For nearly eight decades, the Peabody Awards has honored the most empowering stories told across all forms of media. This year, HBO’s Watchmen has a chance at joining the ranks of its winners. The Peabodys’ board of jurors announced the 2020 list of nominees earlier today; and Damon Lindelof’s remix of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic is competing in the Entertainment category.
The other nominees in the Entertainment category also include HBO’s Chernobyl; Netflix’s Unbelievable and When They See Us; Hulu’s Ramy; Amazon’s Fleabag and Good Omens; and Apple TV+’s Dickinson. Stranger Things also received its second Peabody nomination after previously earning a nod for its first season in 2016.
Lindelof also shared his response to Watchmen’s nomination on Instagram. You can read what he had to say for yourself below.
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The Peabody Awards ceremony was originally going to take place on June 18. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the event has been indefinitely postponed. The full list of nominees can be found here.
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