The third day of Peabody Awards results are in and in a wonderful reminder to Emmy voters, today’s big winner was Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You.” The HBO limited series was the only entertainment category winner announced today along with “La Llorona,” an International Film Oscar shortlist film that somehow qualified for a Peabody (I guess…streaming?). It’s in good company, however, as the organization also honors documentaries, this year’s Academy Award nominees “Crip Camp” and “Collective” were among the winners. They join fellow 2021 Oscar nominee “Time” which was announced earlier this week.
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Today’s winners were introduced by Thandiwe Newton, Guillermo del Toro, Soledad O’Brien, Eva Longoria, Selma Blair, Deborah Roberts, and Emmanuel Acho.
The remaining winners, which include just one more entertainment category program, will be revealed tomorrow.
ENTERTAINMENT
“I May Destroy You” (HBO) Presented by Thandiwe Newton to Michaela Coel
“La Llorona” (Shudder) Presented by Guillermo del Toro
DOCUMENTARY
“Collective” (HBO Europe)
“Immigration Nation” (Netflix)
“Crip Camp” (Netflix)
NEWS
“PBS NewsHour: Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic” (PBS)
PUBLIC SERVICE
“Facing Race” (KING-TV)
Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
