Exceptional project covering a single true crime case or topic over the course of a multiple episodes or season.
FALL RIVER
Blumhouse Television and EPIX
James Buddy Day
Best-in-class series that follows a different true crime case or topic each episode over the course of a season.
COLD JUSTICE
Oxygen/Wolf Entertainment/Magical Elves
Dick Wolf, Executive Producer; Tom Thayer, Executive Producer; Casey Kriley, Executive Producer; Kelly Siegler, Executive Producer; Eric Salat, Executive Producer; Scott Patch, Executive Producer; Ashley Graybow Stelle, Executive Producer
Most outstanding true crime podcast that focuses on a different true crime case or topic each episode.
STOLEN
Spotify + Gimlet Media
Connie Walker, Journalist / Host; Meg Driscoll, Producer; John White, Producer; Anya Shultz, Associate Producer; Devon Taylor, Editor; Heather Evans, Consulting Editor; Emma Courtland, Composer/Engineer
Most outstanding true crime podcast that focuses on one true crime case over the course of multiple episodes or full season.
CBS Podcasts: Carrie Low VS.
CBC Podcasts
Host: Maggie Rahr; Producer: Janice Evans; Associate Producer: Nancy Hunter; Fact Checker: Emily Mathieu; Mixer: Evan Kelly; Coordinating Producer: Emilie Quesnel; Senior Producer: Chris Oke; Executive Producer: Arif Noorani
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Recognition of excellence in true crime storytelling in a documentary film released on any media platform.
Escaping Captivity: The Kara Robinson Story
Oxygen/Marwar Junction Productions/Entertainment One
Elizabeth Smart, Executive Producer; Kara Robinson Chamberlain, Executive Producer; Allison Berkley, Executive Producer; Joseph Freed, Executive Producer; Tara Long, Executive Producer; Geno McDermott, Executive Producer; Carolyn Blackstone Day, Executive Producer
True crime writing that excels in factual storytelling while exhibiting sensitivity for victims and their families.
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
Dean Jobb
Algonquin Books
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The Crime Fighter of the Year Award is to honor the person(s) or organization that has made a profound impact on a case or on the criminal justice system as a whole. The winner of this award truly exemplifies what a ‘crime fighter’ is.
Black and Missing Foundation
Derrica Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO
Natalie Wilson, Co-Founder and COO
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PAUL WOOLF
Head of Unscripted Development
Little Dot Studios
JACOB BOZARTH
Co-Founder & CEO
Resonate Recordings
ANGELINE HARTMANN
Journalist & Host
Inside Crime
DAVID KARABINAS
CEO & Executive Producer
Texas Crew Productions
JEN ANTONELLI
Co-Executive Producer, News
NBCU, Access Hollywood
HARRISON LAND
President & Executive Producer
OverUnder Content
CATHY RUSSON
Executive Producer
Law&Crime Network
JESSICA GRIMSHAW
Senior Vice President
Anonymous Content
EMILY SNYDER
Executive Producer & Showrunner
People Magazine Investigates
ROSS DINERSTEIN
Founder & CEO
Campfire Studios
DONALD ALBRIGHT
President & Co-Founder
Tenderfoot TV
REBEKAH SEBASTIAN
Host
DIE-ALOGUE Podcast
BILL THOMAS
Producer & Co-Host
Mind Over Murder
JESSICA NOLL
Investigative Journalist & Producer/Host
Resonate Recordings
CORI ABRAHAM
SVP Development, Unscripted
NBC Universal TV & Streaming
LIBBY HARRISON
VP, Programming
Investigation Discovery
ERIN O'FLAHERTY
Senior Producer
Wondery
NATASHA SIMONS
Executive Editor
Simon & Schuster
CARRIE NAPOLITANO
Associate Editor
Hachette Books
JOHN LORDAN
Host
Crime After Crime
ANNE GAROFALO PATERNO
Executive Producer & Showrunner
STEPHANIE TODD
VP, Programming & Production
HLN
BEN BOWLIN
Lead Executive Producer
iHeart Media
LESLIE RULE
Bestselling True Crime Author
ELLEN KILLORAN
Senior Editor
CrimeOnline
WILL JOHNSON
Executive Producer
Vault Studios
MAX CUTLER
Founder/Managing Director, Parcast
Head of New Content Initiatives, Spotify
KAREN SMITH
Forensic Expert & Host
Shattered Souls: The Car Barn Murders
GLENN STOUT
Author & Editor