The inaugural Clue Awards, the first awards show dedicated exclusively to true-crime content, has revealed its nominees and the host of its inaugural event.
Law & Crime Network founder and former Live PD host Dan Abrams (pictured) will host the awards show, which is scheduled for April 30 in Las Vegas during this year’s CrimeCon event. Abrams is also the host of NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live and ABC News’ chief legal analyst.
The awards show will also honor The Black and Missing Foundation as its Crimefighter of the Year, an award created to spotlight an individual or organization that has made a significant commitment to seeking justice for crime victims, and will make a donation to the non-profit as well.
The Black and Missing Foundation was founded in 2008 to bring awareness to missing persons of color, and provides resources and tools for the families and friends of victims as well as offering education on personal safety. Last year, HBO debuted Black and Missing, a four-part docuseries following the non-profit’s founders, Derrica and Natalie Wilson, as they worked to raise awareness of cases involving missing people of color that have been overlooked by media outlets.
The nominees for this year’s Clue Awards are listed below:
Television: Outstanding Docuseries
Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story (Peacock)
Produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Peacock)
Produced by Blue Ant Studios
Fall River (Epix)
Produced by Blumhouse Television, Pyramid Productions
The Missing Children (Topic)
Produced by Topic, True Vision, Nevision
The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (HBO Max)
Produced by Campfire Studios, Huntley Productions
Television: Outstanding Episodic Series
Accident, Suicide or Murder (Oxygen Network)
Produced by Dorsey Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company
Cold Justice (Oxygen Network)
Produced by Wolf Entertainment, Magical Elves
Dateline (NBC)
Produced by Dateline NBC
Evil Lives Here
(Investigation Discovery/Discovery+)
Produced by Red Marble Media
True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here (Sundance TV/AMC+)
Produced by Authentic Entertainment, Mischief Farm, Bungalow Media + Entertainment
Outstanding Documentary Film
Broken Harts (Discovery+)
Produced by Jupiter Entertainment and Condé Nast Entertainment
Escaping Captivity: The Kara Robinson Story (Oxygen)
Produced by Marwar Junction Productions and Entertainment One
The Doomsday Files (NBC)
Produced by Dateline NBC
The New York Times Presents: To Live and Die in Alabama (FX)
Produced by The New York Times, Left/Right (a Red Arrow Studios company)
What Happened to Amy (NBC)
Produced by Dateline NBC
Nominees were also listed in the categories of true-crime podcasting and books.
The Clue Awards were launched this year by CrimeCon, a live event for true-crime content creators, industry professionals and fans. CrimeCon is scheduled to run from April 29 to May 1, and features guest speakers and panelists including Joe Kenda, Nancy Grace, Paul Holes, Kim Goldman and more.