The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the internet. It was established in 1996. The Webbys is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Science (IADAS) - a 2000+ member judging body. The Webbys now honor Film & Video, Advertising, Media &PR, Social, Mobile Sites & Apps, and Podcasts & Digital Audio.
Here are the podcasts that won 2017 Webby Awards and/or People’s Voice awards:
Arts & Culture
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: Still Processing (The New York Times)
People’s Voice: Stuff You Should Know (How Stuff Works) Best Host
Webby Winner: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People (Earwolf/Midroll)
People’s Voice: 99% Invisible (PRX/Radiotopia) Best Individual Episode
Webby Winner: “Is the Internet Being Ruined?” - Freakonomics Radio (WNYC)
People’s Voice: Revisionist History With Malcolm Gladwell (Panoply) **Best Sound Design/Original Music Score **
Webby Winner: Secrets, Crimes & AudioTape: Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me Series (Wondery)
People’s Voice: Undisclosed: The Music (Undisclosed, LLC) Best Writing
Webby Winner: How to Be A Girl (Independent)
People’s Voice: Stuff You Missed in History Class (HowStuffWorks) Comedy
Webby Winner: The Hilarious World of Depression (American Public Media)
People’s Voice: The Last Podcast on the Left (Cave Comedy Radio) Documentary
Webby Winner: The Kitchen Sisters Present (The Kitchen Sisters)
People’s Voice: Missing Richard Simmons (First Look Media) Drama
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: Homecoming (Gimlet Media) Interview/Talk Show
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: Another Round (BuzzFeed) Lifestyle
Webby Winner: Women of the Hour (Pineapple Street Media/Lenny Letter)
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: Sporkful (Stitcher) News and Information
Webby Winner: Voting Rights - And Wrongs (Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting)
People’s Voice: FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast (FiveThirtyEight) Recaps
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: Masterpiece Studio (Masterpiece on PBS, WGBH) Science & Education
Webby Winner: Hidden Brain (NPR)
People’s Voice: Waking Up with Sam Harris (Four Elephants Media) Sports
Webby Winner + People’s Voice: The Bill Simmons Podcast By The Ringer (The Ringer) Technology
Webby Winner: Leo Laporte Talks With Edward Snowden’s Lawyer (TWIT)
People’s Voice: Codebreaker (Marketplace)