34 Peabody winners have been announced this year, including “Heated Rivalry” (despite not being eligible for this year’s Emmys), joining other distinguished titles like last year’s Emmy winners “The Pitt” and “Adolescence.”
The annual awards span a wide range of categories, including entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth programming, immersive media, and public service storytelling.
According to Peabody, the winners were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 submissions, with the final honorees determined by a unanimous vote of a panel of 28 jurors. HBO Max led all platforms with six Peabody wins, followed by Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, PBS, and Al Jazeera English with two each. Hulu also secured two awards — one via Onyx Collective and another through FX.
“The winners of the 86th annual Peabody Awards reflect Peabody’s mission to honor storytelling that has the potential to change culture, whether it’s examining the destructive tactics of ICE, viewing terminal illness through a deeply personal lens, or resisting attempts to stifle free speech,” said Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody. “We look forward to recognizing and celebrating these winners.”
This year’s winners will be celebrated on May 31st at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with Liz Kelly and ROK Productions producing the ceremony. Peabody noted that the event will adopt a refreshed format, moving away from a traditional awards show toward a more cohesive, thematic presentation that highlights connections among the honorees.
In addition to the competitive awards, Amy Poehler will receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award, Sterlin Harjo will be honored with the Trailblazer Award, James L. Brooks will be recognized as Industry Icon, and PBS Kids will receive the Institutional Award.
Here are this year’s winners…
ENTERTAINMENT
“Adolescence” (Netflix)
Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, and Plan B for Netflix
“Andor” (Disney+)
Lucasfilm Ltd.
“Common Side Effects” (Adult Swim)
Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street
“Dying for Sex” (FX / Hulu)
20th Television
“Forever” (Netflix)
A Netflix Series
“Heated Rivalry” (HBO Max)
Accent Aigu Entertainment, in association with Bell Media’s Crave
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
20th Television in association with Kimmelot
“Mussolini: Son of the Century” (MUBI)
Sky Studios and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle group company, in coproduction with Pathé, in association with Small Forward Productions, in collaboration with Fremantle, CINECITTAv S.p.A., and Sky
“The Pitt” (HBO Max)
HBO Max, in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Sony Pictures Television, in association with Apple
“The Rehearsal” (HBO Max)
HBO, in association with Blow Out Productions
ARTS
“Fela Kuti: Fear No Man”
Audible, Higher Ground, Western Sound, and Talkhouse
“Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius)”(Hulu, Onyx Collective)
MRC, Network Entertainment Inc., Two One Five Entertainment
DOCUMENTARIES
“The Alabama Solution” (HBO Max)
HBO Documentary Films; Hit The Ground Running
“Come See Me in the Good Light” (Apple TV)
Apple / Tripod Media / Amplify Pictures / Treat Media / Something Fierce Productions
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (BBC Four)
Made in Copenhagen in coproduction with Pink
“No Other Land”
Antipode Films
“Pee-wee as Himself” (HBO Max)
HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films Production
“Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” (Kino Film Collection)
Rêves d’Eau Productions
“Southpaw—The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott”(ESPN)
ESPN
“Thoughts & Prayers” (HBO Max)
HBO Documentary Films presents a Tony Tina Production
CHILDREN’S / YOUTH
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney+)
Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
NEWS
“Fault Lines: ‘Kids Under Fire’ and ‘The Disappearance of Dr. Abu SaAiya’” (Al Jazeera English)
Al Jazeera English
“Immigration Crackdown” (PBS News Hour)
PBS News Hour
“Los Angeles Burning” (ABC News and KABC, Los Angeles)
ABC News and KABC-TV, Los Angeles
“Restrained” (ABC / KMBC 9)
KMBC 9
“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram” (PBS)
Frontline (PBS), ProPublica
PODCAST AND RADIO
“Divine Intervention”
Wonder Media Network and iHeartMedia
“Scam Inc”
The Economist
“When We All Get to Heaven”
Eureka Street Productions
INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE
“Cleared by Fire”
The New Yorker
“ICE Sweeps Georgia”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Investigating War Crimes in Gaza”
Al Jazeera English
“South of Midnight”
Compulsion Games
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