  John Lee and Katherine Kellgren beam after winning Audie Awards for Solo Narration-Male, and Solo Narration-Female.
Audies Award Gala In New York Honors Scores
Of Narrators and Publishers For Excellence
May 31, 2009
By John Florian
VoiceOverXtra
 Elegance ... laughter ... anxiety ... applause ... whoops!... tears ... and the big winners include:
Guided by actor and audiobook narrator host Tony Roberts, the 2009 Audies Awards Gala at the New York Historical Society Friday night bestowed scores of the coveted Audie Awards on voice actors and audiobook publishers for their excellence in 2008.
Sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), the Audies are the only awards program in the U.S. devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. This 14th annual competition drew a record 1,000 entries in 31 categories.
 A reception amid fluted columns and treasured paintings was followed by the awards show and a lively dessert and champagne toast honoring winners like narrator Johnny Heller (pictured), who this year won his second Audie.In addition to the audiobook awards, Special Achievement Awards were presented to Brilliance Audio President and Publisher R. Michael Snodgrass and VP/Associate Publisher Eileen Hutton for their industry innovations and dedication.
'BETTER AND BETTER'
The Gala's format was a change from the sit-down dinners of previous years, and few winners had a chance to voice "thank-you's" from the stage - all prompted by a desire to speed the night along.
"We were unsure how the publishers, authors and narrators in attendance would react to the new format," says Anthony Goff, president of the APA and publisher at Hachette Audio.
"But it turned out to be one of the best Audies galas we can remember, and everyone was in fantastic spirits.
"We all have such a great appreciation for the work being produced, and that clearly came through during the awards presentation," he adds. "The quality of the work keeps getting better and better!”
For a listing of all nominees, please see this earlier VoiceOverXtra article. Following are the 2009 Audie Award winners.
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION
AUDIO DRAMA
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
BUSINESS / EDUCATIONAL
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8
CLASSIC
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
FICTION - a tie
HISTORY
HUMOR
INSPIRATIONAL / FAITH-BASED FICTION
INSPIRATIONAL / FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION
LITERARY FICTION
MULTI–VOICED PERFORMANCE
MYSTERY
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR or AUTHORS
NON-FICTION
ORIGINAL WORK
PACKAGE DESIGN
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT .
POLITICS — JUDGES AWARD
ROMANCE
SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY
SHORT STORIES / COLLECTIONS
SOLO NARRATION — FEMALE
SOLO NARRATION — MALE
SPANISH LANGUAGE
TEENS
THRILLER / SUSPENSE
 The Audio Publishers Association is a not-for-profit trade organization whose primary goals are to promote awareness of the audiobook industry, gather and disseminate industry statistics, encourage high production standards and represent the interests of audiobook publishers. Since 1986, the APA has worked to bring audio publishers together to increase interest in audiobooks. For details about the APA, please visit www.audiopub.org.
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