This year, there was some controversy surrounding the podcasting awards known as The Ambies. From the indie category raising arguments on how we should define the term “independent”, to the small amount of invites handed out to attend the Award show in LA, the podcast world is still deciding what kind of importance we want The Podcast Academy’s Awards to have in our industry.

Regardless of how you feel about awards, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make The Ambies possible. Yes, we still need a lot of effort to make the voting process less biased and more streamlined, plus we need to encourage more small-size creators to submit, but I also want to take a beat to congratulate the winners. I was excited to meet some of the producers in person, while in LA this week, and was thrilled to see some of our own BIPOC Podcast Creators members among the list of winners!

Here’s the full list of winners of the 2022 Ambie Awards.

Podcast of The Year (sponsored by Audacy)

9/12

Amazon Music, Pineapple Street Studios, and Wondery

Best Business Podcast

Business Wars

Wondery

Best Comedy Podcast

How Did This Get Made?

Earwolf

Best Documentary Podcast

Stay Away From Matthew MaGill

Pineapple Street Studios

Best Entertainment Podcast

Back Issue

Pineapple Street Studios

Best Fiction Podcast (sponsored by Apollo Podcasts)

Tejana

Sonoro, Telemundo

Best History Podcast

Slow Burn: The L.A. Riots

Slate

Best Indie Podcast (sponsored by Tenderfoot TV)

An Arm and a Leg

Public Road Productions

Best Interview Podcast

70 over 70

Pineapple Street Studios

Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast

Overheard at National Geographic

National Geographic Partners

Best News Podcast

Up First

NPR

Best Original Score and Music Supervision

9/12

Amazon Music, Pineapple Street Studios, and Wondery

Best Performer in Audio Fiction (sponsored by Audible)

Edith! – Rosamund Pike

QCODE, Crooked Media

Best Personal Growth / Spirituality Podcast (sponsored by Castbox)

Life Kit

NPR

Best Podcast for Kids

Music Blocks

Colorado Public Radio

Best Podcast Host

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders – Sam Sanders

NPR

Best Politics or Opinion Podcast

Billie Was a Black Woman

Paramount Audio/Spoke Media/Audible Originals

Best Production and Sound Design (sponsored by PRX)

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Defacto Sound

Best Reporting

9/12

Pineapple Street Studios, Amazon Music & Wondery

Best Scriptwriting, Fiction

Soft Voice – James Bloor

QCODE

Best Scriptwriting, Non-Fiction

Have You Heard George's Podcast? – George the Poet

BBC Sounds

Best Society and Culture Podcast

Billie Was a Black Woman

Paramount Audio/ Spoke Media/Audible Originals

Best Sports Podcast

The Lead

Wondery & The Athletic

Best True Crime Podcast (sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter)

Suspect

Wondery & Campside Media

Best Wellness or Relationships Podcast

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Record Edit Podcast