Outstanding Episodic Series
Best-in-class series that follows a different true crime case or topic each episode over the course of a season.
WINNER
911 Crisis Center
Oxygen; produced by Warner Brothers Unscripted Television’s Shed Media in association with Green Lakes Productions
NOMINEES
ABC News Studios: Death in the Dorms
Hulu; produced by ABC News Studios, The Intellectual Property Corporation
Accident, Suicide or Murder
Oxygen; produced by Dorsey Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company
Cold Justice
Oxygen; produced by Wolf Entertainment and Magical Elves
Finally Caught
True Crime Network US; produced by Black Watch Entertainment
Outstanding Docuseries
Exceptional project covering a single true crime case or topic over the course of a multiple episodes or season.
WINNER
Secrets of the Chippendales Murders
A&E; produced by Big Fish Entertainment, an MGM company
NOMINEES
I Just Killed My Dad
Netflix; produced by Half Yard Productions
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty
Max; produced by Campfire Studios
Still Missing Morgan
Hulu; produced by Scott Free Productions & ABC News Studios
Dateline NBC: Trial of Alex Murdaugh
NBC; produced by Dateline NBC
Outstanding Episodic Series
Most outstanding true crime podcast that focuses on a different true crime case or topic each episode.
WINNER
Missing in America: Keeshae Jacobs
Produced by NBCUniversal-Dateline NBC
NOMINEES
Crawlspace – True Crime & Mysteries
Produced by Glassbox Media & Crawlspace Media
My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
Produced by CBS News Audio
Predators I Have Caught with Chris Hansen
Produced by Next Horizon Media/Garner Creative
Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum
Produced by iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline
Outstanding Docuseries
Most outstanding true crime podcast that focuses on one true crime case over the course of multiple episodes or full season.
WINNER
Freeway Phantom
Produced by Tenderfoot TV, iHeartRadio and Black Bar Mitzvah
NOMINEES
Father Wants Us Dead
Produced by NJ.com
Finding Tamika
Produced by SBH Productions, Audible
Project Unabom
Produced by Pineapple Street Studios in association with Apple Original Podcasts
The Girl in the Blue Mustang
Produced by Dateline NBC
Outstanding Documentary Film
Recognition of excellence in true crime storytelling in a documentary film released on any media platform.
WINNER
The Fire That Took Her
Paramount+
NOMINEES
Murdaugh Family Murders
ABC 20/20
Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge
Oxygen
The Fatal Attraction Murder
Oxygen
The Last Strike
ABC 20/20
Book of the Year
True crime writing that excels in factual storytelling while exhibiting sensitivity for victims and their families.
WINNER
Trailed:
One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders
Algonquin Books, Hachette Book Group; written by Kathryn Miles
NOMINEES
American Autopsy
BenBella Books; written by Dr. Michael Baden
The Murders of Moises Ville
Restless Books; written by Javier Sinay
The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie
Sourcebooks; written by Carla Valentine
Unmasked: My Life-Solving America’s Cold Cases Celadon Books; written by Paul Holes
peoples choice award: creator of the year
WINNER
The Prosectors, Brett Talley and Alice LaCour
NOMINEES
A Date With Dateline, Kimberly Arnold and Katie Mitchell
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Nancy Grace
Crime Weekly, Derrick Levasseur and Stephanie Harlowe
Defense Diaries, Bob Motta
2023 JUDGES
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DEAN JOBB
Author
JAMES BAYSINGER
Host and Creator
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
LEAH ROTHMAN
Creator, Writer & Host
The Real Killer
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
ANNE GAROFALO PATERNO
Executive Producer & Showrunner
ERIN O'FLAHERTY
Senior Producer
Wondery
NATASHA SIMONS
Executive Editor
Simon & Schuster
CARRIE NAPOLITANO
Associate Editor
Hachette Books
JOHN LORDAN
Host
Crime After Crime
GLENN STOUT
Author & Editor
NANCY MOSCATIELLO
Television Producer
NATE EATON
News Director
East Idaho News
NICKI EAGAN
Journalist & Podcast Host
JULIE GRANT
Journalist & Host
Court TV Live
KARYN GREER
News Anchor
WSB-TV
RENEE WILLIAMS
Executive Director
NCVC