Of the 35 total wins, PBS leads winners of the 83rd annual Peabody Awards with six victories, Apple TV+ and Disney+ follow as they collect three wins each while HBO Max takes home two trophies.
- May 10, 2023
AceShowbiz - The 2023 Peabody Awards has announced its winners. Unveiled on Tuesday, May 9, the winners were chosen by unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,400 entries. Among the honorees are FX's "Atlanta", AMC's "Better Call Saul" and ABC's"Abbott Elementary".
"Atlanta" and "Better Call Saul" earned their second and farewell Peabody Awards. After both series winning for their first seasons, they snagged Peabody honors for their final seasons.
Of the 35 total wins, PBS led with six victories. Apple TV+ and Disney+ followed as they collected three wins each, while HBO Max took home two trophies.
"Representing a wide range of mediums, genres, and narrative approaches, this year's winners continue to advance what it means to craft storytelling that is compelling, powerful, and prescient," said Peabody executive director Jeffrey Jones in a statement.
Jones continued, "Whether capturing the lives of teachers in Philadelphia or young women in Afghanistan, these stories are powerful enough to make us laugh, cry, and learn. They are all deserving of this honor, and we are thrilled to shine a light on their amazing achievement. All citizens should seek out, watch, and engage these winners."
The winners of the 83rd annual Peabody Awards will receive their honors on Sunday, June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. It marks the organization's first in-person ceremony since before the pandemic back in 2019.
The full list winners of the 2023 Peabody Awards:
ENTERTAINMENT
- "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
- "Andor" (Disney+)
- "Atlanta" (FX)
- "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)
- "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
- "Los Espookys" (HBO Max)
- "Mo" (Netflix)
- "Pachinko" (Apple TV+)
- "Severance" (Apple TV+)
- "We're Here" (HBO Max)
ARTS
- "Fire of Love" (Disney+)
DOCUMENTARY
- "Aftershock" (Hulu)
- "Batata" (Various streaming platforms)
- "Independent Lens: Missing in Brooks County" (PBS)
- "Independent Lens: Writing with Fire" (PBS)
- "Mariupol: The People's Story" (BBC Select)
- "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" (Peacock)
- "The Territory" (Disney+)
- "We Need To Talk About Cosby" (Showtime)
INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE
- "ContraPoints" (YouTube)
- "Life is Strange: True Colors" (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Stadia)
- "Lucy and the Wolves in the Walls" (Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest)
- "Reeducated" (Oculus, Mobile, Desktop)
- "The Uncensored Library" (Minecraft)
NEWS
- "Frontline: Michael Flynn's Holy War" (PBS)
- "Frontline: Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack" (PBS)
- "The Gap: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect" (KARE-TV)
- "Guns in America" (PBS)
- "No Justice for Women in the Taliban's Afghanistan" (Vice)
- "One Day in Hebron" (Direct From)
- "Shimon Prokupecz: Unraveling Uvalde" (CNN)
PODCAST/RADIO
- "The Divided Dial" (New York Public Radio)
- "Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's" (Spotify)
- "This American Life: The Pink House at the Center of the World" (This American Life)
PUBLIC SERVICE
- "Frontline: The Power of Big Oil" (PBS)
