi

PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Brittany Porter
 
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Robbie Blue
 

STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Brett Alan Nelson
 
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Robert Blair II
 
COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR
Devin Sarno, Warner Records

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