The Peabody Awards remain in Los Angeles for their 86th annual edition. Peabody announced that its next ceremony will be held on May 31, 2026 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Once again, awards will be presented in categories such as entertainment, documentaries, news, podcasts/radio, arts, children and youth, immersive and interactive media, and public service programming.
This is the third consecutive year that the awards ceremony will be held in Southern California. The Peabody family finally made the move to the West Coast in 2024, after several attempts and delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and Hollywood strikes. Peabody is based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
“We look forward to honoring the creators, journalists, and visionaries who continue to make Peabody the highest honor in impactful storytelling,” said Jeffrey Jones, Peabody Executive Director. “Especially in these disrupted times, our mission at Peabody is to celebrate the stories that unite our audiences and explore the richness of humanity through diverse perspectives.”
Nominees for the 2026 Peabody Awards will be announced in April, and winners will be announced in May before the ceremony.
Peabody winners are determined by a panel of judges comprised of media industry experts, journalists, critics, and academics, all of whom serve six-year terms. A program that is
A unanimous vote by the judges is required to be nominated for and win a Peabody Award.
The 2025 Peabody Awards Ceremony was hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and was held on June 1st at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Andrea Mitchell received the Peabody Career Achievement Award and “Saturday Night Live” received the Peabody Group Award. Most recently, last month, the Peabody Awards awarded filmmaker, musician, and activist Aamir “Questlove” Thompson with the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award.
In 2025, 34 winners were selected from 68 nominees from a list of 1,000 entries across all categories, including “Baby Reindeer,” “Ripley,” “We Are Lady Parts” and “Shogun.” Previous Peabody Award winners include “Hill Street Blues,” “Murphy Brown,” “The Wire,” “Veep,” “The Sopranos,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Office,” “Succession,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Bear,” “Roots,” “Dopesick,” “Cosmos,” and “Nova.”
