Submission Information:

The Inaugural Astra Podcast Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Monday, October 27, 2025.

Please review the rules and timeline below:

The Astra Podcast Awards are open to all podcasts regardless of country of origin or language. We encourage podcasters from all around the world to participate in the Astra Podcast Awards.

Official Astra Podcast Awards Timeline:

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Submissions open Wednesday, June 18th at 8am PT

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Submissions close August 28, 2025 at 11:59pm PT
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Nomination Committee voting begins on September 3rd beginning at 8am PT

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Nomination Committee voting ends on September 13, 2025 at 9pm PT

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Nominations to be announced on September 17, 2025 via press release and across social media beginning at 8am PT.

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The Inaugural Astra Podcast Awards Ceremony to take place on Monday, October 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

Nomination Rules and Eligibility:

  • Any podcast released on or before August 31, 2025, with a minimum of 5 published episodes is eligible to be submitted and nominated for the 2025 Astra Podcast Awards.

  • Submitted Podcast should have a publicly accessible RSS feed that can be followed/subscribed to.

  • All submissions will be eligible for the Podcast of the Year Award, which will be voted on by the public and the podcasts should be made publicly available to everyone.

  • Any podcast eligible to be nominated can be submitted via the Astra Awards Submission site until August 31, 2025. All entries must be submitted by that date and the $100 submission fee must be paid via Square.

  • Submissions are non-refundable.

  • Podcasts can submitted in as many appropriate categories as the submitter wishes. Each category registration has a separate submission fee of $100.

  • Podcasts that do not register are not eligible to participate; a third party can register a show on behalf of another podcast. The registration fee is non-refundable.

The Registration Period :

The 2025 submission window is June 18 to August 28th.

The Nomination Period:

Committee members can view all submissions from the Astra Podcast Awards site and then nominate their favorite registered shows through a web-based form between September 3rd and September 13th. Be aware that once a nomination has been made in a specific category, that category will be closed to the nominator, and no changes can be made. Voters will be provided a full list of submitted shows on August 28th.

Number of Nominations:

The number of nominated shows to be selected by the committee will be determined by the number of submissions in each category. There will be no fewer than four nominees and no more than ten based on the total number of submissions.

Astra Podcast Awards Final Voting:

The Astra Podcast Awards final voting will be open to all members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

2025 Astra Podcast Awards Ceremony:

The Astra Podcast Awards ceremony will take place in the Los Angeles area but the venue is still being determined. The date for the ceremony is set for Monday, October 27, 2025. The venue will be revealed along with the nominations on September 17th.