Editing Audie Awards (section)

==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.

{{cquote|Initially the Audies were handed out during a casual afternoon hosted by an industry insider. […] Now it's a formal evening, with cocktails beforehand and Champagne and dessert afterward.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=John |date=June 6, 2012 |title=Audie Awards Celebrate Great Voices, Not Famous Faces |url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/audie-awards-celebrate-great-voices-not-famous-faces/ |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=}}</ref>}}

The Audiobook of the Year award was not presented before 2004.

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! #
! Date
! [[Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year|Audiobook of the Year]]
! Master of<br />Ceremonies
! Venue
|-
| {{small|1st}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 13, 1996 |title=APA Announces Audie Winners: Inaugural Awards Show Scope of Audiobook Industry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ogkEAAAAMBAJ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |page=89, 91 |publisher=Howard Lander |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.audiopub.org/uploads/pdf/A-HISTORY-OF-AUDIOBOOKS.pdf |title=A History of Audiobooks |last= |first= |date=June 18, 2021 |website= |publisher=Audio Publishers Association |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || June 14, 1996 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || [[Hyatt Regency Chicago]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|2nd}}<ref>{{cite news |last=McClurg |first=Jocelyn |date=June 15, 1997 |title=Dunne Transforms O.J. Case Into Novel; Locke Strikes Back |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-06-15-9706110081-story.html |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 29, 1997 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || [[Wintrust Arena|McCormick Place Center]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|3rd}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Horak |first=Terri |date=May 9, 1998 |title=APA announces nominees for the third annual Audie Awards |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/articles/bth__564430 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 30, 1998 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || McCormick Place Center<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|4th}}<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 11, 1999 |title=1999 Audie Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.writerswrite.com/1999-audie-award-winners-announced-5111999288 |work=Writers Write |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || April 30, 1999 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel|Regal Biltmore Hotel]]<br />{{small|Los Angeles, California}}
|-
| {{small|5th}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenblum |first=Trudi M. |date=June 19, 2000 |title=Independents Rule at Audie Awards |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20000619/25930-pw-independents-rule-at-audie-awards.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 2, 2000 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || [[Chicago Field Museum]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|6th}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenblum |first=Trudi M. |date=June 11, 2001 |title=Audie Awards Gala Lets Audiobook Stars Shine |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20010611/40692-audie-awards-gala-lets-audiobook-stars-shine.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 1, 2001 || {{N/A}} || [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]] and<br />[[Rosalind Ayres]] || [[Art Institute of Chicago]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|7th}}<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 18, 2002 |title=Finalists Announced for the Seventh Annual Audie Awards |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/finalists-announced-seventh-annual-audie-awards |work=[[American Booksellers Association]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Whitten |first=Robin F. |date=May 16, 2002 |title=Speaking of Audio: Listen Up! Here's the Word on Audio From BEA |url=http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/speaking-audio-listen-heres-word-audio-bea.html |work=Bookselling This Week |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 3, 2002 || {{N/A}} || [[Dylan Baker|Dylan]] and [[Becky Ann Baker]] || [[United Nations Secretariat Building|United Nations Building]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|8th}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June–July 2003 |title=2003 Audie Awards® Finalists |url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/content/uploaded/media/a1330_audies03.pdf |magazine=[[AudioFile (magazine)|AudioFile]] |pages=8–10 |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maughan |first=Shannon |date=June 16, 2003 |title=Audio BEAt Goes On: Solid business and a bit of glamour mark convention |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20030616/32760-audio-beat-goes-on.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 31, 2003 || {{N/A}} || [[Marsha Mason]] || [[Petersen Automotive Museum]]<br />{{small|Los Angeles, California}}
|-
