‘The Bear,’ ‘Bluey,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Among This Year’s Peabody Awards Winners; Kumail Nanjiani to Host Ceremony
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Bear,” “Bluey,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Last of Us” and “Jury Duty” are among the series set to receive this year’s Peabody Award, the org was set to announce on Thursday morning.
The Peabody Awards’ board of 32 jurors have selected 34 winners, all of which received unanimous vote from TV, podcast/radio and web/digital nominees in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service, and interactive programming.
HBO/Max led the wins with seven total, followed by PBS with five, and then three for Amazon MGM Studios and two each for FX and The Washington Post.
This repped the second Peabody for “Reservation Dogs” and the third for “Last Week Tonight.” “Whether courageously documenting wars across the globe or cleverly bringing much needed smiles to our faces, the winners of the 84th Peabody Awards each crafted compelling and imaginative stories,” said Peabody exec director Jeffrey Jones in a statement. “Spanning a wide range of mediums and genres, they delivered enthralling projects that are worthy of our highest recognition.” Peabody also announced that Oscar- and Emmy-nominated comedian/actor/writer Kumail Nanjiani will host this year’s 84th annual Peabody Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Sunday, June 9.
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