Organizers of the Golden Globes on Wednesday stated that the ceremony will introduce a Greatest Podcast class starting with the 83rd Globes in 2026.
The popularity for the burgeoning medium will mark a primary for a significant movie and TV awards present; thus far, podcasts have been acknowledged principally in digital-forward awards exhibits just like the Webby Awards, the Ambies, the iHeart Podcast Awards and the Shorty Awards. Different awards teams which have podcast classes embody the Peabody Awards, which revealed their newest winners earlier this month, and the NAACP Picture Awards.
Particulars are few concerning the standards for the brand new class; in line with the Globes in the present day, the “prime 25 podcasts” will qualify for consideration, with a complete of six closing nominations for the class. Eligibility necessities for these rankings and different particulars might be introduced within the coming weeks.
Nominations for the 2026 Globes in all now 27 classes might be introduced December 8, with the awards to be bestowed throughout the 83rd Golden Globes on January 11, 2026, when Nicki Glaser returns to host the ceremony airing dwell on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime.
“Because the world of leisure continues to evolve, we’re excited to acknowledge new types of storytelling,” Golden Globes president Helen Hoehne stated in a press launch. “Podcasts have emerged as a profound medium for sharing narratives and constructing communities throughout international borders and generations. By celebrating achievements in each audio and visible podcasts, we goal to honor our heritage classes whereas making room for brand new voices and codecs to be heard.”
The Greatest Podcast class turns into the third Globes class added to the the ceremony because the awards present was acquired in June 2023 by Dick Clark Productions, co-owned by Eldridge and Deadline mum or dad PMC. Beginning with the 2024 present, the Globes added the Cinematic and Field Workplace Achievement in Movement Footage and Greatest Stand-Up Comic on Tv classes.
Depraved and Ali Wong’s Ali Wong: Single Girl, respectively, gained these classes at this yr’s 82nd Golden Globes.