| {{small|9th}}<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 24, 2004 |title=Randy O'Brien Selected as Judge for Annual Audie Award |url=https://www.wmot.org/from-wmot-news/2004-03-24/randy-o-brien-selected-as-judge-for-annual-audie-award |work=WMOT News |location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=June–July 2004 |title=2004 Audie Awards® Finalists |url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/content/uploaded/media/a1589_audies04.pdf |magazine=[[AudioFile (magazine)|AudioFile]] |pages=12–15 |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 4, 2004 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''<br />(narr. [[Jim Dale]]) || {{unknown}} || [[Chicago Public Library|Winter Garden Room]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|10th}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June–July 2005 |title=2005 Audie® Awards Finalists |url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/content/uploaded/media/a1588_audies05.pdf |magazine=[[AudioFile (magazine)|AudioFile]] |pages=12–15 |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=June 6, 2005 |title='Lost Boys' Wins Audie Award |url=http://www.hatrack.com/news-reviews/news/2005-06-06.shtml |work=Hatrack River |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 3, 2005 || ''[[My Life (Clinton autobiography)|My Life]]''<br />(narr. [[Bill Clinton]]) || [[Neil Gaiman]] || [[Tavern on the Green]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|11th}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=799986603760938 |title=The 2006 Audie Awards® was held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., and emceed by celebrated #audiobook narrator Grover Gardner |author=Audiobooks |date=December 3, 2019 |website=[[Facebook]] |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || May 19, 2006 || ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Hexagonal Phases|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase]]''<br />(narr. [[Simon Jones (actor)|Simon Jones]] and full cast) || [[Grover Gardner]]<ref>Gardner replaced [[Tony Roberts (actor)|Tony Roberts]], who had originally been scheduled. {{cite web |url=http://grovergardner.blogspot.com/2011/06/blasts-from-past-day-24.html |title=Blasts from the Past, Day 24 |last=Gardner |first=Grover |date=June 24, 2011 |website=Grover's Audiobook Blog |publisher=Blogger.com |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]]<br />{{small|Washington, D.C.}}
|-
| {{small|12th}}<ref>{{cite press release |last=Welch |first=Kaitlin |date=February 1, 2007 |title=Audio Publishers Association to Honor the Year's Best Audiobooks on June 1 in the Big Apple |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/50142275/for-immediate-release-contact-audio-publishers-association |location= |publisher=[[Audio Publishers Association]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 1, 2007 || ''[[The Bible Experience|Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament]]''<br />(narr. [[Angela Bassett]] and full cast) || [[Jim Dale]] || [[Rainbow Room]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|13th}}<ref>{{cite press release |last= |first= |date=March 25, 2008 |title=For Second Consecutive Year, ''Inspired by... The Bible Experience'' Up for Audiobook of the Year |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/press-releases/for-second-consecutive-year-inspired-by-the-bible-experience-up-for-audiobook-of-the-year |location= |publisher=[[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 30, 2008 || ''[[The Chopin Manuscript|The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller]]''<br />(narr. [[Alfred Molina]]) || [[Scott Brick]] || [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel]]<br />{{small|Los Angeles, California}}
|-
| {{small|14th}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Florian |first=John |date=May 31, 2009 |title=Audies Award Gala in New York Honors Scores of Narrators and Publishers for Excellence |url=https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=c413s94s |work=Voice-Over Xtra! |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 29, 2009 || ''[[The Graveyard Book]]''<br />(narr. [[Neil Gaiman]]) || [[Tony Roberts (actor)|Tony Roberts]] || [[New-York Historical Society]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|15th}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.booklistreader.com/2010/04/12/audiobooks/audie-awards-finalists/ |title=Audie Awards Finalists |last=Burkey |first=Mary |date=April 12, 2010 |website=[[Booklist]] |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || May 25, 2010 || ''Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales''<br />(narr. [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and full cast) || [[Gary Dell'Abate]] || [[Museum of the City of New York]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|16th}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=May 5, 2011 |title=2011 Audie Awards Finalists |url=https://locusmag.com/2011/05/2011-audie-awards-finalists/ |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 24, 2011 |title=Congratulations Audies® Finalists! Check For Narrators You Know... |url=https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=mnqu0soy |work=Voice-Over Xtra! |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 24, 2011 || ''Life''<br />(narr. [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Joe Hurley]]) || [[Adriana Trigiani]] || The Times Center<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|17th}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first=|date=June 8, 2012 |title=2012 Audie Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2012/06/2012-audie-awards-winners/ |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> || June 5, 2012 || ''[[Bossypants]]''<br />(narr. [[Tina Fey]]) || [[Michael Showalter]] || [[New-York Historical Society]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|18th}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first=|date=May 31, 2013 |title=2013 Audie Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2013/05/2013-audie-awards-winners/ |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 30, 2013 || ''[[The End of the Affair]]''<br />(narr. [[Colin Firth]]) || [[Daniel Handler]] || New-York Historical Society<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|19th}}<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 18, 2014 |title=2014 Audie Finalists Announced |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/61095-2014-audie-finalists-announced.