“Judy Bloom Forever,” “The Bear,” “Dead Ringers,” “Fellow Travelers” and “Blue Eye Samurai” are among the nominees for the 84th annual Peabody Awards. On Thursday, the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 27 nominees from four categories: Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment and Interactive & Immersive. The nominees for Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast were announced on April 23.
The nominees, which “represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023,” according to the group, were selected from more than 1,100 submissions by 32 jurors in an unanimous vote.
The winners will be announced on May 9 and then feted at the Peabody Awards first in-person ceremony since 2019, on June 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in L.A., which has never before served as host city to this particular awards show.
“Whether a hilarious comedy, an engaging interactive experience, or a heartwarming children’s show, Peabody is dedicated to honoring the most compelling stories across the media landscape,” executive director of Peabody Jeffrey Jones said in a statement. “Each of the 68 nominees this year deserves to be recognized for telling unique stories that leave a profound impact in capturing our imaginations.”
In terms of distribution of the 68 total nominations among companies, PBS emerged the victor with (11), followed by HBO/Max with eight, Netflix with four, The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios (tied for each) and FX and Meta (tied for two each).
The 2023 Peabody Awards were canceled during the writer’s strike.
Here is the full list of nominations for the 84th Peabody Awards:
ARTS
“Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” (World Channel and APT)
Black Public Media and World Channel
“Judy Blume Forever” (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios, Imagine Documentaries
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” (CNN Films, MAX and Magnolia Pictures)
CNN Films, MAX and Magnolia Pictures
CHILDREN’S/YOUTH
“Bluey” (Disney+)
Ludo Studio, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Studios
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)
Flying Bark Productions / Disney Television Animation
“Summer Camp Island” (Cartoon Network)
Cartoon Network Studios
ENTERTAINMENT
“The Bear” (FX)
FX Productions
“Blue Eye Samurai” (Netflix)
A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
“Dead Ringers” (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios, Annapurna Television
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix)
Intrepid Pictures
“Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)
SHOWTIME Presents a Fremantle and Showtime Studios Production
“Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee)
Amazon MGM Studios, Picrow, The District, Piece of Work Entertainment
“The Last of Us” (HBO | Max)
HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War” (HBO | Max)
HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Television
“Lupin” (Netflix)
Gaumont Television
“Poker Face” (Peacock)
T-Street, MRC Television, Animal Pictures
“Reality” (HBO | Max)
HBO Films presents a Seaview and 2 Sq Ft production in association with Burn These Words, In The Cut Productions, Fit Via Vi, Cinereach, Tanbark Pictures
“Reservation Dogs” (FX)
FX Productions
“Somebody Somewhere” (HBO | Max)
HBO in association with Duplass Brothers Productions and The Mighty Mint
INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE
“The Blast Effect” (The Washington Post)
The Washington Post
“Defunctland” (YouTube)
Kevin Perjurer
“The Hidden History of Racism in New York City” (Instagram)
Gen Z Historian, Urbanist Live
“Milwaukee Public Library” (TikTok, Instagram)
Milwaukee Public Library
“Pentiment” (Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4|5, and Nintendo Switch)
Obsidian Entertainment
“Reimagined” (Meta)
Very Cavaliere Productions, Meta Quest
“We Are OFK” (PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam)
OFK
“You Destroy. We Create | The war on Ukraine’s culture” (Meta Quest)
NowHere Media
