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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

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 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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Founders of Books on Tape	<ref name=":0" />
	Template:Sortname and Marianne Mantell	Founders of Caedmon	<ref name=":0" />
	Template:Sortname	President of Random House Audio	<ref name=":0" />
2005	Template:Sortname and Helen Ditlow	Founders of Listening Library	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Template:Sortname	CEO and Founder of Audible	<ref name="IPOL2007">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	Template:Sortname and Grady Hesters	President and CEO of Audio Editions	<ref name="VOX2008">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Template:Sortname and Eileen Hutton	Brilliance Audio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Template:Sortname	Founder and CEO of Blackstone Audio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	Template:Sortname	Co-founders of Deyan Audio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Fifty Shades of Grey, written by E. L. James and narrated by Becca Battoe (Random House Audio)		<ref name=":5" />
2014	Template:Sortname	Actor & Narrator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Template:Sortname	Actor & Narrator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Special Industry Achievement

Year	Recipient	Role	Ref.
2023	Template:Sortname	Founder and CEO of Imagination Storybooks	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname and Kelly Gildea	Penguin Random House audio producers	<ref name=":PW23" />

Judge's Award

Year	Category	Title	Author(s)	Narrator(s)	Publisher	Ref.
2005	Language Learning	Instant Immersion: Hawaiian	Template:Sortname and Kiele Akana Gooch	Template:Sortname and Kiele Akana Gooch	Topics Entertainment	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1" />
		Pimsleur French Level 1	Pimsleur	Template:Sortname	Simon & Schuster Audio	<ref name=":1" />
		New Basic French	Berlitz Publishing	Full cast	Langenscheidt Publishing Group	<ref name=":1" />
2006	Spanish Language	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	FonoLibro Inc.	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Cuando era Puetorriqueña	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Recorded Books	<ref name=":7" />
		Don Quijote de la Mancha	Template:Sortname	Full cast	Yo Yo Libros	<ref name=":7" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Random House Audio	<ref name=":7" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	HighBridge Audio	<ref name=":7" />
2007	Politics	Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War	Template:Sortname and David Corn	Template:Sortname	Blackstone Audio	<ref name="IPOL2007" /><ref name=":2" />
		Faith and Politics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.	<ref name=":2" />
		In Time of War	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Blackstone Audio	<ref name=":2" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Simon & Schuster Audio	<ref name=":2" />
		Wake Up Call	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Hachette Audio	<ref name=":2" />
2009	Politics	Hot, Flat, and Crowded	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Macmillan Audio	<ref name=":4" />
		Descent into Chaos	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Brilliance Audio	<ref name=":4" />
		Mike's Election Guide	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Hachette Audio	<ref name=":4" />
		Template:Sortname (2008)	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Simon & Schuster Audio	<ref name=":4" />
		The Way of the World	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	HarperAudio	<ref name=":4" />
2011	Paranormal	Beautiful Creatures	Template:Sortname and Margaret Stohl	Template:Sortname	Hachette Audio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Skinwalker	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Audible, Inc.	<ref name=":8" />
		So Cold the River	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Hachette Audio	<ref name=":8" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Listen & Live Audio	<ref name=":8" />
		Bayou Moon	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Tantor Media	<ref name=":8" />
2015	Science & Technology	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Andrew McAfee	Template:Sortname	Brilliance Publishing	<ref name="Fifteen" /><ref name=":6" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Macmillan Audio	<ref name=":6" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Brilliance Publishing	<ref name=":6" />
		Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Tantor Media	<ref name=":6" />
		When Google Met Wikileaks	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Audible, Inc.	<ref name=":6" />

Hall of Fame

Year	Title	Author(s)	Narrator(s)	Ref.
2006	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	<ref name="LCLAudies" />
2008	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	<ref name="VOX2008" /><ref name=":3" />

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	Venue
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || June 14, 1996 || Template:N/A || Template:N/A || Hyatt Regency Chicago Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 29, 1997	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	McCormick Place Center Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	May 30, 1998	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	McCormick Place Center Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	April 30, 1999	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Regal Biltmore Hotel Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	June 2, 2000	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Chicago Field Museum Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	June 1, 2001	Template:N/A	Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres	Art Institute of Chicago Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 3, 2002	Template:N/A	Dylan and Becky Ann Baker	United Nations Building Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 31, 2003	Template:N/A	Marsha Mason	Petersen Automotive Museum Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	June 4, 2004	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (narr. Jim Dale)	Template:Unknown	Winter Garden Room Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	June 3, 2005	My Life (narr. Bill Clinton)	Neil Gaiman	Tavern on the Green Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || May 19, 2006 || The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase (narr. Simon Jones and full cast) || Grover Gardner<ref>Gardner replaced Tony Roberts, who had originally been scheduled. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || National Press Club Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	June 1, 2007	Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament (narr. Angela Bassett and full cast)	Jim Dale	Rainbow Room Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	May 30, 2008	The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller (narr. Alfred Molina)	Scott Brick	Millennium Biltmore Hotel Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 29, 2009	The Graveyard Book (narr. Neil Gaiman)	Tony Roberts	New-York Historical Society Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 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 Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 24, 2011	Life (narr. Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley)	Adriana Trigiani	The Times Center Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	June 5, 2012	Bossypants (narr. Tina Fey)	Michael Showalter	New-York Historical Society Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	May 30, 2013	The End of the Affair (narr. Colin Firth)	Daniel Handler	New-York Historical Society Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	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 Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || May 28, 2015 || Mandela: An Audio History (narr. Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman) || Jack Gantos || New York Academy of Medicine Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 11, 2016	The Girl on the Train (narr. Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher)	Paula Poundstone	Adler Planetarium Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	June 1, 2017	Hamilton: The Revolution (narr. Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter)	Paula Poundstone	French Institute Alliance Française Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	May 31, 2018	Lincoln in the Bardo (narr. Nick Offerman and full cast)	Simon Vance	New-York Historical Society Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || March 3, 2019 || Children of Blood and Bone (narr. Bahni Turpin) || Tan France || Guastavino's Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	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 Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	March 22, 2021	Piranesi (narr. Chiwetel Ejiofor)	John Leguizamo	virtual Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || March 4, 2022 || Project Hail Mary (narr. Ray Porter) || Kal Penn || virtual Template:Small
Template:Small<ref name=":PW23"/>	March 28, 2023	Finding Me (narr. Viola Davis)	Michelle Buteau	Pier Sixty Template:Small
Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || March 4, 2024 || Surrender (narr. Bono) || Nia Vardalos || The Avalon Template:Small

External links

• The Audies official website
• Past Winners - APA lists Audie Award winners from 1996 to the present