Netflix was the big winner of this year Peabody AwardsTakes home six awards, most of all networks or streamers. In total, 34 awards were awarded, which represented the most captivating and inspiring stories over the broadcast and streaming in 2024.
The winners were selected from over 1,000 items by a panel with 27 lawyers. Notifications included everything from TV and podcast to documentaries, youth programming and interactive media. In the documentary category, Netflix made victories for Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s “Daughters”, Lucy Walker’s “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa,” Benjamin Rees “The Notable Life of Ibelin” and Josh Greenbaums “Will & Harper. Streamer’s other two wins came from the entertainment category for Richard Gadd’s massively popular limited series “Baby Reindeer” as well as for the visually striking “Ripley.”
HBO and Max came in second place when it comes to total prices and secured four wins. It was then followed by PBS with three wins and FX/Hulu and Al Jazeera, who both secured two wins. Documentaries accounted for 12 of the 34 prices, most of any category. It was followed by entertainment with seven prices and four each for interactive/engrossing programming, podcasts/radio and news.
“The winners of the 85th annual Peabody Awards include a wide range of contemporary and historical issues, including the war in Gaza, rural health care, a focus on disabilities, authorism and sexual violence,” said Jeffrey Jones, CEO of Peabody, in a statement. “Whether the enlightening audience about global issues or gives a smile and sense of society through thought -provoking entertainment, these works deserve to be recognized and celebrated.”
Peabody announced previously the winners of two other awards. Andrea Mitchell was named winner by the Peabody Career Achievement Award, and “Saturday Night Live” won the Institutional Award.
The winners of the 85th annual Peabody Awards are celebrated on June 1 at a ceremony at Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Roy Wood Jr., the current values for CNN’s “I have received news for you” as well as a former correspondent for “The Daily Show,” will host the event. The ceremony will be produced by Bob Bain Productions.
Here is the full list of 2025 Peabody Award winners:
- “Saturday Night Live” honored with the institutional award
- Andrea Mitchell honored with Peabody Career Achievement Award
Art
- “Photographer” – National Geographic
Children / youth
- “Out of my mind” – Disney+
Documentary
- “In some other way: The Jackie Shane Story” – Crave
- “Black Box Diaries” – MTV -Documentary Movies / Showtime
- “Bread & Roses” – Apple TV+
- “Daughters” – Netflix
- “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” – Netflix
- “Night is Not Eternal” – HBO / Max
- “One with the elections” – independent lens / PBS
- “Quee Prefery”
- “Stax: Soulsville USA” – HBO / MAX
- “Ibelin’s remarkable life” – Netflix
- “The truth against Alex Jones” – HBO / Max
- “Will & Harper” – Netflix
Entertainment
- “Baby Reindeer” – Netflix
- “Fantasy” – HBO / MAX
- “Mr. Bates vs. Post Office” – PBS / masterpiece
- “Ripley” – Netflix
- “Say Nothing” – FX / HULU
- “Shōgun” – FX / Hulu
- “We are ladies’ parts – peacock
Interactive and engrossing
- “1000x resistant”
- “Inside the deadly Maui Inferno, hour by hour”
- “A day in Gaza | Close -up”
- “What does racial strain in medicine look like?”
Beginner
- “Confront hat” -wtvf-TV
- “POLICING PHOENIX” -ABC15 Arizona (KNXV-TV)
- “Survivor Nova” – vice TV
- “The Night Won’t End” – Fell Line / Al Jazeera English / Television
Public service
- “The Only Doctor” – Reel South / PBS
Radio and broadcast
- “Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows”
- “In the dark: the murders in Haditha”
- “Pulse: The Untold Story”
- “Yousef, Youmna, Banias and Majd: Four Life in Gaza”
