The Audies Awards 2005

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The Audies Awards 2005, a black tie gala where the Audio Publishers Association (APA) recognized their peers at the annual award ceremony. A crystal Audie statue is presented unto the honored publishers of the night.

The Audies Awards 2005 Winners

Audiobook of the Year
My Life, Bill Clinton
Publisher: Random House
Author: Bill Clinton
Narrator: Bill Clinton

Judges Award: Language Learning
Instant Immersion Hawaiian
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America and The Audio Partners Publishing Company
Author: Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana Gooch
Narrator: Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana Gooch
Executive Producer: Bruce Hyman
Producer: Topics Entertainment

Fiction, Abridged
Brimstone
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Narrator: Rene Auberjonois

Fiction, Unabridged
The Darling
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
Author: Russell Banks
Narrator: Mary Beth Hurt

Mystery (Fiction)
Twisted: Selected Unabridged Stories of Jeffrey Deaver
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Jeffrey Deaver
Narrator: Michele Pawk, Frederick Weller, Boyd Gaines, Bobby Cannavala

Romance
Kiss Me While I Sleep
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Linda Howard
Narrator: Joyce Bean, Dick Hill

Classics
A Christmas Carol
Publisher: Listening Library
Author: Charles Dickens
Narrator: Jim Dale

Non-Fiction, Abridged
Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: Sheriff David Reichert
Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris, and conversation with the author, and excerpts from Sheriff Reichert's interviews with Gary Ridgeway and Ted Bundy

Non-Fiction, Unabridged
The Island at the Center of the World
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Russell Shorto
Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Personal Development/Motivational
The Happiest Toddler on the Block
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Harvey Karp & Paula Spencer
Narrator: Johnny Heller

Biography/Memoir
Bob Dylan Chronicles: Volume One
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Bob Dylan
Narrator: Sean Penn

Business Information/Educational
Death By Meeting
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Author: Patrick Lencioni
Narrator: Jack Arthur

Science Fiction
Lost Boys
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Books
Author: Orson Scott Card
Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8
What Charlie Heard
Publisher: Live Oak Media
Author: Mordicai Gerstein
Narrator: Mordicai Gerstein

Children’s Titles for Ages 8+
Peter and the Starcatchers
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Narrator: Jim Dale

Literary Fiction
An Unpardonable Crime
Publisher: Hyperion AudioBooks
Author: Andrew Taylor
Narrator: Sir Derek Jacobi with historical note by the author

Inspirational/Spiritual
The World According to Mr. Rogers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Fred Rogers
Narrator: Tyne Daly, John Lithgow, Lilly Tomlin, Andre Watts

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction
The Last Battle
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Author: C.S. Lewis
Narrator: Patrick Stewart

Humor
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: David Sedaris
Narrator: David Sedaris, including live recordings of "Repeat After Me," who's the Chef," and "Six to Eight Black Men," and Rooster at the Hitchin' Post"

Short Stories/Collections
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: David Sedaris
Narrator: David Sedaris, including live recordings of "Repeat After Me," who's the Chef," and "Six to Eight Black Men," and Rooster at the Hitchin' Post"

Original Work
The Story of Classical Music
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.
Author: Darren Henley
Narrator: Marin Alsop

Solo Narration – Male
Peter and the Starcatchers
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Narrator: Jim Dale

Solo Narration – Female
The Full Cupboard of Life
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Alexander McCall-Smith
Narrator: Lisette Lecate

Narration by Author or Authors
Against All Enemies
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Richard Clarke
Narrator: Richard Clarke

Audio Drama
Buddha Boy
Publisher: Full Cast Audio
Author: Kathe Koja
Narrator: Spencer Murphy and the Full Cast Family

Multi-Voiced Performance
My Sister's Keeper
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Jodi Picoult
Narrator: Julia Gibson, Jenny Ikeda, Barbara McCulloh, Andy Paris, Richard Poe, Carol Monda, and Tom Stechschulte

Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium
Lost and Found Sound and Beyond
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Author: Kitchen Sisters
Narrator: Francis Ford Coppola

Package Design
The Chronicles of Narnia
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Author: C.S. Lewis
Narrator: Kenneth Branagh

Achievement in Production
The Story of Classical Music
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.
Author: Darren Henley
Narrator: Marin Alsop

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