The Audie Awards ( , rhymes with "gaudy"<!--commonly mispronounced like "Audi"-->; 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
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! rowspan="4" |2001
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|Founder of Earful of Books
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|Founders of Books on Tape
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!2007
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|CEO and Founder of Audible
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!2008
| and Grady Hesters
|President and CEO of Audio Editions
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!2009
| and Eileen Hutton
|Brilliance Audio
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!2012
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|Founder and CEO of Blackstone Audio
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! rowspan="2" |2013
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|Co-founders of Deyan Audio
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|Fifty Shades of Grey, written by E. L. James and narrated by Becca Battoe (Random House Audio)
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!2015
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|Actor & Narrator
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Special Industry Achievement
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!Recipient
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! rowspan="2" |2023
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|Founder and CEO of Imagination Storybooks
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| and Kelly Gildea
|Penguin Random House audio producers
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|Cuando era Puetorriqueña
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|Recorded Books
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|Skinwalker
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|Audible, Inc.
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The Audiobook of the Year award was not presented before 2004.
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! Date
! Audiobook of the Year
! Master of<br />Ceremonies
! Venue
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| || June 14, 1996 || || || Hyatt Regency Chicago<br />
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| || May 29, 1997 || || || McCormick Place Center<br />
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| || May 30, 1998 || || || McCormick Place Center<br />
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| || April 30, 1999 || || || Regal Biltmore Hotel<br />
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| || June 2, 2000 || || || Chicago Field Museum<br />
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| || June 1, 2001 || || Martin Jarvis and<br />Rosalind Ayres || Art Institute of Chicago<br />
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| || May 3, 2002 || || Dylan and Becky Ann Baker || United Nations Building<br />
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| || May 31, 2003 || || Marsha Mason || Petersen Automotive Museum<br />
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| || June 4, 2004 || Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix<br />(narr. Jim Dale) || || Winter Garden Room<br />
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| || June 3, 2005 || My Life<br />(narr. Bill Clinton) || Neil Gaiman || Tavern on the Green<br />
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| || May 19, 2006 || The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase<br />(narr. Simon Jones and full cast) || Grover Gardner || National Press Club<br />
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| || June 1, 2007 || Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament<br />(narr. Angela Bassett and full cast) || Jim Dale || Rainbow Room<br />
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| || May 30, 2008 || The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller<br />(narr. Alfred Molina) || Scott Brick || Millennium Biltmore Hotel<br />
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| || May 29, 2009 || The Graveyard Book<br />(narr. Neil Gaiman) || Tony Roberts || New-York Historical Society<br />
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| || 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 />
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| || May 24, 2011 || Life<br />(narr. Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley) || Adriana Trigiani || The Times Center<br />
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| || June 5, 2012 || Bossypants<br />(narr. Tina Fey) || Michael Showalter || New-York Historical Society<br />
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| || May 30, 2013 || The End of the Affair<br />(narr. Colin Firth) || Daniel Handler || New-York Historical Society<br />
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| || 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 />
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| || May 28, 2015 || Mandela: An Audio History<br />(narr. Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman) || Jack Gantos || New York Academy of Medicine<br />
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| || May 11, 2016 || The Girl on the Train<br />(narr. Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher) || Paula Poundstone || Adler Planetarium<br />
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| || June 1, 2017 || Hamilton: The Revolution<br />(narr. Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter) || Paula Poundstone || French Institute Alliance Française<br />
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| || May 31, 2018 || Lincoln in the Bardo<br />(narr. Nick Offerman and full cast) || Simon Vance || New-York Historical Society<br />
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| || March 3, 2019 || Children of Blood and Bone<br />(narr. Bahni Turpin) || Tan France || Guastavino's<br />
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| || 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 />
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| || March 22, 2021 || Piranesi<br />(narr. Chiwetel Ejiofor) || John Leguizamo || virtual<br />
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| || March 4, 2022 || Project Hail Mary<br />(narr. Ray Porter) || Kal Penn || virtual<br />
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| || March 4, 2024 || Surrender<br />(narr. Bono) || Nia Vardalos || The Avalon<br />
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