The organizers of the Golden Globes said on Wednesday that the ceremony would introduce a category of the best podcast starting with the 83rd globes in 2026.
Recognition of booming support will mark a first for a large film and television prize program; To date, podcasts have been mainly recognized in digital prize shows such as webby awards, ambies, iheart podcast awards and shorty awards. The other reward groups that have podcast categories include the Peabody Awards, who revealed their last winners earlier this month, and the NAACP Image Awards.
The details are rare on the criteria of the new category; According to the globes today, the “25 Podcasts Top 25” will qualify for a consideration, with a total of six final appointments for the category. Eligibility conditions for these rankings and other details will be announced in the coming weeks.
The nominations for the 2026 globes in all 27 categories will be announced on December 8, the prices that will be awarded during the 83rd Golden Globes on January 11, 2026, when Nikki Glaser returns to host the ceremony broadcast live on CBS and Paramount + with Showtime.
“While the world of entertainment continues to evolve, we are delighted to recognize new forms of narration,” said the president of Golden Globes, Helen Hoehne, in a press release. “Podcasts have become a deep medium to share accounts and build communities through world borders and generations.
The best podcast category has become the third category of the globes added to the ceremony since the program program was acquired in June 2023 by Dick Clark Productions, co -owner by Eldridge and Deadline Parent PMC. From the show 2024, the Globes added the cinematographic production and at the box office in the films and the best actor standing on the categories of television.
Wicked And Ali Wong Ali Wong: Single LadyRespectively won these categories during the 82nd Golden Globes this year.
