Bill Nighy was named best host at the British Podcast Awards for his weekly agony-uncle podcast, ill-advised. The 76-year-old actor led the winners at the ceremony, held at the Indigo at The O2 in Greenwich, London.
Nighy beat out nominees including Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan and Lily Allen in the category.
Other Winners at the Ceremony
Comedian Alan Carr won best food & drink podcast for Bottoms Up! with co-host Lee Peart. Former Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing and his wife Sophie Habboo took best entertainment podcast for NewlyParents.
Pete Wicks's Man Made won two awards: best health & wellbeing podcast and best interview podcast. Game Of Thrones star Sean Bean's Get Birding also claimed two trophies for best lifestyle podcast and best video innovation.
Top Honours
Hold or Fold, a podcast for people who have "suffered from gambling-related harm," won podcast of the year. The full list of winners includes Hard Launch with Dan & Phil for listeners' choice, Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story for best arts & culture, and The Factory Next Door for best business podcast.
Other notable winners were When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes (best comedy), The Intelligence (best daily), The Birth Keepers (best documentary), Talking Rubbish (best education), and Project Bläckfisk (best fiction).
Additional Category Winners
Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr & Lee Peart won best food & drink, Pete Wicks' Man Made won best health & wellbeing, and The House at Number 48 took best history. SEND in the Spotlight won best impact, Audiomoves in Space won best kids podcast, and Do I Detect A Problem? won best new podcast.
BBC World Service won best network/publisher, The Wargame won best news, politics & current affairs, and ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast won best parenting. Georgie Styles received the rising star award, and Atonement: The John Paulk Story won best sex & relationships.
The Dementia Perspective won the specialist award, That Peter Crouch Podcast won best sport, and Dish from Waitrose with Nick Grimshaw & Angela Hartnett won the spotlight award. Coining It took best true crime, Get Birding won best video innovation, and Hanes Mawr Cymru won best Welsh language podcast.
