NYC Podcast Awards 2027 - LIBBY Awards | Celebrating Audio Made by People
The 2027 New York City Podcast Awards

Celebrating audio made by people.

The 2nd Annual New York City Podcast Awards. We honor the Craft: the sound design, the writing, the acting, the engineering. The Creators: the students, the seasoned pros, the two-person teams recording in closets at 2am. And the Content: from kids podcasts to talk shows to full-on audio-cinema. Open to creators everywhere. Celebrated NYC style.

The greatest award in the greatest city in the world. Win the LIBBY.

The LIBBY Award trophy, a vintage microphone styled as Lady Liberty
The LIBBY
Submissions Open July 4, 2026
Submissions Close Nov 15, 2026
Nominees Announced Feb 4, 2027
Awards Ceremony March 12, 2027
Our mission

We don't care how many downloads you have. We care about how good your podcast is.

Accessible

Student $75, Indie $100, Company $150 per category. Creator awards are free with any paid entry, and scholarships are available by application.

Diverse

Dedicated Creator awards for underrepresented voices, self-identified, free to enter, and named for notable figures in audio.

Entries accepted from anywhere on the globe.

Prestigious

Rigorous judging by industry leaders. Winning a LIBBY signifies genuine achievement.

Plus, let's be honest, the LIBBY is the best-looking trophy in audio.

The Libby Award Around Town

Libby's been spotted all over NYC. This year, audio's most coveted award could live in your trophy case.

LIBBY trophy at a New York bodega
01The Bodega
LIBBY trophy at a bookstore
02The Bookstore
LIBBY trophy outside a church
03The Church
LIBBY trophy on a brownstone stoop
04The Stoop
LIBBY trophy at a ConEd work site
05The ConEd Site
LIBBY trophy at the Museum of the Moving Image
06The Museum
The 2026 archive

Year one was real.

100+ nominees. 38 categories. A packed house at Bravo Studios, and a shelf full of LIBBYs that went home with the best in audio.

See Who Won
Photo: David F. Choy