“Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas” took home Podcast of the Year honors Tuesday night at the fourth annual The Ambies Awards, which recognize audio excellence.
Awards were presented in 27 categories Tuesday night at a ceremony held at the JW Marriott LA Live Los Angeles in Downtown Los Angeles and streamed live on Podcast Academy's YouTube channel. The ceremony was hosted by “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” Season 3 winner Trixie Mattel.
“This is amazing,” said Joel Anderson, host of the latest season of Slate's podcast “Slow Burn.” “Becoming Clarence Thomas” traces the life of the Supreme Court justice and his rise from young radical to conservative icon.
Wait for It, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., won the most awards, including Best Indie Podcast, Best Indie Podcast Host/Host, and Best Society & Culture Podcast. Won three Ambies including;
“I'm not going to lie, this feels good,” Young said during his third lecture. “I'm so grateful to be here. I'm grateful to be able to make a living doing what I love.” Young was quick to note that Season 2 of “For It'' will end on August 15th.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the “Wiser Than Me” series of podcast interviews. The “Seinfeld” alum wasn't there, but her producer said season two will end on March 27.
The award for best business podcast went to Bloomberg's “Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.” Host and producer Hannah Miller said the cryptocurrency prodigy is scheduled to be sentenced on March 28th. “I'd like to think we played a small part in seeing justice served,” Miller told the crowd.
Troian Bellisario and Josh Close of “Pretty Little Liars'' won best fiction writing for QCODE Media's drama “Ad Lucem.''
Other top category winners include “How Did This Get Made?” (comedy), “Ghost Story” (documentary) and “50 Years of Hip Hop” by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas ” (Entertainment), “PREVIA: A”, etc. Technology Heist” (fiction). The winner in the Best Host category was Martine Powers for The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop, a Washington Post investigative podcast investigating the missing bodies of Grenada revolutionary leader Maurice Bishop and seven other people. did.
The awards ceremony highlighted 192 nominations across 27 categories, with winners chosen by all of the Podcast Academy's voting members.
In addition, Malcolm Gladwell received the Governor's Award, which recognizes podcasts or individuals who have had a significant impact on the industry. Podcaster Ira Madison III received the Impact Award, which recognizes individuals or podcasts that have had a significant positive impact on listeners.
See the complete list of winners below.
This year's podcast:
Slow Burn: Becoming a Righteous Thomas
Best business podcasts:
Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman Freed
Best comedy podcasts:
How was this made?
Best DIY Podcasts:
Please stitch
Best documentary podcast:
ghost story
Best Entertainment Podcast:
50 years of hip hop
Best Fiction Podcast:
Previa: Technology Heist
Best history podcasts:
Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Technical School for Black Children
Best indie podcasts:
weight on it
Best Indie Podcast Host:
Ronald Young Jr. – Wait For It
Best interview podcast:
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The best knowledge, science and technology podcasts:
darknet diary
Best news podcasts:
Today's explanation
Best Original Score and Music Supervision:
Lindsay Jones – Othello
Best performance in audio fiction:
Sam Richardson, Method Man, Langston Carman, Punky Johnson, Richard Kind, Lacey Mosley, Angela Johnson-Reyes, Heidi Gardner, Tichina Arnold, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell – Yes We Cannabis
Best Personal Growth/Spirituality Podcasts:
Dear Alana
Best podcasts for kids:
cat in the hat cast
Best Podcast Host:
Martin Powers – The Empty Tomb of Comrade Bishop
Best political or opinion podcasts:
NPR Politics Podcast
Best Production and Sound Design:
Ramtin Arabrouei, Rand Abdelfatah, Lawrence Wu, Julie Kane – Throughline
Best report:
Lauren Chorjian – The 13th Step
Best Screenplay, Fiction:
Troian Bellisario and Josh Close – Ad Lucem
Best Screenplay, Nonfiction:
BA Parker – Code Switch
Best Society and Culture Podcasts:
weight on it
Best sports podcasts:
Reaching new heights with Jason Kelsey and Travis Kelsey
Best true crime podcasts:
girl friends
Best Wellness or Relationship Podcasts:
embodied
