Madonna leads the VMAs with 11 nominations, Taylor Swift has nine. Will Madonna win Video of the Year on Sept 27?
73% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 26 predictions cast.
Madonna did not win Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, held September 27 in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift won the award for "The Fate of Ophelia," extending her record for the most Video of the Year wins in VMA history.
Madonna entered the night with a career-high 13 nominations by some counts and led the field of nominees, and she still had a dominant showing overall, winning seven trophies including Artist of the Year, Best Dance and Best Collaboration for "Bring Your Love" with Sabrina Carpenter — her first VMA performance in 23 years. But the top honor for a single video went to Swift, who was nominated nine times and also received the ceremony's first-ever Artist Director Honors, a new award recognizing an artist's broader visual and creative direction.
The community correctly anticipated this outcome, with only 27% expecting Madonna to win Video of the Year. The result meant the two most-nominated artists of the night split the ceremony's two biggest prizes, with Madonna dominating the overall awards count while Swift retained her grip on the specific Video of the Year category she has won more than any other artist.