Here is a breakdown of the winners and nominees of The Podcast Academy’s 1st annual podcast awards, known as The Ambies, which were held on May 16th, 2021.
The Ambies are an annual awards show run by The Podcast Academy to celebrate “excellence in audio.” Any podcast can be entered for consideration which requires an entry fee. Seven nominees are chosen for each award category by a group of “blue ribbon judges”. Once the nominees are announced, the members of The Podcast Academy voted to pick a winner. To become a member of The Podcast Academy, you need to work in podcasting in some way. Here’s more details about how to join The Podcast Academy.
In 2021, there were 23 awards handed out. Here are the categories:
Altogether twenty podcasts went home with a trophy at the 2021 Ambies. Here’s a Podchaser list of the 2021 Ambies Winners.
The Ambies defines the Podcast of the Year category as: “The podcast that set the high-water mark for the industry, as determined by Academy voters. This award recognizes a title with high-quality content and production values that stands as a benchmark of excellence for the industry. As a listener, this is the podcast you would recommend to someone who has never listened before as well as a podcast aficionado.”
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Podcast of the Year category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Podcast of the Year went to Dying for Sex.
The nominees for 2021’s Podcast of the Year were:
The Ambies defines the Best Documentary Podcast category as: “A non-fiction podcast that follows the style and structure of a documentary film.”
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Documentary podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Documentary Podcast went to I’m Not a Monster.
The nominees for 2021’s Best Documentary Podcast were:
The Ambies defines the Best Interview Podcast category as: “A podcast primarily characterized by a single interview per episode between one or more hosts and one or more guests.”
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Interview podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Interview Podcast went to Death, Sex, & Money.
The nominees for 2021’s Best Interview Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Comedy podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Comedy Podcast went to Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend.
The nominees for 2021’s Best Comedy Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best News podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best News Podcast went to Today, Explained.
The nominees for 2021’s Best News Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Sports podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Sport Podcast went to Whistleblower.
The nominees for 2021’s Best Sport Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best True Crime podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best True Crime Podcast went to Dr. Death Season 2: Dr. Fata
The nominees for 2021’s Best True Crime Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Business podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Business Podcast went to The Heist.
The nominees for 2021’s Best Business Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Fiction podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Fiction Podcast went to Blood Ties – Season 2
The nominees for 2021’s Best Fiction Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best History Podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best History Podcast went to Driving The Green Book
The nominees for 2021’s Best History Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Knowledge, Science, or Tech podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Knowledge, Science, Or Tech Podcast went to Short Wave
The nominees for 2021’s Best Knowledge, Science, Or Tech Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Society and Culture podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Society And Culture Podcast went to Code Switch
The nominees for 2021’s Best Society And Culture Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Politics and Opinion podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Politics And Opinion Podcast went to Gaining Ground: The New Georgia
The nominees for 2021’s Best Politics And Opinion Podcast were:
The Ambies defines the Entertainment category as: “A podcast about movies, books, television, podcasts, radio, theater, audiobooks, video games and other media-entertainment.”
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Entertainment podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Entertainment Podcast went to Even The Rich
The nominees for 2021’s Best Entertainment Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Personal Growth / Spirituality podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Personal Growth / Spirituality Podcast went to On Being With Krista Tippett
The nominees for 2021’s Best Personal Growth / Spirituality Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Wellness or Relationship podcast category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Wellness or Relationship Podcast went to Therapy for Black Girls
The nominees for 2021’s Best Wellness or Relationship Podcast were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Podcast Host category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Podcast Host went to Patrick Radden Keefe for Wind of Change
The nominees for 2021’s Best Podcast Host were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Reporting category from the 2021 Ambies.
The Ambies defines the Best Reporting: “For excellence in journalistic reporting.”
The award for 2021’s Best Reporting went to Patrick Radden Keefe for Wind of Change
The nominees for 2021’s Best Reporting were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Scriptwriting Fiction category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Scriptwriting, Fiction went to Shana Feste and Jen Besser for Dirty Diana
The nominees for 2021’s Best Scriptwriting Fiction were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Scriptwriting, Nonfiction category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Scriptwriting went to Patrick Radden Keefe for Wind of Change
The nominees for 2021’s Best Scriptwriting, Nonfiction were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Production and Sound Design category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Production and Sound Design went to Ryan Walsh, Matt Yocum, Will Files, Ryan Sullivan for The Left Right Game
The nominees for 2021’s Best Production and Sound Design were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Original Score and Music Supervision category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Original Score and Music Supervision went to Jacked
The nominees for 2021’s Best Original Score and Music Supervision were:
Here’s a Podchaser list of the winner and nominees for the Best Performer in Audio Fiction category from the 2021 Ambies.
The award for 2021’s Best Performer in Audio Fiction went to Tessa Thompson for The Left Right Game
The nominees for 2021’s Best Performer in Audio Fiction were:
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