Now entering its sixth year, the British Podcast Awards has a history of highlighting the true breadth of UK podcasting. Previous big winners have included George the Poet, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, David Walliams, Deborah Frances-White and Greg James with podcasts ranging from My Dad Wrote A Porno and Dear Joan and Jericha to Brown Girls Do It Too and The Guardian’s Today in Focus. 

This year over 250 nominees over 30 categories will be vying to win one of the coveted red trophies. The judging panel, chaired by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, listened to 319 hours of podcasts. With over 1200 entries submitted, these nominations come with prestige.

The nominations for the Best Comedy Podcast Supported by Amazon Music are: 

Cold Case Crime Cuts - unusual

Come Into My Kitchen - Ralph Jones and Daniel Nils Roberts

Drunk Women Solving Crime - Hannah George, Taylor Glenn and Catie Wilkins

Jamali Maddix: Spooky Shit - Novel for Audible

My Dad Wrote a Porno - Team Porno

The Skewer - unusual

The Staff Room Podcast - Harry Stachini

This is Gay - Kirk Flash

This Paranormal Life - Rory Powers & Kit Grier Mulvenna

Titting About - Listen for Audible

Also Shagged Married Annoyed with Chris & Rosie Ramsey is nominated in the Moment of the Year category and also in the Best Entertainment category, where Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live is also nominated.

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - Plosive Podcasts and Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown are nominated in the Best Live category. James Acaster's Perfect Sounds is in the Arts and Culture category.

The winners will be announced on Saturday 23rd July.

For a full list of nominees click here.