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Golden Globes Launches Best Podcast Category at 2026 Ceremony

lite News Desk 2 min read

At a glance

  • The Golden Globes introduced a Best Podcast category in 2026
  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler won the first Best Podcast award
  • Six podcasts were nominated for the inaugural prize

The Golden Globe Awards added a Best Podcast category at the 83rd ceremony on January 11, 2026, marking the first time podcasts were recognized at this event. This new category was introduced to reflect the increasing presence of podcasts in media.

The Best Podcast category was first announced in May 2025. According to the Golden Globes official site, the decision aimed to acknowledge the growing prominence of podcasting as a medium.

A list of 25 eligible podcasts was published on October 2, 2025. Luminate determined eligibility based on listener metrics, and the nominees were chosen from this group.

Six podcasts were selected as nominees for the inaugural award. The nominees included Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and Up First.

What the numbers show

  • 25 podcasts were eligible for the first Best Podcast award
  • Six podcasts were nominated for the new category
  • The winner was announced at the 83rd Golden Globes on January 11, 2026

Good Hang with Amy Poehler received the first Golden Globe for Best Podcast at the 2026 ceremony. Amy Poehler’s podcast was selected from among the six nominees.

Three of the nominated podcasts—Call Her Daddy, SmartLess, and The Mel Robbins Podcast—are part of the SiriusXM Podcast Network. Call Her Daddy is hosted by Alex Cooper and was included among the initial nominees.

The nominees for the Best Podcast category were officially announced on December 8, 2025. This selection followed the earlier publication of the eligible podcasts list in October 2025.

The introduction of the Best Podcast category at the Golden Globes represents a procedural change in the awards program, with podcasts now included alongside traditional media formats.

* This article is based on publicly available information at the time of writing.

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