On Thursday, the Peabody Awards jury announced 27 nominees in the Arts, Children/Youth, Entertainment, and Interactive & Immersive categories. The recognized programs were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 judges from more than 1,100 TV, podcast/radio, web entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children/youth, public service, and multimedia entries. Selected.
Judy Blume Forever, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Bluey, the Bear, Fellow Traveler, Jury Duty and the last of us The candidates announced included timely topics such as women's health, the justice system, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. PBS leads the nominations with 11, followed by HBO/Max with eight, Netflix with four, and washington post Amazon MGM Studios has three each, and FX and Meta have two each.
“Whether it's hilarious comedy, engaging interactive experiences, or heartwarming children's programming, Peabody is committed to creating the most compelling programs in the entire media world,” Jeffrey Jones, Peabody's executive director, said in a statement. “We're dedicated to celebrating the story.” “Each of this year's 68 nominees deserves to be recognized for telling a unique story that has a profound impact on capturing our imaginations.”
Nominees in the documentary, news, public service, and radio/podcast categories were announced Tuesday.
Winners of the 84th Peabody Awards will be announced on May 9th and celebrated at a ceremony on Sunday, June 9th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. This will be Peabody's first in-person ceremony since 2019, and the first time the awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles.
See below for a complete list of candidates.
art
Can You Bring Me: Bill T. Jones and the D-Man in the Waters? (World Channel and APT)
Rosalind LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz present choreographer, dancer, director, and activist Bill T. Jones' ballet D-Man in the Waters, which emerged as AIDS became a public health crisis. Introducing history and heritage. The 1989 ballet captures the fear, anger, grief, and hope for redemption that Jones and his colleagues experienced when AIDS claimed the lives of Jones' co-founder and partner Ernie Zane and other members of his troupe. I expressed it.
judy bloom forever (Prime Video)
Young adult author Judy Blume has influenced generations of readers. The documentary examines her influence on pop culture and the controversy surrounding her candor about adolescence and sex, which has new relevance in an era of increasing national book bans.
Little Richard: It's all about me. (CNN Films, MAX, Magnolia Pictures)
Little Richard: It's all about me. It depicts the origins of black queer rock and roll, which began with Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard, and the usurpation of rock and roll by white artists. Through archival footage, performance footage, and interviews, this documentary tells the story of Little Richard's life that he himself was never able to fully reveal.
Children/Youth
Bluey (Disney Plus)
This Australian cartoon about energetic and imaginative blue heeler pup Bluey as he explores the world with his sister Bingo, parents and friends has become a worldwide sensation for children and parents alike.
Marvel's Moon Girl and the Demon Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
This Disney Channel animated series, based on characters from Marvel Comics, follows Lunella Lafayette, a 13-year-old genius girl who lives with her family on the Lower East Side of New York City, and the red-haired girl she meets after being activated. Chase after Tyrannosaurus' friend Devil Dinosaur. Portal.
summer camp island (Cartoon Network)
Created by Julia Potts for Cartoon Network. summer camp island The film centers around best friends Oscar (an elephant) and Hedgehog (a hedgehog) who attend a magical summer camp. There, the counselor is a popular witch girl, horses turn into unicorns, sharks talk, huts are inhabited by ghosts, and post-its lead to another dimension.
entertainment
bear (FX)
This dramatic meditation on the work it takes to transform, move forward, and achieve your dreams is led by highly trained young chefs Carmen (Jeremy Allen White) and Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) , turns Carmen's family's chaotic Italian beef sandwich shop into a large-scale restaurant. A bright light in Chicago's food scene.
blue eye samurai (Netflix)
Netflix's groundbreaking animated series tells the story of a young warrior, driven by revenge against those who have outcast her in Edo-era Japan, who blazes a bloody path to her destiny, starring Maya Erskine, Brenda Song, Voiced by Kenneth Branagh and others.
dead ringer (Prime Video)
Rachel Weisz co-stars alongside Elliott and Beverly Mantle in Amazon's modern take on David Cronenberg's 1988 thriller. The twins' obstetricians and gynecologists casually commit medical malpractice in the final stages of setting up their own midwifery clinic, a commentary on the abysmal state of human health care.american women
Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Netflix's gothic horror miniseries, directed by Mike Flanagan, is loosely based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe and follows the lives of six scions of the fictional House of Usher, the powerful and corrupt owners of a modern-day pharmaceutical company. I am reconstructing them to talk about death.
travel companion (showtime)
The miniseries, based on the novel by Thomas Maron, stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey as a State Department and Congressional staffer who fall in love during the McCarthy era, and whose secret story is initially thwarted by “lavender phobia.” Track the romance through the decades. .
