The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2020 was the 25th year of annual Audie Awards.
Winners were announced at the Audies Gala, March 2.
Explore the 2020 Audie Award Winners and Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below. Browse prior years' awards: 2019 Audies, 2018 Audies, 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.
Mystery
This chilling audiobook grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go. The story introduces... Read More
Mystery
This superlatively good audio thriller, a first novel by the accomplished screenwriter Søren... Read More
Mystery
Australian narrator Stephen Shanahan returns for another knockout performance. Jane Harper’s latest... Read More
Mystery
Listening to Burke’s Robicheaux series means walking into the dark, damp swamps of New Iberia,... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
In a rich, warm timbre, Michelle Obama treats us to reminiscences and reflections on her life as... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
Actor Demi Moore's well-known low, raspy timbre guides listeners through her turbulent life with her... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
Sophie Dahl is wonderful in writing and narrating this enchanting story. When the enigmatic Madame... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
It seems almost contradictory to describe the narration of an autobiography as exuding a sense of... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
Former U.N. ambassador and foreign policy adviser Susan Rice tells of her professional and personal... Read More
Narration by the Author or Authors
Author Elizabeth Acevedo sounds natural and authentic as Emoni, an immensely likable Philadelphia... Read More
Non-Fiction
This audiobook achieves an exceptional performance of an important work on a difficult subject—mass... Read More
Non-Fiction
Narrator L.J. Ganser’s conversational delivery perfectly matches author-primatologist de Waal’s... Read More
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