The nominations for Audible's The Audio Production Awards, which will be held at a gala evening at the BFI on London's South Bank on November 20th, have been revealed.
Organized by AudioUK, the awards celebrate outstanding achievements in audio production across a wide range of audio content including podcasts, audiobooks, sound design, radio, presentations and more.
Nominees in the Audible-sponsored Production Company of the Year category include Almost Tangible, Blanchard House, Novel, Overcoat Media, Unedited, and Whistledown Productions.
Charlotte Mellen, Ed Morrish, John Holmes, Leonie Thomas, Meera Kumar and Talia Augustidis took home the top award in the Podcast Show's Producer of the Year category.
Candidates in the Presenter/Host and New Voice categories include newcomer Daisy, whose story will be told on RAW for the Audible podcast “The Second Victim: Daisy’s Story.” Jake Sears appeared on the Queer the Music podcast, Dan Snow appeared on History Hits and Craig Charles appeared on BBC Radio 6 Music's show.
This year, AudioUK will be awarding the Best Presenter/Host award in honor of David Knowles, the presenter of the podcast Ukraine: Latest, who sadly passed away in September this year.
Brighton-based Carousel Radio, which brings the voices of people with learning disabilities to radio, is hosted by Morley Radio, alongside innovative work on cough by the Prison Radio Society and the University of Manchester and Imperial College London. It is just one of the nominees for the Grassroots Production Award.
Meanwhile, Jassa Ahluwalia and Deborah Ayorinde are nominated for Best Narrator, while William Hanson and Jordan North, Sayyida Warsi and David Baddiel, and Nish Kumar and Koko Khan are nominated for Best Ensemble Cast. These are just a few of them.
Chloe Straw, Managing Director of AudioUK, said:
“AudioUK's Audio Production Awards shines a spotlight on the producers behind some of the world's most creative and meticulously produced stories and shows, and celebrates talent in a way no other awards ceremony can. And of course, there's still an opportunity to celebrate those in front of the microphone in the fiercely competitive Presenter and Narrator categories.
“Congratulations to all the nominees and thank you to all the judges who shared their time and expertise to judge these awards.
“Thank you to our Audio Production Awards team, Katie Banham and Naomi Oike. There would be no awards without them, so be sure to treat them to a drink at the awards ceremony.”
We would like to thank our head judge, Megan Bradshaw, for her wise guidance and words. We would like to thank EDI consultant Yassine Senghor for providing unconscious bias training and guidance as part of the review process. And thanks to the steering team, Kelly Whyle and Leona Fensom.
“Thanks to the support of our major sponsor Audible, we are able to present awards and celebrate the people who make the audio industry what it is every year.
“We would like to thank our Pay What You Can Scheme partners Amazon Music and Wondery. If you are unable to access the benefit for financial reasons, please contact us for free or discounted tickets. And with our category sponsors, Thanks to BBC Sounds, Everyone Media, Great Big Story, Morley Radio, Sue Terry Voices, The Podcast Show and our drinks reception sponsor BetterHelp.
Megan Bradshaw, head of podcasts for Amazon Music Europe, Australia and New Zealand and chair of the jury, added: We asked our judges to consider this year's brightest talent in the context of the culture we operate in and the diverse audiences we as an industry hope to serve (and reflect). Masu.
“A huge congratulations to all the nominees and we’ll see you on November 20th at one of London’s iconic arts venues, the BFI.”
Audio Production Award 2024 Nominated Works
Best Audiobook Producer Award Sponsored by Sue Terry Voices
Alfie Thompson – Penguin Random House
Chris Thompson – Penguin Random House
Kate McDonald – Penguin Random House
Lily Riddett – Freelance
Rosemary O'Dowd – Penguin Random House
Sophie Ahmed – Always Audio
Best Arts and Culture Producer
Arthur Haigs – Prison Radio Society
Jeff Byrd – Freelance
Leonie Thomas – Overcoat Media
Lou Mensah – Shade Productions
Sharna Sagar – BBC
Silas Gray – Eclectivity
Best Comedy Producer Award
Bertie Moore – Audio Always
Ed Morrish – Head of Mojo Productions
John Holmes – Unusual
Lindsey Fenner – Mighty Bunny
Matt Tiller – Tillervision
Sasha Bobak – BBC Studio Audio
Best Drama and Fiction Producer
Alex Curran – Grandma Eats Wolf
Boz Temple – Morris – Holy Mountain
Charlotte Mellen – Almost Specific
Nicholas Jackson – Afonica
Samuel Robinson – Freelance
Terry Minott – Moon Karta
Best Ensemble Cast Award
Caris Afoko and Gary Young – Over the Top, Under the Radar
Nish Kumar and Coco Khan – Pod Save the UK
Saida Warsi and David Badiel – Muslims and Jews go there
“Green Wing: Resuscited” Ensemble Cast
William Hanson and Jordan North – Help your boss have sex
Zach and Jules – Life After Prison
best entertainment producer
Charlie Murrell – Sony Music Entertainment
David Manero – Listen.
