The Audie Awards ( , rhymes with "gaudy"; abbreviated from audiobook), or simply the Audies, are awards for achievement in spoken word, particularly audiobook narration and audiodrama performance, published in the United States of America. They are presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) annually in March.
The Audies are sometimes likened to the Academy Awards for their public recognition of merit in the audio industry. In order to win, works must be submitted for nomination. A panel of judges considers candidates based on consumer acceptance, sales performance, and marketing, and winners and finalists are chosen based on narration, production quality, and source content; formerly packaging was also evaluated.
Awards The Audio Publishers' Association currently awards 25 awards, listed below.
Audiobook of the Year Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year
Narration Audie Award for Audio Drama Audie Award for Fiction Narrator Audie Award for Narration by the Author Audie Award for Nonfiction Narrator Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance
General Audie Award for Autobiography or Memoir Audie Award for Business and Personal Development Audie Award for Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction Audie Award for Erotica Audie Award for Fantasy Audie Award for Fiction Audie Award for History or Biography Audie Award for Horror Audie Award for Humor Audie Award for Literary Fiction & Classics Audie Award for Middle Grade Title Audie Award for Mystery Audie Award for Nonfiction Audie Award for Original Work Audie Award for Romance Audie Award for Science Fiction Audie Award for Short Stories or Collection Audie Award for Spanish Language Title Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Audie Award for Young Adult Title Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title
Numerous other awards have been discontinued or merged since the Audies' inception in 1996.
Special awards
Special Achievement YearRecipientRoleRef.2001Founder of Earful of BooksFounders of Books on Tape and Marianne MantellFounders of CaedmonPresident of Random House Audio 2005 and Helen DitlowFounders of Listening Library2007CEO and Founder of Audible2008 and Grady HestersPresident and CEO of Audio Editions2009 and Eileen HuttonBrilliance Audio2012Founder and CEO of Blackstone Audio2013Co-founders of Deyan AudioFifty Shades of Grey, written by E. L. James and narrated by Becca Battoe (Random House Audio)2014Actor & Narrator2015 Actor & Narrator
Special Industry Achievement YearRecipientRoleRef.2023Founder and CEO of Imagination Storybooks and Kelly GildeaPenguin Random House audio producers
Judge's Award YearCategoryTitleAuthor(s)Narrator(s)PublisherRef.2005Language LearningInstant Immersion: Hawaiian and Kiele Akana Gooch and Kiele Akana GoochTopics EntertainmentPimsleur French Level 1 PimsleurSimon & Schuster AudioNew Basic French Berlitz PublishingFull castLangenscheidt Publishing Group2006Spanish LanguageFonoLibro Inc.Cuando era Puetorriqueña Recorded BooksDon Quijote de la Mancha Full castYo Yo LibrosRandom House AudioHighBridge Audio2007PoliticsHubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War and David CornBlackstone AudioFaith and Politics Listen & Live Audio, Inc.In Time of War Blackstone AudioSimon & Schuster AudioWake Up Call Hachette Audio2009PoliticsHot, Flat, and CrowdedMacmillan AudioDescent into Chaos Brilliance AudioMike's Election GuideHachette Audio (2008)Simon & Schuster AudioThe Way of the World HarperAudio2011ParanormalBeautiful Creatures and Margaret StohlHachette AudioSkinwalker Audible, Inc.So Cold the RiverHachette AudioListen & Live AudioBayou Moon Tantor Media2015Science & Technology and Andrew McAfeeBrilliance PublishingMacmillan AudioBrilliance Publishing Tantor MediaWhen Google Met Wikileaks Audible, Inc.
Hall of Fame YearTitleAuthor(s)Narrator(s)Ref.20062008
Audie Awards galas The Audie Awards gala is the annual awards ceremony during which most of the Audie Awards are presented. It is hosted by the Audio Publishers Association and features a guest master of ceremonies (emcee), usually a notable figure in the world of audiobook narration or a celebrity audiobook enthusiast.
The Audiobook of the Year award was not presented before 2004.
# Date Audiobook of the Year Master ofCeremonies Venue June 14, 1996 Hyatt Regency Chicago May 29, 1997 McCormick Place Center May 30, 1998 McCormick Place Center April 30, 1999 Regal Biltmore Hotel June 2, 2000 Chicago Field Museum June 1, 2001 Martin Jarvis andRosalind Ayres Art Institute of Chicago May 3, 2002 Dylan and Becky Ann Baker United Nations Building May 31, 2003 Marsha Mason Petersen Automotive Museum June 4, 2004 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(narr. Jim Dale) Winter Garden Room June 3, 2005 My Life(narr. Bill Clinton) Neil Gaiman Tavern on the Green May 19, 2006 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase(narr. Simon Jones and full cast) Grover GardnerGardner replaced Tony Roberts, who had originally been scheduled. National Press Club June 1, 2007 Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament(narr. Angela Bassett and full cast) Jim Dale Rainbow Room May 30, 2008 The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller(narr. Alfred Molina) Scott Brick Millennium Biltmore Hotel May 29, 2009 The Graveyard Book(narr. Neil Gaiman) Tony Roberts New-York Historical Society May 25, 2010 Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales(narr. Samuel L. Jackson and full cast) Gary Dell'Abate Museum of the City of New York May 24, 2011 Life(narr. Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley) Adriana Trigiani The Times Center June 5, 2012 Bossypants(narr. Tina Fey) Michael Showalter New-York Historical Society May 30, 2013 The End of the Affair(narr. Colin Firth) Daniel Handler New-York Historical Society May 29, 2014 Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?(narr. Billy Crystal) Libba Bray New York Academy of Medicine May 28, 2015 Mandela: An Audio History(narr. Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman) Jack Gantos New York Academy of Medicine May 11, 2016 The Girl on the Train(narr. Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher) Paula Poundstone Adler Planetarium June 1, 2017 Hamilton: The Revolution(narr. Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter) Paula Poundstone French Institute Alliance Française May 31, 2018 Lincoln in the Bardo(narr. Nick Offerman and full cast) Simon Vance New-York Historical Society March 3, 2019 Children of Blood and Bone(narr. Bahni Turpin) Tan France Guastavino's March 2, 2020 The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11(narr. Holter Graham and full cast) Mo Rocca Guastavino's March 22, 2021 Piranesi(narr. Chiwetel Ejiofor) John Leguizamo virtual March 4, 2022 Project Hail Mary(narr. Ray Porter) Kal Penn virtual March 28, 2023 Finding Me(narr. Viola Davis) Michelle Buteau Pier Sixty March 4, 2024 Surrender(narr. Bono) Nia Vardalos The Avalon March 4, 2025 My Name Is Barbra(narr. Barbra Streisand) Michele Cobb Pier Sixty March 2, 2026 Sunrise on the Reaping(narr. Jefferson White) Sean McManus Pier Sixty
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