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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 12h

From invisibility to inspirational—discover stories that center disabled voices and celebrate their strengths. Dive into these Peabody-recognized works now in our latest #PeabodyFinds newsletter.

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 1d

Submissions are officially open for the 86th Annual #PeabodyAwards! ✨

Submit your work from 2025 for a chance to have your name etched in the prestigious history of storytelling excellence & be celebrated at our 2026 ceremony. 🏆

Guidelines & eligibility criteria: peabodyawards.com/awards/submit/

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 1d

📸 Beautiful moments captured of #BreadAndRoses director Sahra Mani alongside the incredible Uzo Aduba, who helped us celebrate as a special presenter, posing together backstage during The 85th Annual #PeabodyAwards ceremony.

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 1d

🏆 #BreadAndRoses director Sahra Mani on her role as a filmmaker to raise the voice and tell the stories of Afghan women.

🎥 Watch a moment from this Exclusive Peabody Conversation recorded backstage at our 85th Annual #PeabodyAwards ceremony. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMa...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 2d

"If that’s how consumers are changing, watching things on their phone or fan culture or whatever, we just want to be attuned to that.”
–– Executive Director Jeffrey Jones on embracing DTC (direct-to-consumer) platforms as part of Peabody’s DNA.

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 2d

The #PeabodyAwards, aka the Pulitzers of broadcasting, now accept submissions from direct-to-consumer platforms. That's a welcome addition to the brave new world.

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Nobody Brags About an Algorithm: As Awards Embrace All Platforms, Everybody Wins

With algorithms falling short on film discovery, the Peabody Awards now accept direct-to-consumer work, offering a new path to recognition.

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 3d

Time’s running out! ⏰ Polls close this Thursday, Oct 9, for the 4th Annual #SignalAwards Listener’s Choice.

Vote for #WeDisruptThisBroadcast in Arts & Culture—our pod dedicated to the storytellers redefining entertainment culture by breaking all the rules. 🔥
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 7d

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 7d

#QUEENDOM director Agniia Galdanova and executive producer James Costa shine a spotlight on Jenna, a fearless queer performance artist whose defiant beauty represents a powerful resistance to tyranny. 🤍💥

Watch the full Peabody Conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLRV...
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 8d

1 week away until submissions open for the next #Peabodyawards cycle! 🏆

➡️ Submission guidelines and eligibility criteria can be found here: peabodyawards.com/awards/submit/

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 8d

🎥 Take a look at these recent Peabody winners who harnessed digital, interactive, & immersive forms of storytelling to make powerful statements, give voice to the voiceless, & inspire a new era of #storiesthatmatter. 🚀

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 8d

⏰ DON'T FORGET about @signalawards.bsky.social!

1️⃣ week left to support podcasts defining culture and #storiesthatmatter ––show your support and vote for We Disrupt This Broadcast!

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 9d

#WaybackWednesday to a shining moment this past June!
✨ Mandy Moore and the amazing Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa team lighting up the 85th Annual #PeabodyAwards Ceremony! 🏆

For more: ➡️ peabodyawards.com/award-profil...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 9d

Join the storytellers behind this inspiring documentary and watch our exclusive Peabody Conversation on YouTube for powerful insights and heartfelt reflections on Lhakpa Sherpa—a woman as tenacious as the peaks she conquers. 🏔️👑✨

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 9d

"I feel like everyone's got a mountain. It doesn't need to be Everest. Everest happened to be in her backyard...She wanted to prove to the world that women were capable of more."

Lucy Walker, director of #MountainQueen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, on confronting the "mountains" in their own lives

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 11d

We Disrupt This Broadcast is a co-directed co-production of the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact.

For show notes and episode transcripts, visit: peabodyawards.com/stories/podc...

Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 11d

🎙️ Hear expert commentary about #MrBatesVsThePostOffice from award-winning journalist Nick Wallis on the latest episode of We Disrupt This Broadcast, along with additional insights from executive producer Patrick Spence and writer Gwyneth Hughes.

Out now! 🎧 pod.link/1685960595/e...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 14d

We’re thrilled to share that #WeDisruptThisBroadcast has been nominated for a @signalawards.bsky.social under Arts & Culture! 🙏

Show your support for #StoriesThatMatter by voting for We Disrupt This Broadcast! ❤️ Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 14d

As modern globalization threatens to erase Native cultures, documentary films have become a powerful tool to preserve & celebrate these rich traditions. In this #PeabodyFinds, we highlight Peabody-recognized works showcasing these communities’ enduring connections.
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 15d

📸 Peabody Portrait & extras w/executive producer Patrick Spence and director James Strong behind the Peabody-winning series, #MrBatesVsThePostOffice.

🎧 Listen to We Disrupt This Broadcast featuring Patrick Spence, writer Gwyneth Hughes, and journalist Nick Wallis: peabodyawards.com/stories/podc...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 15d

We Disrupt This Broadcast is a co-directed co-production of the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact.

For shownotes and episode transcripts, visit: peabodyawards.com/stories/podc...

New Podcast Episode with Patrick Spence & Gwyneth Hughes - The Peabody Awards

In this episode, comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson interviews writer-actor-creator Quinta Brunson about her breakout ABC series, Abbott Elementary, which explores nuanced topics like charter schools and...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 15d

🎙️ Executive Producer Patrick Spence reveals how #MrBatesVsThePostOffice brings to life the courage and dignity of subpostmasters fighting a flawed system and demanding justice from the UK government. 🎬💪

🎧 Hear the full story on #WeDisruptThisBroadcast, streaming everywhere! pod.link/1685960595/e...

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 15d

📌 Start familiarizing yourself with the guidelines now so you’re ready to submit! peabodyawards.com/awards/award...

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work among storytelling’s most prestigious!
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 15d

🏆 Starting today, we’re just 2 WEEKS away from opening submissions for our next award cycle.

✨ This submission window includes EVERY category: Interactive/Immersive, Arts, Children’s/Youth, Documentary, Entertainment, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast.
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 27d

A clip from our exclusive Peabody Conversation with #MrBatesVsThePostOffice:

Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · Jul 16

Described as the greatest single miscarriage of justice in #Britishhistory, the story of #MrBatesVsThePostOffice is one that demands our attention.

Co-Executive Producer Patrick Spence & Director James Strong discuss the responsibility felt to share this crucial yet often overlooked tale. Link👇