Golden Globes Best Podcast race takes shape with Amy Poehler leading early predictions

A week ago, the Golden Globes unveiled its list of the 25 podcasts eligible for the ceremony’s inaugural Best Podcast award, and Gold Derby predictions for the category have already begun to give shape to the race.

While there’s still plenty of time for the state of the competition to change, the early snapshot does provide an insight into how awards followers are approaching the medium, thus far uncharted territory for the major award shows.

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Contender

Odds

1.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

96.8%

2.

SmartLess

92.6%

3.

Call Her Daddy

84.2%

4.

Up First from NPR

75.8%

5.

Pod Save America

71.6%

6.

The Joe Rogan Experience

70.5%

7.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

33.7%

8.

Stuff You Should Know

13.7%

9.

The Mel Robbins Podcast

9.5%

10.

The Daily

6.3%

11.

Crime Junkie

6.3%

12.

This Past Weekend with Theo Von

4.2%

13.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

2.1%

14.

The Megyn Kelly Show

2.1%

15.

Dateline NBC

2.1%

16.

Rotten Mango

2.1%

17.

Morbid

2.1%

18.

Candace

1.1%

19.

The Tucker Carlson Show

1.1%

20.

20/20

1.1%

21.

Pardon My Take

1.1%

22.

The Ben Shapiro Show

1.1%

23.

48 Hours

1.1%

24.

Shawn Ryan Show

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25.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories

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Amy Poehler, a previous Golden Globe winner for Best Comedy TV Actress in 2014 for Parks and Recreation and memorable host alongside her former Saturday Night Live pal Tina Fey, is out to an early lead with her podcast Good Hang. She currently sits at a 96.7 percent likelihood of a nomination.

Coming in second, just behind Poehler, are more TV stars. The guys of SmartLess (aka Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes) are right behind her with 92.4 percent of a nom. Bateman previously won a Globe for his work on Arrested Development. Hayes has six nominations, all for Will & Grace. And a podcast nomination would be Arnett’s first.

Rounding out the top six are Call Her Daddy, Up First From NPR, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Pod Save America.

The inclusion of NPR in the category could add an interesting wrinkle from a narrative perspective, as the Trump administration’s withdrawal of federal funding from the broadcaster could activate voters looking to speak with their Globes ballot.

The one observable trend in the early predictions is a preference for celebrities (with podcasts) over political podcasters. While the likes of Poehler, Arnett, Bateman, Hayes, and Dax Shepard occupy the top 10, pundits like Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Ben Shapiro have been relegated to the bottom of the predictions list.

Note: Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge and Penske Media Corporation, which owns Gold Derby.

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