The Peabody Awards ended its four days of virtual announcements crowning Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” as its final entertainment category winner. It was joined by acclaimed documentaries “Welcome to Chechnya” and “The Cave.” Apple TV+’s “Stillwater” rounded out the last children’s and youth category winner.
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Today’s announcements were presented by Cynthia Erivo, Soledad O’Brien, Ronan Farrow, Taraji P. Henson, America Ferrera, John Seigenthaler, NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns and Goldie Hawn. A highlight reel of all the announcements can be found here.
With “Ted Lasso,” “I May Destroy You” and “Unorthodox” leading the previous three days of nominations we know now what nominated programs didn’t make the cut. They include “Never Have I Ever,” “Euphoria Special: Part 1: Rue ‘Trouble Don’t Last Always” and “Gentefied” on the entertainment side as well as documentaries “All In: The Fight For Democracy,” “Athlete A” and “Disclosure.” A nominated program must receive a unanimous endorsement from all 20 Peabody Award committee members to win.
The final round of winners are as follows:
ENTERTAINMENT
“Small Axe” (Amazon Studios)
DOCUMENTARY
“The Cave” (NatGeo)
“Welcome to Chechnya” (HBO)
NEWS
“ABC News 20/20: Breonna Taylor” (ABC)
“PBS NewsHour: Desperate Journey” (PBS)
PODCAST/RADIO
“The Promise: Season 2” (Nashville Public Radio)
PUBLIC SERVICE
“Cops and Robbers” (Netflix)
CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH
“Stillwater” (Apple 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.