jury duty (Amazon Freebie)
This ingenious reality-comedy hybrid goes inside American jurors by following one particular juror, the only “real” person in the series. Although the cast around him is made up of improv actors who try to push him to the brink, he is always a good guy and shows the positive side of “reality” television as well as being a good citizen.
the last of us (HBO | Max)
Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO, this post-apocalyptic drama is a faithful video game set 20 years after a pandemic caused by a fungal infection that turns victims into zombie-like creatures. It is an adaptation of. The story follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler who must transport a young girl with immunity, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), to safety through a fallen United States.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: “Israel-Hamas War” (HBO | Max)
In this clear-eyed episode of the Peabody Award-winning satirical news show, Oliver talks about the ongoing war and establishes that “conversations on this issue must begin with empathy.”
Lupin (Netflix)
This French mystery-thriller series is inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, created in 1907 by French author Maurice Leblanc. But in this modern version, gentleman thief Ahsanne Diop (Omar Sy) appears in the mold of the movie's Cary Grant. to catch a thiefHe begins to take revenge on his father for the injustice caused by his wealthy family.
poker face (peacock)
Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) has an uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying. As she hits the roads of Plymouth in her Barracuda, each of her stops brings new characters and bizarre crimes that she can't help but investigate and solve in the tradition of comfort watch. colombo and murder, she wrote.
reality (HBO | Max)
The film, starring Sidney Sweeney and directed by Tina Sutter, is based on the FBI interrogation transcript of Reality Winner, a US Air Force veteran who leaked intelligence reports on Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media.
reserved dog (FX)
reserved dog' After a groundbreaking three-season run, the show stars four teenage characters: Elora (DeBerry Jacobs), Bear (DePharao Oon-A-Tai), Cheese (Lane Factor), and Willy Jack (Paulina ) as we explore the backstories of the reservation's elders. Alexis) — has given up on her California dreams and is thinking about her future on and off the reservation.
someone somewhere (HBO | Max)
The second season of this touching small-town drama follows a grieving and lost Sam (Bridget Everett), who goes from violent to her best friend Joel (Jeff Hiller) to a new man, reconciled through strength and love. Find love and soar to new (and harrowing) heights. I found my family.
interactive and immersive
blast effect (Washington Post)
washington post It delves into the AR-15, the weapon of choice for many mass murderers, and uses in-depth reporting, 3D animation, and innovative storytelling to explain the devastating effects guns really have on the human body. Masu. This is rarely seen in the general public.
vanished land (YouTube)
vanished land is a YouTube channel that discusses the history of defunct theme parks and themed entertainment experiences, along with complementary podcasts and VR projects. Through these stories, his latest 22-episode season explores the revisionist past, industrial tomorrows, dystopian futures, and today's realities.
New York City's hidden history of racism (Instagram)
New York City's hidden history of racism A six-part micro-documentary series by Kahlil Greene and Ariel Vieira explores social media outlets denying racism as they tour New York neighborhoods marked by historical incidents of racially-based violence. We continue to shape our history while fighting rampant disinformation.
milwaukee public library (TikTok, Instagram)
milwaukee public library uses TikTok and Instagram to educate the community about what libraries have to offer and get young people excited about books at a time when book bans are on the rise across the United States. Library accounts use memes, trending music, and pop culture references to highlight real library users, librarians, and libraries in fresh and fun ways.
Pemento (Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4|5, Nintendo Switch)
In this historical game, two artists must solve a series of mysterious murders that occurred over 30 years in a small Bavarian town run by a local Catholic monastery during the early years of the Protestant Reformation. yeah. The game intricately weaves period art and typographical styles into its visuals, while delving into the region's evolving political, economic, and spiritual landscape.
reconsider (meta)
VR Stories is a female-led, directed, and produced anthology series that takes viewers into a new kind of storytelling by introducing lesser-known fables, myths, and folklore in a gender-inclusive experience. I invite you.
Very Cavaliere Productions, Metaquest
we are ok (PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam)
we are ok is a virtual music project and interactive story that follows a group of friends as they form a band, and explores the struggles of creative business, including money, mental health, and loss, as well as the unique challenges of creative work in the digital age. I'll explore.
you destroyWe create | War on Ukrainian culture (meta quest)
In the summer of 2022, Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedke went behind the front lines in Ukraine with a 360-degree camera to witness a different kind of battle: a cultural battlefield. Their VR films bring audiences closer to Ukrainian artists and cultural activists who are protecting, rebuilding, and creating art during the crisis.