Audie Awards
Template:Short description The Audie Awards (Template:IPAc-en, 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.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
Awards
The Audio Publishers' Association currently awards 25 awards, listed below.
- 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 Humor
- Audie Award for Literary Fiction or 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
| Year | Recipient | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Template:Sortname | Founder of Earful of Books | [5] |
| Template:Sortname | Founders of Books on Tape | [5] | |
| Template:Sortname and Marianne Mantell | Founders of Caedmon | [5] | |
| Template:Sortname | President of Random House Audio | [5] | |
| 2005 | Template:Sortname and Helen Ditlow | Founders of Listening Library | [6] |
| 2007 | Template:Sortname | CEO and Founder of Audible | [7][8] |
| 2008 | Template:Sortname and Grady Hesters | President and CEO of Audio Editions | [9][10] |
| 2009 | Template:Sortname and Eileen Hutton | Brilliance Audio | [11] |
| 2012 | Template:Sortname | Founder and CEO of Blackstone Audio | [12] |
| 2013 | Template:Sortname | Co-founders of Deyan Audio | [13] |
| Fifty Shades of Grey, written by E. L. James and narrated by Becca Battoe (Random House Audio) | [13] | ||
| 2014 | Template:Sortname | Actor & Narrator | [14][15] |
| 2015 | Template:Sortname | Actor & Narrator | [16][17] |
Special Industry Achievement
| Year | Recipient | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Template:Sortname | Founder and CEO of Imagination Storybooks | [18] |
| Template:Sortname and Kelly Gildea | Penguin Random House audio producers | [18] |
Judge's Award
Hall of Fame
| Year | Title | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Template:Sortname | Template:Sortname | Template:Sortname | [19] |
| 2008 | Template:Sortname | Template:Sortname | Template:Sortname | [9][10] |
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 of Ceremonies |
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| 1stScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[22][23] | June 14, 1996 | Template:N/A | Template:N/A | Hyatt Regency Chicago Chicago, IllinoisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 4thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[26] | April 30, 1999 | Template:N/A | Template:N/A | Regal Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 6thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[28] | June 1, 2001 | Template:N/A | Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres |
Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IllinoisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[29][30] | May 3, 2002 | Template:N/A | Dylan and Becky Ann Baker | United Nations Building New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 8thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[31][32] | May 31, 2003 | Template:N/A | Marsha Mason | Petersen Automotive Museum Los Angeles, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[33][34] | June 4, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (narr. Jim Dale) |
Unknown | Winter Garden Room Chicago, IllinoisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 10thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[35][36] | June 3, 2005 | My Life (narr. Bill Clinton) |
Neil Gaiman | Tavern on the Green New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[37] | May 19, 2006 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase (narr. Simon Jones and full cast) |
Grover Gardner[38] | National Press Club Washington, D.C.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 12thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[39] | June 1, 2007 | Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament (narr. Angela Bassett and full cast) |
Jim Dale | Rainbow Room New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 13thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[40] | May 30, 2008 | The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller (narr. Alfred Molina) |
Scott Brick | Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 14thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[41] | May 29, 2009 | The Graveyard Book (narr. Neil Gaiman) |
Tony Roberts | New-York Historical Society New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 15thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[42] | 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 New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 16thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[43][44] | May 24, 2011 | Life (narr. Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley) |
Adriana Trigiani | The Times Center New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 17thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[45] | June 5, 2012 | Bossypants (narr. Tina Fey) |
Michael Showalter | New-York Historical Society New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 18thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[46] | May 30, 2013 | The End of the Affair (narr. Colin Firth) |
Daniel Handler | New-York Historical Society New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 19thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[47] | 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 New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 20thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[48] | May 28, 2015 | Mandela: An Audio History (narr. Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman) |
Jack Gantos | New York Academy of Medicine New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 21stScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[49] | May 11, 2016 | The Girl on the Train (narr. Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher) |
Paula Poundstone | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IllinoisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 22ndScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[50] | June 1, 2017 | Hamilton: The Revolution (narr. Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter) |
Paula Poundstone | French Institute Alliance Française New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 23rdScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[51] | May 31, 2018 | Lincoln in the Bardo (narr. Nick Offerman and full cast) |
Simon Vance | New-York Historical Society New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 24thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[52] | March 3, 2019 | Children of Blood and Bone (narr. Bahni Turpin) |
Tan France | Guastavino's New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 25thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[53] | 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 New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 26thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[54] | March 22, 2021 | Piranesi (narr. Chiwetel Ejiofor) |
John Leguizamo | virtual (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 27thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[55] | March 4, 2022 | Project Hail Mary (narr. Ray Porter) |
Kal Penn | virtual (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 28thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[18] | March 28, 2023 | Finding Me (narr. Viola Davis) |
Michelle Buteau | Pier Sixty New York, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 29thScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[56] | March 4, 2024 | Surrender (narr. Bono) |
Nia Vardalos | The Avalon Los Angeles, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
References
External links
- The Audies official website
- Past Winners - APA lists Audie Award winners from 1996 to the present
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