Podcast Production Excellence

Podcast Awards 2023

Winning or even being a runner up for an award can be a tactic to distinguish your podcast from the millions of other shows, and give you something to talk about for 12 months following. With the power of publishing becoming so distributed, everyone is looking for something to give their own production some extra endorsement. The growing number of global podcast awards could be a route to achieving this for your show.

Entry is often accompanied by a fee, between $25-$100 seems to be the current range.

Research is important, so be sure to pitch your podcast into the right category of the right award for you before jumping in and firing off your link.

Each Award listed below by the month in which submissions are due.

January

Adweek Podcast Of The Year Awards

The Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards honor the most outstanding podcasts and podcast professionals across a wide range of categories.

In a world of short attention spans and fragmented media, podcasts have been a haven of in-depth and diverse storytelling, with new rules being made, broken and reimagined each month. To recognize the hard work, innovation and creativity going into the podcasting medium, the Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards celebrate the best of the best, especially among shows aimed at professional audiences.

The awards will be judged by some of today’s most respected leaders and rising stars in the world of podcasts, alongside senior editors from Adweek who cover the industry each day.

More Info: https://www.podcastoftheyearawards.com/

February

Webby Awards

The Webby Award Competition is open to all organizations and individuals involved in the process of designing, building, managing, maintaining, marketing or promoting digital work. Entries do not, however, need to have been created this year. To be eligible for the current season, the work must be live and accessible to its intended audience for some period of time between October 2021 and February 2023

Entry: https://entries.webbyawards.com/#/enter/submit-work/

British Podcast Awards

The British Podcast Awards have been created to highlight the best podcasts of the year, made for Great Britain.

Established in 2017, we showcase podcasts and give you, and the media, another reason to talk about your shows and discover new listeners.

The BPAs welcome all podcast makers to enter: from big brands to bedroom publishers, charities to comedians… anyone who is helping to build an industry in which we can all be proud.

More Info: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/

March

Signal Awards

The Signal Awards seeks to honor and celebrate the people and content that raise the bar for podcasting.

Luminaries and leaders within the industry will judge Shows, Limited Series & Specials, Individual Episodes and Branded Shows & Advertising across categories ranging from Best Innovative Audio Experience to Best TV & Film Recap. See all categories here.

Entry info: https://www.signalaward.com/2022/03/28/signal-awards-season-explainer/

June

Radio Today Podcast Awards (AUS)

Here it is! Your chance to take your place on the podium of the 2nd annual Radio Today Podcast Awards with LiSTNR.

Before you can enter your work, you must register, read the rules and agree to abide by them. Registration is free and you can opt out if you do not wish to proceed.

If you do proceed, there is an entry fee of $99 for each podcast you submit in each category. Every podcast entry that wins in any one or more categories is automatically eligible for Podcast of the Year at no extra charge.

More Info: https://radiotoday.com.au/entries-for-the-2022-radio-today-podcast-awards-close-this-weekend/

Applications: https://radiotoday.awardsplatform.com/

September

The Ambies

SUBMISSIONS FOR 2023 OPEN SEPTEMBER 1ST!

The Awards For Excellence in Audio, The Ambies, celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression.

Production companies, individual producers/creators, and distributors of a podcast series which published at least 3 episodes during the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023 are eligible for consideration. Any ongoing podcast can enter, and any miniseries podcast can enter so long as they published episodes in 2023.

More Info: https://www.ambies.com/rules

Entry: https://theambies.awardsengine.com

October

Australian Podcast Awards

Major local industry sponsored event, The Australian Podcast Awards is an annual celebration of the quality and breadth of Australian podcast content. Entries are self-nominated, and over 20 categories are judged by a panel of experts, alongside a public vote – the Listeners’ Choice.

Entry Info: https://australianpodcastawards.com/

Publisher Podcast Awards

There is no charge to enter but please be aware The Publisher Podcast Awards can only accept entries from podcasts by publishing companies. This is an organisation of any size that releases content regularly and primarily in at least one other medium – print or online. Please see our FAQs page for examples of qualifying and non-qualifying companies.

More Info: https://publisherpodcastawards.com/

App Features

Thanks to Earbuds Podcast Collective for the kickstart on this list. Check them out here: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/

CASTBOX

  • You can apply to have your podcast featured on Castbox’s homepage. Here’s the application.
  • Claim your podcast on Castbox in order to get analytics about your listeners who are listening directly on Castbox.
  • You are encouraged to have 1000 subscribers on Castbox before applying.

APPLE PODCASTS

  • Apply to have your podcast featured on Apple Podcasts. Make sure you apply with at least two weeks of lead time.
  • Apple has a bunch of cool marketing tools here. You can get QR codes with your episode artwork, apply to have a custom Apple URL for your podcast, make social media image cards, and more.
  • Apple is also starting to roll out events for podcast creators.

SPOTIFY

  • Check out the Spotify Partnerships Handbook for best practices.
  • Spotify for Podcasters is a tool that helps podcasters take advantage of Spotify’s ecosystem to promote their show(s). Learn more.
  • Apply to have your podcast featured (U.S.-only for now).

STITCHER

POCKET CASTS

  • Here’s a great landing page explaining how to get featured on Pocket Casts, including a direct email address to send your application. Make sure to read through the requirements before applying. Email to propose your show for the feature is: curation@pocketcasts.com.

Paid Placements: Pocket Casts Q1 2023 paid placement spots are nearly booked out, with just a few spots left available! If you are interested in a Q1 placement, please reach out at placements@pocketcasts.com for more info.

SAMSUNG PODCASTS