In January, for the first time, The Golden Globes will give an award for the Best Podcast. This is the 83rd edition of these awards which recognise excellence in international film and television, and a significant boost for the profile and impact of the podcast genre.
Globes data partner, audio analytics and insights organisation Luminate, was given the job of selecting shows to be in the running for the award and came up with 25 deemed eligible.
They are, in alphabetical order:
- 20/20 (from ABC News)
- 48 Hours (from CBS News)
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Candace
- Crime Junkie
- Dateline NBC
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- Morbid
- MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
- Pardon My Take
- Pod Save America
- Rotten Mango
- Shawn Ryan Show
- SmartLess
- Stuff You Should Know
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- The Bill Simmons Podcast
- The Daily (from The New York Times)
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Megyn Kelly Show
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- Up First from NPR
Fascinatingly, then the above eligible podcasts needed to submit their own entries via a Golden Globes submissions site. That site is still open until the end of this month. I wonder if they get a reminder nudge if they haven’t submitted by the deadline.
Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes said:
“This year’s inaugural list of eligible programs for the new Best Podcast eligibility list reflects the incredible depth, diversity and creativity thriving in the podcasting world today. From groundbreaking investigative series to deeply personal storytelling and innovative audio formats, this list showcases the power of podcasting to inform, entertain, and inspire audiences around the globe. The Golden Globes is proud to be the first major entertainment award to recognize this medium.”
The 83rd Golden Globes will be presented on January 11, 2026.
Jen Seyderhelm is a writer, editor and podcaster for Radioinfo. Image via Reuters Connect, licenced to Radioinfo.