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The 2010 Audie winners by category:
Audiobook of the Year
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
Edited by: Nelson Mandela
Read by: a full celebrity cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Mirren, Don Cheadle and Alan Rickman
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Executive Producers: Sharon Gelman, Bradley Silver, Anthony Goff and Kim Sayle
Producers: Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle and Alfre Woodard
Director: Alfre Woodard
Distinguished Achievement in Production
The Help
By: Kathryn Stockett
Read by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer and Cassandra Campbell
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Executive Producer: Patti Pirooz
Producer: Dan Musselman
Director: Gabrielle De Cuir
Audiobook Adaptation
The Maltese Falcon
By: Dashiell Hammett
Read by: Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann and a full cast
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Executive Producer: Josh Stanton
Producer/Director: Yuri Rasovsky
Audio Drama
The Word of Promise® Audio Bible
Read by: Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jon Voight, Marisa Tomei, Lou Gossett, Jr. and a full cast
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Producer: Carl Amari
Director: JoBe Cerny
Biography/Memoir
Anne Frank Remembered
By: Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold
Read by: Barbara Rosenblat
Publisher: Dan Balow/Oasis Audio
Producer: Tim Lundeen
Director: Susan Mackewich
Business/Educational
Rain: What A Paper Boy Learned About Business
Author and Narrator: Jeffrey J. Fox
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Executive Producer: Colleen Rockey
Director: Tony Hudz
Children’s Titles for Ages Up To 8
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken
By: Kate DiCamillo
Read by: Barbara Rosenblat
Publisher: Live Oak Media
Executive Producer: Arnold Cardillo
Producers/Directors: Arnold Cardillo and Rory Young
Children’s Titles for Ages 8-12
Operation Yes
By: Sara Holmes
Read by: Jessica Almasy
Publisher: Audible, Inc.
Executive Producer: Jennifer Bassuk
Producer: George James
Classic
Great Expectations
By: Charles Dickens
Read by: Charlton Griffin
Publisher: Audio Connoisseur
Producer/Director: Charlton Griffin
Fiction
The Help
By: Kathryn Stockett
Read by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer and Cassandra Campbell
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Executive Producer: Patti Pirooz
Producer: Dan Musselman
Director: Gabrielle De Cuir
History
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
By: Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman
Read by: Michael Prichard
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Executive Producer: Ron Formica
Humor
Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon
By: Garrison Keillor
Read by: Garrison Keillor and a full cast
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Producers: Tiffany Hanssen and Katrina Cicala with Kathryn Slusher, Kate Gustafson and Kay Gornick
Inspirational / Faith-Based (Fiction)
A Month of Summer
By: Lisa Wingate
Read by: Johanna Parker
Publisher: Recorded Books
Executive Producer: Claudia Howard
Producer: JMC Sound
Director: June Miller
Inspirational / Faith-Based (Non-Fiction)
The Word of Promise® Audio Bible
Read by: Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jon Voight, Marisa Tomei, Lou Gossett, Jr., and a full cast
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Producer: Carl Amari
Director: JoBe Cerny
Literary Fiction
Wolf Hall
By: Hilary Mantel
Read by: Simon Slater
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Multi-Voiced Performance
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
Edited by: Nelson Mandela
Read by: a full celebrity cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Mirren, Don Cheadle and Alan Rickman
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Executive Producers: Sharon Gelman, Bradley Silver, Anthony Goff and Kim Sayle
Producers: Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle and Alfre Woodard
Director: Alfre Woodard
Mystery
Devil in a Blue Dress: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
By: Walter Mosley
Read by: Michael Boatman
Publisher: Audible, Inc.
Executive Producer: Steve Feldberg
Producer: George James
Directors/Engineers: Jon Authy and Josh Horn
Narration by the Author or Authors
Odd and the Frost Giants
Author and Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio
Executive Producer/Director: Michael Conroy
Non-Fiction
The National Parks
Authors and Narrators: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Publisher: Random House Audio
Executive Producer: Aaron Blank
Director: Louis Milgrom
Original Work
Tell Me a Story: Women of Wonder
By: Amy Friedman
Read by: Bryce Dallas Howard, Paula Poundstone, Wendy Hammers, Margot Rose, Jessica DiCicco and Yvette Freeman
Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Executive Producer: Dennis Danziger
Producer: Amy Friedman
Director: Lori Ada Jaroslow
Package Design
The Word of Promise® Audio Bible
Read by: Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jon Voight, Marisa Tomei, Lou Gossett, Jr. and a full cast
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Producer: Carl Amari
Director: JoBe Cerny
Personal Development
Nurtureshock
By: Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Read by: Po Bronson
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Producer/Director: Dennis Kao
Romance
The Untamed Bride
By: Stephanie Laurens
Read by: Simon Prebble
Publisher: HarperAudio
Executive Producer: Michael Conroy
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Bellwether
By: Connie Willis
Read by: Kate Reading
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Executive Producer: Josh Stanton
Producer: Grover Gardner
Short Stories/Collections
Black Mask Audio Magazine, Vol. 1
By: Dashiell Hammett and various authors
Read by: a full cast
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Executive Producer: Josh Stanton
Producer/Director: Yuri Rasovsky
Solo Narration – Female
The Chosen One
Read by: Jenna Lamia
By: Carol Lynch Williams
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Executive Producer: Laura Wilson
Director: Jerry Maybrook
Solo Narration – Male
Great Expectations
Read by: Charlton Griffin
By: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Audio Connoisseur
Producer/Director: Charlton Griffin
Spanish Language
La Traversia de Enrique
By: Sonia Nazario
Read by: Adriana Sananes
Publisher: Recorded Books
Executive Producer: Claudia Howard
Producer/Director: Manuel Herrara
Teens
Peace, Locomotion
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Read by: Dion Graham
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Executive Producer: Colleen Rockey
Producer: Laura Grafton
Director: May Wuthrich
Thriller / Suspense
Darling Jim: A Novel
By: Christian Moerk
Read by: Stephen Hoye and Justine Eyre
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Executive Producer: Ron Formica
