Viola Davis, Paul Simon, Billy Porter, More – Billboard

Lower than three weeks after she received a Grammy for her audiobook Discovering Me (and by doing so, clinching EGOT standing), Viola Davis is nominated for 2 2023 Audie Awards – audiobook of the yr and narration by the writer(s).

The Audie Awards, that are offered by The Audio Publishers Affiliation, acknowledge distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word leisure. This yr’s finalists additionally embrace Paul Simon, Billy Porter, Kevin Hart, Lucy Liu, Thandiwe Newton, Malcolm Gladwell, Molly Shannon and BD Wong.

Discovering Me was one among six tasks to obtain two nominations. Others are Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Good Omens by Gaiman & Terry Pratchett; Hi there, Molly! by Shannon; The 1619 Undertaking, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Occasions Journal; and Warfare and Peace, narrated by Newton.

There are 26 aggressive classes, together with two which are gendered – finest feminine narrator and finest male narrator. Winners might be revealed on the Audie Awards Gala on March 28. The ceremony might be streamed from Chelsea Piers’ Pier Sixty in New York Metropolis.

“The Audio Publishers Affiliation congratulates all of this yr’s finalists,” Ana Maria Allessi, president of the APA, mentioned in a press release. “This yr’s finalists are consultant of the immense expertise within the audiobook neighborhood and past. From the just lately topped EGOT recipient Viola Davis to Grammy winner Paul Simon to audiobook luminaries like Soneela Nankani and Edoardo Ballerini, we’re pleased with these multi-hyphenates who’re serving to form the medium. We sit up for celebrating all of them on the March 28 gala.”

The Audio Publishers Affiliation is a not-for-profit commerce group. Since 1986, the APA has labored to deliver audio publishers collectively to extend curiosity in audiobooks. For extra details about the APA, go to audiopub.org.

Listed here are nominees in 4 key classes:

Audiobook of the 12 months

The 1619 Undertaking, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Occasions Journal; edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein; numerous narrators; revealed by Penguin Random Home Audio

Discovering Me, written and narrated by Viola Davis; revealed by HarperAudio

Miracle and Marvel: Conversations with Paul Simon, by Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam; narrated by Paul Simon, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam; revealed by Pushkin Industries

Remarkably Vivid Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt; narrated by Marin Eire and Michael Urie, revealed by HarperAudio

Wake: The Hidden Historical past of Girls-Led Slave Revolts, tailored by Tyler English-Beckwith, primarily based on the graphic novel by Rebecca Corridor and Hugo Martínez, numerous narrators; revealed by Podium Audio

Autobiography/Memoir

The Extraordinary Lifetime of an Bizarre Man, by Paul Newman; edited by David Rosenthal; foreword by Melissa Newman; afterword by Clea Newman Soderlund; narrated by Jeff Daniels, Melissa Newman, Clea Newman Soderlund, Ari Fliakos, January LaVoy, John Rubinstein, and Emily Wachtel; revealed by Penguin Random Home Audio

Hi there, Molly!, written and narrated by Molly Shannon; revealed by HarperAudio

Left on Tenth, written and narrated by Delia Ephron; revealed by Hachette Audio

Secure, Wished, and Cherished: A Household Memoir of Psychological Sickness, Heartbreak, and Hope, by Patrick Dylan; narrated by Raúl E. Esparza; revealed by Snow Anselmo Press with Woman Friday Productions

Unprotected: A Memoir, written and narrated by Billy Porter, revealed by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia