Nominations announced for 2022 Audio Production Awards
Poppy Jay & Rubina Pabani, stars of BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too, have been announced as hosts. They said: “TV has Ant and Dec, Comedy has French and Saunders, Podcasting now has Poppy and Rubina. Glad to be of service. We’re thrilled to be hosting this year, the APAs are letting us run riot and celebrate the best creators of British audio today”.
Poppy & Rubina have been confirmed as the hosts of this year’s Audio Production Awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday 23rd November.
The Awards, sponsored by Audible, will be held at a gala evening at the BFI on London’s South Bank.
The APAs, organised by AudioUK (the trade body which champions and supports independent audio production businesses in the UK), celebrate outstanding achievement in audio production across a huge range of audio content including; podcasts, audiobooks, sound design, radio, presenting and more.
Producer, Sound Designer and Presenter Axel Kacoutié received nominations across three categories, as did Producer Victoria Ferran, nominated for Best Arts & Culture Producer, Best Entertainment Producer and Producer of the Year.
Presenter category nominees include talkSPORT’s Lianne Sanderson for Best New Voice, Claudia Winkleman and Rob Beckett for Best Presenter, BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Throwback Party hosts Joelah, Keke and DJ Silk for Best Ensemble Cast, and Minnie Driver for Bonnier Books UK for Best Narrator.
Carousel, an organisation supporting learning disabled people to fulfil their creative ambitions in the arts, received a first time nomination for the Grassroots Production Award. Newcomer Talia Augustidis for Message Heard received two nominations for Best New Producer and Best New Voice. Plus a new category for 2022, Publisher or Network of the Year, proved “tough competition”, said judges.
Tickets to attend the awards ceremony on sale now: bit.ly/APAs_2022
Bernard Achampong, Founder of Unedited, Vice Chair of AudioUK and Chair of Judges, said:
“This year we received a record breaking number of entries across the 22 categories which reflects the sheer growth, creativity and talent working in this space. It is so encouraging to see, and such an exciting industry to be a part of. Our vision is to champion the most outstanding producers whose work we will listen back to in 20 years time and all be proud of. Congratulations to all the nominees, I’m looking forward to raising a glass to the winners of 2022”.
Chloe Straw, Managing Director of AudioUK, said:
“Thank you to everyone who entered the Audio Production Awards this year – it is fantastic that we have had a record number of entries once again, testament to the growth of the UK audio industry, and the people who make such quality audio content.
Thank you to our judges who give their expertise so willingly to help decide the shortlist and winners. We have an excellent team who help run the awards; thank you to Sophie Cantopher and Ria Penido; thanks to our excellent Chair of Judges, Bernard Achampong; and thanks to Yassine Senghor who works with us consulting on equality, diversity and inclusion.
A huge thank you to our lead sponsor Audible, without whom the awards would not be able to happen, and to Amazon Music & Wondery who have joined us this year to sponsor the Pay What You Can scheme. Thank you also to our key sponsors: BBC Sounds, BetterHelp, In:Quality, The Podcasting Seriously Awards Fund, The Podcast Show and Radiocentre.
Finally, congratulations to all the nominees. I’m incredibly proud of the quality of work that we hear in the UK audio industry and the brilliant people who make it. I look forward to seeing you all on the 23rd November at the BFI”.
Full list of Nominees for the APAs 2022 below.
Audio Production Awards 2022 Nominees
Best Arts & Culture Producer
Hannah Dean – Falling Tree Productions
Hannah Hufford – BBC Audio
Geoff Bird – Freelance
Lyndsay Fenner & Victoria Lloyd – Storyglass
Steven Rajam – Overcoat Media
Victoria Ferran – Just Radio
Best Audiobook Producer
Chris Thompson – Penguin Random House
David Beck – Wireless Theatre for Audible
Kathleen Moroney – Red Apple Creative for Audible
Laura-Leigh Smith – String and Tins for Audible
Lily Ridett – Freelance
Tanya Hougham – HarperCollins
Best Branded Sound Producer
Adam Venton – Little Monster Media
Ali Rezakhani – BBC Sounds
Chris Nicoll – WIZZFX
Kenny Southavy – Reelworld
Luke Berry – BBC Popular Music Station Sound
Sam Parker – WIZZFX
Best Drama & Fiction Producer
Andrew Mark Sewell – B7 Productions
Barnaby Eaton-Jones & Ian Haig – Idea Hat Productions
Celia de Wolff – Pier Productions
Jacqueline Rayner – Big Finish Productions
Melanie Harris – Sparklab Productions
Nicolas Jackson – Afonica
Best Ensemble Cast
Elis James & John Robins – Audio Always
Helen Brown, Terri Sweeney, Emma Goswell & Beena Khetani – Effin Hormones
Joelah, Keke & DJ Silk – 1Xtra’s Throwback Party
Kat Anderson & Natalia Anderson – Expat Immigrant Podcast
Kim Davis & Raffaella Coleman – The Scene
William Hanson & Jordan North – Audio Always
Best Entertainment Producer
Adem Waterman – Absolute Radio
Lorna Skingley – 7digital
Lucy Dearlove – Storyglass
Meera Kumar – Freelance
Ore Olukoga – TBI Media
Victoria Ferran – Just Radio
Best Factual Producer Sponsored by In:Quality
Axel Kacoutié – Falling Tree Productions
Eva Krysiak – Freelance
Joshua Kelly – The Guardian
Kate Taylor – Audible
Redzi Bernard – Falling Tree Productions
Russell Finch – Wondery
Best Lifestyle & Society Producer (New for 2022) Sponsored by BetterHelp
Andrew Gold – Freelance
Anouszka Tate – Freelance
Lina Prestwood – Scenery Studios
Sangeeta Pillai – Soul Sutras
Selina Ream – Somethin’ Else
Sylvie Carlos – Unedited
Best Music Producer
Arthur Hagues – Prison Radio Association
Helen Weatherhead – Audio Always
Jack Howson
Katie Callin – Reduced Listening
Keana Bernard – BBC Audio
Nate Goodman – We Are Grape
Best Narrator
Andy Serkis – HarperCollins
Julie Hesmondhalgh – HarperCollins
Kristin Atherton – Penguin Random House
Minnie Driver – Bonnier Books UK
Tom Alexander – HarperCollins
Tracy Wiles – Almost Tangible
Best New Producer Sponsored by BBC Sounds
Charlotte North – Whistledown
Julian Maclurg – Freelance
Pippa Smith – Novel
Redzi Bernard – Falling Tree Productions
Rufaro Faith Mazarura – Audio Always
Talia Augustidis – Message Heard
Best New Voice Sponsored by BBC Sounds
Afrodeutsche – Reform Radio
Cara McGoogan – The Telegraph
Lianne Sanderson – talkSPORT
Lily Baldwin – Audible
Peter Waring – Whistledown
Talia Augustidis – Message Heard
Best News & Current Affairs Producer
Ant Adeane – Freelance
Daniel Rosney – BBC Newsbeat
Edward Drummond – The Times and The Sunday Times
James Shield – The Times and The Sunday Times
Ruth Abrahams – Freelance
Taryn Siegel – The Times and The Sunday Times
Best Presenter Sponsored by The Podcast Show
Axel Kacoutié – Falling Tree Productions
Claudia Winkleman – TBI Media
Danny Robins – Bafflegab Productions
Elis James & John Robins – Audio Always
John Sweeney – Chalk and Blade
Rob Beckett – TBI Media
Best Sound Design Producer
Axel Kacoutié – Freelance
Benbrick
Hannah Dean – Falling Tree Productions
John Wakefield – Audible
Kit Milsom – Mags Creative
Steve Urquhart – Freelance
Best Sports Producer
Adonis Pratsides – The Athletic UK
Chessie Bent – TBI Media
Christian Hewgill – BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat
Joel Grove – Guardian News and Media
Isabel Minter – talkSPORT
Olly Clink – talkSPORT
Gethin Thomas Award for Best Comedy Producer
David Tyler – Pozzitive
Ed Morrish – Lead Mojo Productions
Gus Beattie – Gusman Productions
Gwyn Rhys Davies – BBC Studios
Kurt Brookes – Made In Manchester
Matt Thomas – Audio Always
Grassroots Production Awards Sponsored by Podcasting, Seriously Awards Fund
Boz Temple-Morris & Fin Kennedy – The Waves
Carousel
Miranda Rae – Afrikan Queens
Modus Arts C.I.C – Tape Letters
Steve Urquhart – Doing Bird
Vic Elizabeth Turnbull – MIC Media
Producer of the Year (New for 2022)
Hana Walker-Brown – Broccoli Productions / Freelance
Hannah Dean – Falling Tree Productions
Jack Howson
Jon Holmes – unusual
Steve Urquhart – Freelance
Victoria Ferran – Just Radio
Production Company of the Year Sponsored by Radiocentre
Holy Mountain
Reduced Listening
TBI Media
Unedited
We Are Grape
Whistledown
Publisher or Network of the Year (New for 2022)
Crowd Network
Fun Kids
Mags Creative
Resonance FM
Sky News
talkSPORT
The Sustainability Award (New for 2022)
Jo Kennedy & Cathy Shaw – Nature Tripping
Loftus Media – Funghi: The New Frontier
The Long Time Academy – Scenery Studios
Lucia Scazzocchio – Wild Eye
Reform Radio
Resonance FM
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More details on the APAs:
Judging
The Audio Production Award Judges are selected from a base of previous years, recom- mendations from those Judges, and the industry. We work each year to expand the net- work of Judges further, reflecting the full diversity of the audio production sector. We ask the Judges to consider and acknowledge resources (or lack of) available to entrants and challenges potentially faced in producing the content. We strive for fairness and quality and will allocate our Judges to categories in a way that eliminates any conflict of interest. Full list of Judges available to view here: https://audioproductionawards.awardstage.com/#!/judges
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
As a trade body, it is vital for AudioUK and the Audio Production Awards to fully reflect the diversity of our sector and this remains at the core of our work. The APAs should be rep- resentative of all platforms: podcasts, audiobooks and radio; individuals, large and small companies; based across the UK. The APAs promotes inclusivity within our industry around gender / gender identity, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ+ identities, disability, age, socio-economic, and more. We work with EDI consultant Yassine Senghor from Confronting Change on the Awards.
Audio Production Awards proceeds
Any profits from the Audio Production Awards are used for training for the audio production sector via our Audiotrain programme. Audiotrain webinars can be seen here: https:// www.audiouk.org.uk/audiotrain/
The Awards Ceremony
This year’s Audio Production Awards, sponsored by Audible, are at the BFI Bar & Kitchen, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XT, on Wednesday 23rd November, 6:00-11:00pm. Hosts for the evening are the stars of BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too; Poppy Jay & Rubina Pubani. Dress code: Awards Party Wear.
Tickets:
Standard tickets cost £60+VAT. We’re pleased to offer Pay What You Can discounted tickets for freelancers and individuals who would otherwise find the cost of a ticket a barrier to attending. Thank you to Amazon Music and Wondery, our Pay What You Can Scheme partners, for enabling this. If you would like to access a discounted ticket please email Ria on [email protected]. Please note these tickets are limited and based on a first-come first-served basis. We ask that if you can afford the standard price ticket, please do so as this helps support the work of AudioUK, Audiotrain and the UK Audio Industry.
A special thanks to our key sponsors: BBC Sounds; BetterHelp; In:Quality; The Podcasting, Seriously Awards Fund; The Podcast Show; Radiocentre.