2021 Audie Award winners — every category
The 2021 Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), recognized 24 winning audiobooks across 24 categories tracked in this index. The year's top prize, Audiobook of the Year, went to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
| Category | Audiobook | Author | Narrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobook of the Year | Piranesi | Susanna Clarke | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Audio Drama | Doctor Who: Stranded (Series 1) | Matt Fitton, David K. Barnes, Lisa McMullin, John Dorney | Paul McGann, Nicola Walker, Hattie Morahan, Rebecca Root, Tom Price, Tom Baker |
| Autobiography or Memoir | The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Malcolm X and Alex Haley | Laurence Fishburne |
| Best Female Narrator | The City We Became | N. K. Jemisin | Robin Miles |
| Best Male Narrator | The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Malcolm X & Alex Haley | Laurence Fishburne |
| Business and Personal Development | The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life | Edith Eva Eger | Tovah Feldshuh |
| Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction | Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire | Jen Hatmaker | Jen Hatmaker |
| Fantasy | The City We Became | N. K. Jemisin | Robin Miles |
| Fiction | Such a Fun Age | Kiley Reid | Nicole Lewis |
| History or Biography | His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope | Jon Meacham | JD Jackson |
| Humor | A Very Punchable Face | Colin Jost | Colin Jost |
| Literary Fiction & Classics | The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi | Yetide Badaki, Chukwudi Iwuji |
| Middle Grade | The Good Hawk | Joseph Elliott | Gary Furlong, Fiona Hardingham |
| Multi-Voiced Performance | Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo | Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte |
| Mystery | Fair Warning | Michael Connelly | Peter Giles, Zach Villa |
| Nonfiction | Fire in Paradise | Alastair Gee; Dani Anguiano | T. Ryder Smith |
| Original Work | When You Finish Saving the World | Jesse Eisenberg | Kaitlyn Dever, Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard |
| Romance | Dirty Letters | Vi Keeland; Penelope Ward | Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan |
| Science Fiction | The Deep | Rivers Solomon et al. | Daveed Diggs |
| Short Stories or Collection | The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories | Anton Chekhov | Richard Armitage |
| Spanish Language | El laberinto del fauno | Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke | Kerygma Flores, Luis Avila |
| Thriller & Suspense | When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole | Susan Dalian, Jay Aaseng |
| Young Adult | Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo | Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte |
| Young Listeners | The Overground Railroad | Lesa Cline-Ransome | Shayna Small, Dion Graham |
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