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 29, 2014 || ''Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?''<br />(narr. [[Billy Crystal]]) || [[Libba Bray]] || [[New York Academy of Medicine]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|20th}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.booklistreader.com/2015/05/29/audiobooks/2015-audie-award-winners-announced/ |title=2015 Audie Award Winners Announced |last=Grant |first=Sarah |date=May 29, 2015 |website=[[Booklist]] |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || May 28, 2015 || ''Mandela: An Audio History''<br />(narr. [[Desmond Tutu]], [[Nelson Mandela]], and Joe Richman) || [[Jack Gantos]] || New York Academy of Medicine<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|21st}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Klose |first=Stephanie |date=May 17, 2016 |title=2016 Audie Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=2016-audie-award-winners-announced |work=[[Library Journal]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 11, 2016 || ''[[The Girl on the Train (novel)|The Girl on the Train]]''<br />(narr. [[Clare Corbett]], [[Louise Brealey]], and [[India Fisher]]) || [[Paula Poundstone]] || [[Adler Planetarium]]<br />{{small|Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| {{small|22nd}}<ref>{{cite press release |last=Tarlow Gul |first=Rachel |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Audio Publishers Association announces 2017 Audie Awards® finalists in 26 categories |url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/content/uploaded/media/audies-finalists-release-2017.pdf |location= |publisher=[[Audio Publishers Association]] |agency= |access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref> || June 1, 2017 || ''Hamilton: The Revolution''<br />(narr. [[Mariska Hargitay]], [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], and [[Jeremy Carter]]) || Paula Poundstone || [[French Institute Alliance Française]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
|-
| {{small|23rd}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Button |first=Liz |date=June 1, 2018 |title=2018 Audie Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-audie-award-winners-announced-104597 |work=[[American Booksellers Association]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || May 31, 2018 || ''[[Lincoln in the Bardo]]''<br />(narr. [[Nick Offerman]] and full cast) || [[Simon Vance]] || [[New-York Historical Society]]<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|24th}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.booklistreader.com/2019/03/05/book-awards/2019-audie-award-winners/ |title=2019 Audie Award Winners |last=Ruzicka |first=Michael |date=March 5, 2019 |website=[[Booklist]] |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> || March 3, 2019 || ''[[Children of Blood and Bone]]''<br />(narr. [[Bahni Turpin]]) || [[Tan France]] || Guastavino's<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|25th}}<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 3, 2020 |title=2020 Audie Awards Finalists Named |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/82319-2020-audie-awards-finalists-named.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || March 2, 2020 || ''The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11''<br />(narr. [[Holter Graham]] and full cast) || [[Mo Rocca]] || Guastavino's <br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|26th}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=February 23, 2021 |title=Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/02/audio-publishers-association-names-2021-audie-award-finalists-covid19/ |work=Publishing Perspectives |location= |access-date=}}</ref> || March 22, 2021 || ''[[Piranesi (novel)|Piranesi]]''<br />(narr. [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]) || [[John Leguizamo]] || virtual<br />{{small|(due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])}}
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| {{small|27th}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lenker |first=Maureen Lee |date=2022-03-04 |title=Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, and Sam Heughan win 2022 Audie Awards. |url=https://ew.com/books/2022-audie-awards-winners-list/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=EW |language=en}}</ref> || March 4, 2022 || ''[[Project Hail Mary]]''<br />(narr. [[Ray Porter]]) || [[Kal Penn]] || virtual<br />{{small|(due to the COVID-19 pandemic)}}
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| {{small|28th}}<ref name=":PW23"/> || March 28, 2023 || ''Finding Me''<br />(narr. [[Viola Davis]]) || [[Michelle Buteau]] || Pier Sixty<br />{{small|New York, New York}}
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| {{small|29th}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Sophia |date=2024-03-04 |title=Bono's 'Surrender' Wins Audiobook of the Year at 2024 Audie Awards |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/94504-bono-s-surrender-wins-audiobook-of-the-year-at-2024-audie-awards.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date=|language=en}}</ref> || March 4, 2024 || ''Surrender''<br />(narr. [[Bono]]) || [[Nia Vardalos]] || [[Avalon Hollywood|The Avalon]]<br />{{small|Los Angeles, California}}
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