Attention, audiobook listeners: The finalists for the 2025 Audies are here! Honoring excellence in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment, the Audie Awards are held annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), which today announced its 2025 finalists. This year features an epic lineup with nine nominations for Audible Originals and Audible Studios titles, including star-studded productions of George Orwell's 1984 (nominated in the Audiobook of the Year and Audio Drama categories), James Patterson’s The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory, the Mandy Moore-helmed The Boar’s Nest, and Colman Domingo’s Wild With Happy, among other exciting listens.
The list of finalists follows. Winners will be announced at the Audie Awards Gala in New York on March 4, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, and author Amy Sedaris. Congratulations to all the nominees!
Finalists for the 2025 Audie Awards
Finalist: Audiobook of the Year; Audio Drama
Finalist: Audiobook of the Year; Autobiography/ Memoir
Finalist: Audiobook of the Year
Finalist: Audiobook of the Year
Finalist: Audiobook of the Year
Finalist: Audio Drama
Finalist: Audio Drama
Finalist: Audio Drama
Finalist: Audio Drama
Finalist: Autobiography/ Memoir
Finalist: Autobiography/ Memoir
Finalist: Autobiography/ Memoir
Finalist: Autobiography/ Memoir; Narration by the Author
Finalist: Best Fiction Narrator (Elle Fanning)
Finalist: Best Fiction Narrator (Stephen Fry)
Finalist: Best Fiction Narrator (Dominic Hoffman); Literary Fiction & Classics
Finalist: Best Fiction Narrator (Saskia Maarleveld)
Finalist: Best Nonfiction Narrator (Justin Vivian Bond)
Finalist: Best Nonfiction Narrator (Peter Noble)
Finalist: Best Nonfiction Narrator (Malcolm Gladwell)
Finalist: Best Nonfiction Narrator (Andia Winslow)
Finalist: Business/ Personal Development
Finalist: Business/ Personal Development
Finalist: Business/ Personal Development
Finalist: Business/ Personal Development
Finalist: Business/ Personal Development
Finalist: Erotica
Finalist: Erotica
Finalist: Erotica
Finalist: Erotica
Finalist: Erotica
Finalist: Español - Spanish Language
Finalist: Español - Spanish Language
Finalist: Español - Spanish Language
Finalist: Español - Spanish Language
Finalist: Español - Spanish Language
Finalist: Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
Finalist: Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
Finalist: Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
Finalist: Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
Finalist: Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
Finalist: Fantasy
Finalist: Fantasy; Finalist: Narration by the Author
Finalist: Fantasy
Finalist: Fantasy
Finalist: Fantasy
Finalist: Fiction
Finalist: Fiction
Finalist: Fiction
Finalist: Fiction
Finalist: Best Fiction Narrator (Julia Whelan); Fiction
Finalist: History/Biography
Finalist: History/Biography
Finalist: History/Biography
Finalist: History/Biography
Finalist: History/Biography
Finalist: Humor
Finalist: Humor; Short Stories/Collections
Finalist: Humor
Finalist: Humor
Finalist: Horror (Judges’ Category)
Finalist: Horror (Judges’ Category)
Finalist: Horror (Judges’ Category)
Finalist: Horror (Judges’ Category)
Finalist: Horror (Judges’ Category)
Finalist: Literary Fiction & Classics
Finalist: Literary Fiction & Classics
Finalist: Literary Fiction & Classics
Finalist: Literary Fiction & Classics
Finalist: Middle Grade
Finalist: Middle Grade
Finalist: Middle Grade
Finalist: Middle Grade
Finalist: Middle Grade
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Multi-Voiced Performance
Finalist: Mystery
Finalist: Mystery
Finalist: Mystery
Finalist: Mystery
Finalist: Narration by the Author
Finalist: Narration by the Author
Finalist: Narration by the Author
Finalist: Nonfiction
Finalist: Nonfiction
Finalist: Nonfiction
Finalist: Nonfiction
Finalist: Nonfiction
Finalist: Original Work
Finalist: Original Work
Finalist: Original Work
Finalist: Original Work
Finalist: Romance
Finalist: Romance
Finalist: Romance
Finalist: Romance
Finalist: Romance
Finalist: Science Fiction
Finalist: Science Fiction
Finalist: Science Fiction
Finalist: Science Fiction
Finalist: Science Fiction
Finalist: Short Stories/Collections
Finalist: Short Stories/Collections
Finalist: Short Stories/Collections
Finalist: Short Stories/Collections
Finalist: Thriller/Suspense
Finalist: Thriller/Suspense
Finalist: Thriller/Suspense
Finalist: Thriller/Suspense
Finalist: Thriller/Suspense
Finalist: UK-Produced Audiobook
Finalist: UK-Produced Audiobook
Finalist: UK-Produced Audiobook
Finalist: UK-Produced Audiobook
Finalist: UK-Produced Audiobook
Finalist: Young Adult
Finalist: Young Adult
Finalist: Young Adult
Finalist: Young Adult
Finalist: Young Adult
Finalist: Young Listeners
Finalist: Young Listeners
Finalist: Young Listeners
