'Heated Rivalry' Wins Peabody Award: Full List of 2026 Winners Revealed!
Heated Rivalry just won big!
The Crave / HBO Max series, which is sadly not eligible to be nominated at the Primetime Emmys, just scored a major award.
Keep reading to find out more…
Heated Rivalry picked up a Peabody Award on Thursday (April 23) alongside acclaimed shows like Pluribus, The Pitt and Adolescence.
The show was selected by a jury made up of 28 jurors, awarding programs in fields that include entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, immersive and interactive media, and public service programming.
34 winners were chosen out of nominees, with over 1,000 entries in all categories.
“The winners of the 86th annual Peabody Awards reflect Peabody’s mission to honor storytelling that has the potential to change culture, whether it’s examining the destructive tactics of ICE, viewing terminal illness through a deeply personal lens, or resisting attempts to stifle free speech,” said Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody, in a statement, via Variety.
“We look forward to recognizing and celebrating these winners.”
The 2026 Peabody Awards winners will be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 31, where Amy Poehler will be honored with the Peabody career achievement award, Sterlin Harjo will get the Peabody trailblazer award, James L. Brooks will be honored with the Peabody industry icon award and PBS Kids will be recognized with the Peabody institutional award.
See this year’s full list of winners…
ENTERTAINMENT
Adolescence (Netflix)
Andor (Disney+)
Common Side Effects (Adult Swim)
Dying for Sex (FX / Hulu)
Forever (Netflix)
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV+)
The Rehearsal (HBO Max)
ARTS
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (Audible)
Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius) (Hulu / Onyx Collective)
DOCUMENTARIES
The Alabama Solution (HBO Max)
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple TV+)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (BBC Four)
No Other Land
Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max)
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Film Collection)
Southpaw—The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott (ESPN)
Thoughts & Prayers (HBO Max)
CHILDREN’S / YOUTH
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
NEWS
Fault Lines: “Kids Under Fire” and “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu SaAiya” (Al Jazeera English)
Immigration Crackdown (PBS NewsHour)
Los Angeles Burning (ABC News / KABC)
Restrained (ABC / KMBC 9)
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram (PBS)
PODCAST AND RADIO
Divine Intervention
Scam Inc
When We All Get to Heaven
INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE
Cleared by Fire
ICE Sweeps Georgia
Investigating War Crimes in Gaza
South of Midnight