The Audies Awards 2001 Winners

Vic January 1st, 2008

The Audies Awards 2001 Winners

Fiction, Abridged
Raveling
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: Peter Moore Smith
Narrator: Eric Stoltz


Fiction, Unabridged
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
Publisher: BDD Audio
Author: Tom Robbins
Narrator: Keith Szarabajka


Mystery, Fiction
The Naked Detective
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Laurence Shames
Narrator: Ron McLarty


Classic, Fiction
The Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Vol. 1
Publisher: Audio Connoisseur
Author: William Somerset Maugham
Narrator: Charlton Griffin


Non-Fiction, Abridged
The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times
Publisher: Airplay
Author: Max Frankel
Narrator: Max Frankel


Non-fiction, Unabridged
The Measure of a Man
Publisher: Harper Audio
Author: Sidney Poitier
Narrator: Sidney Poitier


Personal Development (Self Help)
The Protein Power Lifeplan
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Don Eades, M.D.
Narrator: Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Don Eades, M.D.


Business Information
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A
Narrator: Stephen Hoye


Educational and Training
Patton on Leadership
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Alan Axelrod
Narrator: Bruce Winant and featuring Robert Foxworth


Children's Titles For Ages 0-7
Ouch!
Publisher: Live Oak Media
Author: Natalie Babbitt, illustrated by Fred Marcellino
Narrator: Martin Jarvis


Children's Titles For Ages 8+
The Subtle Knife
Publisher: Listening Library / Random House
Author: Philip Pullman
Narrator: read by Philip Pullman and a full cast


Inspirational/Spiritual
It's Not About the Bike
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Author: Lance Armstrong
Narrator: Oliver Wyman


Humor
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Author: Helen Fielding
Narrator: Tracie Bennett


Poetry
Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Poetry
Publisher: Rhino Entertainment
Author: various artists
Narrator: various artists


Short Stories/Essays/Collections
Ten by Maugham
Publisher: KCRW
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Narrator: read by a British cast


Original Work
The History of Theatre
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd.
Author: David Timson
Narrator: read by Derek Jacobi and cast


Solo Narration – Male
Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
Publisher: Listening Library / Random House
Author: J.K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale


Solo Narration – Female
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Publisher: Harper Audio
Author: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrator: Ruby Dee


Solo Narration - Author or Authors
The Measure of a Man
Publisher: Harper Audio
Author: Sidney Poitier
Narrator: Sidney Poitier


Multi-Voiced Narration
Pay It Forward
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Narrators: Debra Monk, with Leland Gantt, Enid Graham, Michael McGlone, Liam Norton, Anne Pitoniak, Sharon Quinn, and Gordon Weiss


Multi-Voiced Presentation
Cakewalk
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Author: Peter Feibleman
Narrator: Elaine Stritch and Bruce Davison


Theatrical Performance
Agnes of God
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Author: John Pielmeier
Narrators: Barbara Bain, Emily Bergl, and Harriet Harris


Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium
Lost & Found Sound
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Produced by the Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson)


Audio, Licensed or Distributed
Typhoon
Publisher: originally published by HNP - Audio Partners Publishing Corp.
Author: Joseph Conrad
Narrator: Roger Allam


Package Design
The Polar Express (book and cassette)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Author: Chris VanAllsburg
Narrator: Liam Neeson


Achievement and Innovation in Production
Too Dead To Swing
Publisher: Audio-Playwrights
Author: Hal Glatzer
Narrator: read by cast
Produced and directed by Patricia Childs
Music produced by Earl V. Spielman


Best New Publisher
Americana Publishing

 

Special Achievement Awards, selected by the APA Board of Directors, recognize individuals or organizations who have made outstanding contributions to building consumer awareness of audiobooks and to fostering the growth of the audiobook industry.

 

-Duval and Sigrid Hecht, co-founders of Books on Tape, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Books on Tape is one of the pioneers in the unabridged audio field.

 

-Caedmon, which is celebrating 50 years in the business, was recognized as one of the pioneers of the industry and for the outstanding quality of their work. The founders of Caedmon, Marianne Mantell and Barbara Holdridge, and HarperCollins, who purchased Caedmon, were recognized.

 

-Jenny Frost, President of Random House Audio Publishing Group, and Random House Diversified Publishing Group has been a leader in the audiobook field through her tremendous service to the industry, the APA, and the Audie Awards.

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