The Golden Globes announced its first-ever nominees for best podcast, with Alex Cooper, Amy Poehler and the trio behind “SmartLess” among those receiving nods in the category.
The six nominees in the best podcast category are: “Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard”; Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy”; “Good Hang With Amy Poehler”; “The Mel Robbins Podcast”; “SmartLess” from Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes; and NPR’s “Up First.”
The Globes announced plans in May to add the best podcast award starting with the 2026 ceremony, in recognition of “the extraordinary and diverse talents in podcasting.” The category will debut at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, scheduled for Jan. 11, 2026.
The six nominees for the Golden Globes’ first podcast award were selected from among the 25 most popular podcasts deemed eligible and include both audio-only and video podcasts. The list of the qualifying podcasts was determined by Globes data partner Luminate based on listener metrics. Here is the full list of podcast titles that were eligible for nomination:
Eligible for a Globes nomination but missing the cut was Joe Rogan, whose “The Joe Rogan Experience” consistently ranks as the most popular podcaster in the biz. The comedian’s interview podcast has been the No. 1 podcast on Spotify for five straight years and also topped the Apple Podcast and YouTube rankings for 2025.
Other popular podcasts that were eligible included Candace Owens’ “Candace,” “Crime Junkie,” “The Megyn Kelly Show,” “The Tucker Carlson Show” and “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von.”
- ABC News’ 20/20
- CBS News’ 48 Hours
- Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
- Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy
- Candace Owens’ Candace
- Crime Junkie
- Dateline NBC
- Good Hang With Amy Poehler
- Morbid
- MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
- Pardon My Take
- Pod Save America
- Rotten Mango
- The Shawn Ryan Show
- SmartLess
- Stuff You Should Know
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- The Bill Simmons Podcast
- The New York Times’ The Daily
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Megyn Kelly Show
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- NPR’s Up First
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