The Ambies celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression.

The first ever Spotify Awards are just a few weeks away, and the countdown is on. The event, being held in Mexico City on March 5, is an award show based entirely on user-generated data from our listeners in Mexico. So your plays, patterns, and habits not only count, but they’re going to determine the award categories, finalists, and winners. The Spotify Awards are a true reflection of what you—the fans in Mexico—are listening to. So without further ado, meet the finalists for the 12 main Spotify Awards categories.

The Sport Podcast Awards is a brand-new annual celebration of the very best that the global sports audio community has to offer – rewarding the best podcasters in the space, uniting the industry under one umbrella and boosting discoverability for podcasters and listeners.

The Shorty Social Good Awards invite any organization, including agencies, brands, networks, services, non-profits, etc., to enter corporate social responsibility and sustainability campaigns that organizational and marketing teams have worked so hard to realize. While the Shorty Awards have long-honored the best of social media, this competition includes efforts made by organizations to improve sustainability and diversity internally, foster globally-minded business partnerships and increase employee community and civic engagement.

22 categories that celebrate the best content and craft in science media and journalism, including Audible Science, which is awarded to the best radio show or podcast. The Jackson Hole Science Media Awards & Summit are produced in partnership with WGBH in Boston. Finalist are selected by a panel of international judges.

The awards are a celebration of the podcasting success of publishers and media organisations, whether they’ve been in the podcasting space a while, or have just launched their first one. ONLY open to publishing companies.

The PopCon Podcast Awards, now in it’s 7th year, was created to recognize the talent and efforts of podcasters from across the globe.

The Peabody Awards honor a diverse range of stories across television, radio/podcast, and digital media.

New York Festivals Radio Awards honours radio content in all lengths and formats and across all platforms from radio stations, networks, and independent producers from around the globe. Embracing all aspects of the Radio and Audio industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers by recognizing innovators in our 14 Category Groups: News Programs, News Reports/Features, Documentary, Entertainment, Talk Programs, On-Air Talent, Craft, Programming Format, Morning Drive/Afternoon Programming, Promotion Spots/Opens & IDs, Digital, Audio Books, Podcasts and Student.

The MarCom Awards were created to honor excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work and generosity of industry professionals.