News Podcast Awards 2026

Entries were open earlier this year for the Society’s News Podcast Awards 2026, the first UK awards dedicated exclusively to recognising excellence in news podcast journalism.

Honouring journalism that shapes the national conversation, the awards invited entries in 10 categories including News Summary Podcast of the Year; Investigative Podcast of the Year; True Crime Podcast of the Year; Showbiz & Entertainment Podcast of the Year; Political Podcast of the Year; Royal Podcast of the Year; Scoop / Interview of the Year; Business & Economy Podcast of the Year; Best Regional or Community Podcast and Podcast of the Year.

The awards will be handed out a lunchtime ceremony on Thursday 18 June 2026 at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury and presented by Sky News’ lead politics presenter Sophy Ridge. Details of how to book are available on the poster above and by emailing office@societyofeditors.org. 

Announcing the shortlist, Dawn Alford, Chief Executive of the Society of Editors, said: “Podcasting has become one of the most important ways journalists are informing audiences, scrutinising power and explaining complex issues in depth and the standard of entries for the inaugural awards have been exceptional.  Across the UK, journalists and producers are producing brilliant news podcast journalism and we look forward to celebrating their achievements next month.”

The shortlist can be found here.