Nominations for the sixth annual British Podcast Awards were announced last night, spanning 30 categories and with 10 nominees in most categories. Nominees can be seen here.
Categories include:
- Best Arts & Culture Podcast
- Best Interview
- Best Branded Podcast
- Best Business Podcast
- Rising Star Award
- Best Comedy Podcast
- Best Current Affairs Podcast
- Best Family Podcast
- Best Fiction
- Best Radio Podcast
- Best Podcast in the Welsh Language
…and many more.
The awards ceremony will be held as part of a two-day podcaster-focused event on July 22 and 23rd in Kensington Park, London, accompanied by a new day-long podcasting conference called Grow on the 22nd. (Details here.)
As reported recently by RadioToday.co.uk (here), the company behind the awards — Podcast Awards Ltd., founded by Matt Deegan and Matt Hill (pictured) — was recently purchased by Haymarket Media Group.
Deegan and Hill have launched similar awards competitions in Ireland and Australia.
The 2021 British Podcast Awards winners can be seen here.