The winners of The Ambies - The Podcast Academy’s fourth annual awards for excellence in audio

Tonight, The Podcast Academy (TPA), the preeminent professional podcast organization, announced winners at its fourth annual Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies®) from the JW Marriott LA Live Los Angeles hosted by season 3 winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” Trixie Mattel. Additionally, Malcolm Gladwell was honored with the esteemed Governors Award, which recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling influence they’ve had on the industry; and pop-culture podcaster Ira Madison III received the Impact Award, which recognizes an individual or podcast that has made a significant, positive effect on its listeners.

The Ambies celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression. The ceremony highlighted 192 nominees across 27 categories with winners selected by every voting member of The Podcast Academy (TPA).

FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO WINNERS:

Podcast of The Year (Sponsored by OUTFRONT) Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas
From: Slate Podcasts
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Business Podcast: Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
From: Wondery | Bloomberg
Hosted by: ART19

Best Comedy Podcast: How Did This Get Made?
From: Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best DIY Podcast: STITCH PLEASE (Black Women Stitch with editing support from Podcast Laundry)
From: Lisa Woolfork
Hosted by: Captivate

Best Documentary Podcast: Ghost Story
From: Wondery | Pineapple Street Studios
Hosted by: ART19

Best Entertainment Podcast (Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter): 50 Years of Hip-Hop (feed is now The Cobain 50)
From: KEXP
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Fiction Podcast PREVIA: A Tech Heist(Sonoro and Audible)
From: Audible Originals

Best History Podcast: Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children (School of Humans and iHeartPodcasts)
From: iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Indie Podcast Host or Hosts: Ronald Young Jr. for Weight For It
From: ohitsBigRon Studios
Hosted by: PRX

Best Indie Podcast (Sponsored by Tenderfoot TV): Weight For It
From: ohitsBigRon Studios
Hosted by: PRX

Best Interview Podcast: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
From: Lemonada Media
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast: Darknet Diaries
From: Jack Rhysider
Hosted by: PRX

Best News Podcast: Today, Explained
From: Vox
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Original Score and Music Supervision: Lindsay Jones for Othello, in Play on Podcasts
From: Next Chapter Podcasts
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Performance in Audio Fiction: Sam Richardson, Method Man, Langston Kerman for Yes We Cannabis
From: Audible Originals

Best Personal Growth / Spirituality Podcast: Dear Alana
From: Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Podcast for Kids: The Cat In The Hat Cast (Wondery, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Story Pirates)
From: Wondery
Hosted by: ART19

Best Podcast Host or Hosts: Martine Powers for The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop
From: The Washington Post
Hosted by: The Washington Post

Best Politics or Opinion Podcast: The NPR Politics Podcast
From: NPR
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Production and Sound Design (Sponsored by Dolby): Ramtin Arablouei, Rund Abdelfatah, Lawrence Wu, Julie Caine for Throughline
From: NPR
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Reporting: Lauren Chooljian for The 13th Step
From: NHPR
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Scriptwriting, Fiction: Troian Bellisario, Joshua Close for Ad Lucem
From: QCODE
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Scriptwriting, Nonfiction: B.A. Parker for Code Switch
From: NPR
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Society and Culture Podcast: Weight For It
From: ohitsBigRon Studios
Hosted by: PRX

Best Sports Podcast: New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce
From: Wondery
Hosted by: ART19

Best True Crime Podcast: The Girlfriends
From: iHeartPodcasts and Novel
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Wellness or Relationships Podcast: Embodied
From: WUNC
Hosted by: PRX

ABOUT THE PODCAST ACADEMY

Founded in February 2020, The Podcast Academy is a not-for-profit professional membership organization that celebrates excellence in podcasting and elevates awareness of podcasts as an indispensable medium for entertainment, information, and creative expression. It values individual and organizational creators alike, of all backgrounds and means, and defines achievement through the values of quality, creativity, innovation, inclusion, and impact. The Podcast Academy provides community, professional development, and industry connections through inclusive, dynamic programming. For more information about The Podcast Academy, please visit www.thepodcastacademy.com and follow/like/subscribe on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Linkedin. Visit our donation page to support our mission.

Sponsor support for The Podcast Academy includes the Community Building Sponsor Wondery, plus The Hollywood Reporter, Audible, Dolby, Campside Media,The Podcast Show, Tenderfoot TV, Outfront, Castbox, Raedio, Gumball, Headgum, Good Tape, and IMDb.

The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player