The winners of the True Crime Awards 2025 were announced last night at a ceremony held at the Hilton London Bankside.
Now in its third year, the awards were hosted by writer and comedian Kiri Pritchard- McLean. The 24 categories were adjudicated by a panel of over 40 industry-leading experts who were asked to consider originality, production values, research, creativity, statistics, and overall performance.
The Special Recognition Award was presented to campaigner Nour Norris by MP Jess Phillips. The final award of the evening, presented to Nour, was in recognition of her efforts to establish “Raneem’s Law” following the murder of her niece Raneem Oudeh and Raneem’s mother Khaola Saleem by Ms Oudeh’s ex-partner in 2018.
Since its introduction, Raneem’s Law has been adopted by five police forces, placing domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms to better support victims.
Jess Phillips, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, said: “Presenting this award to Nour is a huge honour, both as a Minister and as someone fortunate enough to call her a friend.
“Her courage and determination in the face of devastating loss has created meaningful change for domestic abuse victims across the country.
“We will build on this important work as part of our mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade and ensure every victim gets the protection they deserve.”
Other awards presented included Best Serialised Podcast which went to Kill List from Wondery, and Best Investigative Journalism was awarded to Samantha Poling from the BBC for Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell.
The public choice for Best True Crime Influencer was awarded to psychologist and TV presenter Emma Kenny.
Event Director, Nancy Baughen, said: “We are delighted to have welcomed so many of our nominees and winners to the third True Crime Awards where we have celebrated the industry’s creative talent.
“The ability to devote the time, effort, and often emotional bandwidth needed to delve into some of the most horrific stories deserves recognition and most importantly gives a voice to the victims and their families.”
TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025 WINNERS
BEST AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
“If Only…” Campaign to Combat Drink Spiking
Stamp Out Spiking
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell
BBC
BEST TRUE CRIME DRAMA ADAPTATION
Until I Kill You
World Productions
EPISODIC SERIES – NEW – PARTNERED BY THE NERVE MEDIA
TIKTOK: Murder Gone Viral
Nine Lives Media
EPISODIC SERIES – RETURNING – PARTNERED BY THE NERVE MEDIA
The Truth About My Murder
AMC Networks International UK
IMPACT FOR CHANGE – PARTNERED BY RUNVT
24 Hours in Police Custody – The Predator
The Garden
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FILM – DIGITAL – PARTNERED BY LONDON SYNC MUSIC
The Murder of Sandra Rivett
Woodcut Media
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FILM – LINEAR – PARTNERED BY LONDON SYNC MUSIC
The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars
Two Step Films LTD
OUTSTANDING THREE-OR-MORE-PART DOCUSERIES – PARTNERED BY GETTY IMAGES
The Body Next Door
Raw
OUTSTANDING TWO-PART DOCUSERIES – PARTNERED BY REVIEWED & CLEARED
The Push
Candour TV & BossaNova Media
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR – PARTNERED BY 911 TRUE CRIME MUSIC
Woodcut Media
Woodcut Media
BEST EPISODIC PODCAST
Unbreakable
Hearst Networks EMEA
BEST SERIALISED PODCAST – SEASONAL
Sport’s Strangest Crimes Confessions of a Match Fixer
BBC Scotland
PODCAST NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Wondery
Wondery
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Kill List
Novel & Wondery
PODCAST: BEST SERIALISED PODCAST
Kill List
Novel & Wondery
PODCAST: IMPACT FOR CHANGE
Who Killed Emma?
BBC
PODCAST: OUTSTANDING INDIE PODCAST
True Criminals
Audio Bleach Global
PODCAST: TRUE CRIME ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Watching Two Detectives
Sarah Ferris Media
PODCAST: MOST CAPTIVATING HOST(S)
Ice Cold Case
Madison McGhee
PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR – PARTNERED BY WONDERY UK
John Blake Publishing
Bonnier Books UK
BEST AUDIO BOOK – PARTNERED BY AUDIO UK
Murder in the Gulag: The Life and Death of Alexei Navalny
Headline
BEST NEW AUTHOR
Unmasking Lucy Letby
Seven Dials/Orion Publishing Group
BOOK OF THE YEAR
Decoy
Harper Collins
IMPACT FOR CHANGE
Decoy
Harper Collins
VIEWERS CHOICE
Court TV
Court TV
READERS CHOICE
Women Who Kill
Erin Fetterly
LISTENERS CHOICE
Crime Analyst
Laura Richards
BEST TRUE CRIME INFLUENCER
Emma Kenny
Emma Kenny
