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Audie Award Finalists and Winners


The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). See our current coverage here.

Winners were announced at the Audies Gala on March 4.

Below, explore the 2023 Audie Award Winners and Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.  Browse prior years' awards: 2022 Audies, 2021 Audies, 2020 Audies, 2019 Audies, 2018 Audies, 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.

Best Female Narrator

THE EYE OF THE WORLD

WINNER
THE EYE OF THE WORLD

Robert Jordan, Read by Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. At 33... Read More

Best Female Narrator

NIGHTCRAWLING

NIGHTCRAWLING

Leila Mottley, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

From this audiobook’s opening line, Joniece Abbott-Pratt’s narration creates an immersive listening... Read More

Best Female Narrator

NSFW

NSFW

Isabel Kaplan, Read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker

In this timely audiobook, an unnamed protagonist encounters misogyny at her job as an assistant for... Read More

Best Female Narrator

THISTLEFOOT

THISTLEFOOT

GennaRose Nethercott, Read by January LaVoy

January LaVoy’s performance of this fantasy audiobook demonstrates why she is an AudioFile Golden... Read More

Best Female Narrator

WAR AND PEACE

WAR AND PEACE

Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude, Ayimer Maude [Trans.], Read by Thandiwe Newton

Award-winning actor Thandiwe Newton gives a splendid performance of Tolstoy's epic. Mixing fictional... Read More

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