Faye Lyons-White – Loftus Media
Helena Webb – BBC Radio 1 / BBC Audio
Josephine McDermott – BBC News
Katie Bowden – TBI Media
Best Factual/Documentary Producer Award Sponsored by Great Big Story
Anna Sinfield – Novel
Emma Barnaby – Freelance/Raw TV
Jude Shapiro – Peanuts & Crumbs
Meera Kumar – Freelance
Ross Sutherland – Falling Tree Productions
Talia Augustidis – Falling Tree Productions
Best Lifestyle and Social Producer Award Sponsored by Everyone Media
Anne McNaught – Boffin Media
Beth Madden – Prison Radio Association
Katherine Carr – Pocket Productions/Whistledown
Lina Prestwood – Landscape Studio and Social Broadcast
Matt Neilson – Chalk and Blade
Sam Taylor – Prison Radio Society
best music producer
James Taylor – Overcoat Media
Matt Tasker – BBC Audio
Ollie Brooks – Prison Radio Association
Rob Littlejohn – Independent
Shreni Yajnik – Listen.
Sylvia Malnati – Listening Less
best narrator
Deborah Ayorinde – Unedited
Hannah Lavery – Almost Specific
Jassa Ahluwalia – Bonnier Books UK
Joe Jameson – Freelance
Rebecca Lachance – Almost Specific
Russ Bain – actor
Best New Producer Award Sponsored by Amazon Music and Wondery
Goff the Cat – Reduced Listening
Jasmine Hill – Listen.
Mahasa Chadri – Always Audio
Nadia Mehdi – Freelance
Taqwa Sadiq – Freelance and BBC
Verity de Cala – Transmission Roundhouse
Best Newcomer Award sponsored by BBC Sounds
Anouska Lewis – BBC Sounds Audio Lab & Mags Creative
Daisy – RAW for Audible
Jake Sears – Mercury Studios
Petra Barran – Landscape Studio and Social Broadcasting
Lucinda Rouse – Haymarket Media Group & Rethink Audio
Sofina – always audio
Best News and Current Affairs Producer
Courtney Yousaf – The Guardian
Edward Drummond – Times Media
James Shields – Freelance/The Times and Sunday Times
Sam Chantarasak – The Times and Sunday Times
Tim Johns – BBC
Will Roe – The Times and Sunday Times
Best Presenter/Chairman in honor of David Knowles
Craig Charles – Always Audio
Dan Snow – A historic hit
Jake Harris – Yot
John Holmes – Freelance
Josie Long – Falling Tree Productions
Justin Deeley – BBC Three Counties Radio
Best Sonic Branding Producer
Adam Benton – Little Monster Media
Emily Roberts – The Sound of Kerrang! Radio and Planet Rock Station
Gordon Lundy – Absolute Radio
James Stodd – Greatest Hits Radio
Matt Bernard – Bauer Media Group
Sam Parker – WIZZFX
Best Sound Design Producer
Amber Devereux – Tin Can Audio
David Chilton – Almost Tangible
Martin Austwick – Freelance
Nathan Freeman – Grandma Eats the Wolf
Tess Davidson – Freelance
Tony Chirnside – Freelance
best sports producer
Finn Ranson – Stack
Ilona Toler – Whistledown Productions
Jack Winstanley – IMG
Joe Aldridge – IMG
Justin Deeley – BBC Three Counties Radio
Loch Laine Hart – Freelance
Grassroots Production Awards sponsored by Morley Radio
carousel radio
Lou Mensah – Shade Podcast
Prison Radio Association – Life After Prison
Prison Radio Association – Outside In
Rosa Schring – On the Record, Hannah Kemp Welch – Freelance
University of Manchester / Imperial College London – Let’s talk about coughs
little years producer
Alice Homewood – Mags Creative
Becky Green – Always Audio
Eloise Stevens – Freelance
Jake Harris – Yot
Lance Dunn – Resilience Ltd
Lucy Wroe – Small Wardour Ltd
Podcast Show Hosted Producer of the Year
Charlotte Mellen – Almost Specific
Ed Morrish – Head of Mojo Productions
John Holmes – Unusual
Leonie Thomas – Overcoat Media
Meera Kumar – Freelance
Talia Augustidis – Falling Tree Productions
Production Company of the Year sponsored by Audible
almost specific
Blanchard House
novel
overcoat media
unedited
whistledown productions
Publisher or Network of the Year
BBC Asia Network
black library
resonance
Rusty Quill Co., Ltd.
sky news
to stack
Sustainability and Climate Award
always audio
Ben Weaver Hincks – Ristrold
Eleanor McDowall – Falling Tree Productions
Birdwatching – Peanuts & Crumbs
James Miller and Bella Luck – Freelance
Robin Markwell and Tracy Williams – BBC Audio
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