2023 Ambie Awards: Full List of Podcast Nominations

Oct 07, 2023

Audible received a total of 19 nominations for this year's Podcast Academy Awards, with the Audible Original series Moriarty — based on the villain in the Sherlock Holmes universe — receiving a total of three nods, including in the top category of podcast of the year.

The narrative fiction series that stars Dominic Monaghan as Professor Moriarty will compete against Chameleon: Wild Boys (Campside Media), Design Matters with Debbie Millman (Design Matters Media, Inc.), Direct Deposit (Audible), Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis (Audible), Gay Pride & Prejudice (Gimlet), Pink Card (ESPN 30 for 30), Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till Mobley (ABC Audio), The Outlaw Ocean Podcast (CBC Podcasts and the L.A. Times) and The Prince (The Economist) for the top prize.

The award last went to Pineapple Street Studios, Amazon Music and Wondery's 9/12 during the 2022 ceremony.

Other individual shows tied with Moriarty for the most nominations include Bone Valley and Last Known Position, as well as Direct Deposit, Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis and Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till Mobley.

This year's awards ceremony, which will be streamed live on Amazon Music's Twitch channel, will take place on March 7 in Las Vegas with host Larry Wilmore.

The full list of nominees is below.

Podcast of The Year (Sponsored by Tenderfoot TV)

Best Business Podcast:

Best Comedy Podcast:

Best DIY Podcast:

Best Documentary Podcast:

Best Entertainment Podcast (Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter):

Best Fiction Podcast

Best History Podcast:

Best Indie Podcast (Sponsored by Stitcher):

Best Interview Podcast:

Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast:

Best News Podcast:

Best Original Score and Music Supervision:

Best Performance in Audio Fiction

Best Personal Growth / Spirituality Podcast:

Best Podcast for Kids:

Best Podcast Host or Hosts:

Best Politics or Opinion Podcast:

Best Production and Sound Design

Best Reporting:

Best Scriptwriting, Fiction:

Best Scriptwriting, Nonfiction:

Best Society and Culture Podcast:

Best Sports Podcast:

Best True Crime Podcast

Best Wellness or Relationships Podcast:

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