Bill Nighy was named as best host at the British Podcast Awards for his weekly agony-uncle podcast, ill-advised.

The actor, 76, led the winners at the ceremony, which took place at the Indigo at The O2 in Greenwich, London.

Nighy beat out the likes of Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan and Lily Allen, who were all nominated in the category.

Other winners included comedian Alan Carr who won best food & drink podcast for Bottoms Up! with his co-host Lee Peart.

Former Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing and his wife Sophie Habboo won best entertainment podcast for NewlyParents.

Pete Wicks’s Man Made took home two awards, winning best health & wellbeing podcast and best interview podcast.

Game Of Thrones star Sean Bean’s Get Birding also won two trophies for best lifestyle podcast and best video innovation.

Hold or fold, a podcast for people who has “suffered from gambling-related harm” took home the podcast of the year award.

Full list of winners from the British Podcast Awards:

– Best host – Bill Nighy; Eyepod Studios

– Podcast of the year – Hold or Fold; Prison Radio Association

– Listeners’ choice – Hard Launch with Dan & Phil; Studio 71

– Best arts & culture podcast – Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story; BBC Audio Wales and West of England

– Best business podcast – The Factory Next Door; The Factory Next Door

– Best comedy podcast – When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes; A Step Too Far Productions

– Best daily podcast – The Intelligence; The Economist

– Best documentary podcast – The Birth Keepers; The Guardian

– Best education podcast – Talking Rubbish; The Rubbish Collective

– Best entertainment podcast – NewlyParents; JamPot Productions

– Best factual podcast – Hold or Fold; Prison Radio Association

– Best fiction podcast – Project Bläckfisk; Cipher Atlas Productions

– Best food & drink podcast – Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr & Lee Peart; Platform Media

– Best health & wellbeing podcast – Pete Wicks’ Man Made; Bauer Media

– Best history podcast – The House at Number 48; BBC Long Form Audio

– Best impact podcast – SEND in the Spotlight; BBC Audio

– Best interview podcast – Pete Wicks’ Man Made; Bauer Media

– Best kids podcast – Audiomoves in Space; Peut-Être Theatre

– Best lifestyle podcast – Get Birding; Peanut & Crumb

– Best network/publisher – BBC World Service

– Best new podcast – Do I Detect A Problem?; Sync Clap Limited

– Best news, politics & current affairs podcast – The Wargame; Sky News and Tortoise

– Best parenting podcast – ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast; ADHD Women’s Wellbeing

– Rising star award – Georgie Styles

– Best sex & relationships podcast – Atonement: The John Paulk Story; Goldhawk and Platform Media

– Specialist award – The Dementia Perspective; OG Podcasts

– Best sport podcast – That Peter Crouch Podcast; Marvellous

– Spotlight award – Dish from Waitrose with Nick Grimshaw & Angela Hartnett; Cold Glass Productions

– Best true crime podcast – Coining It; Free Turn

– Best video innovation – Get Birding; Peanut & Crumb

– Best Welsh language podcast – Hanes Mawr Cymru; Terrier Productions