The recording is nominated towards George Orwell’s 1984, Richard Powers’ Playground: A Novel, Claire Oshetsky’s Poor Deer, and Dan Slepian’s The Sing Sing Information
Barbra Streisand‘s memoir My Identify Is Barbra was a decades-long enterprise. The actress and musician started engaged on the mission within the late Nineties, years after former First Girl Jackie Kennedy first approached her about writing a e-book. A sequence of begins and stops adopted, resulting in the eventual launch of the autobiography in 2023. Now, it’s time to reap the rewards, or reasonably, awards.
Streisand’s narration of My Identify Is Barbra was nominated for Audiobook of the 12 months on the 2025 Audie Awards. The recording is up towards George Orwell’s 1984 as learn by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and extra; Richard Powers’ Playground: A Novel as learn by Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, Eunice Wong, and extra; Claire Oshetsky’s Poor Deer as narrated by Sophie Amoss; and Dan Slepian self-narrated The Sing Sing Information.
My Identify Is Barbra can even compete within the Greatest Autobiography/Memoir class. Her fellow nominees embody Elton John for Farewell Yellow Brick Highway, Sebastian Junger for In My Time of Dying: How I Got here Face to Face with the Concept of an Afterlife, Salman Rushdie for Knife, and Kelly Bishop’s The Third Gilmore Lady: A Memoir.
Streisand obtained her first awards nomination for her memoir in November when the e-book was nominated for Greatest Audio Ebook, Narration & Storytelling Recording on the 2025 Grammy Awards. It will likely be up towards All You Want Is Love: The Beatles in Their Personal Phrases as produced by Man Oldfield, George Clinton’s …And Your Ass Will Observe, Dolly Parton’s Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones, and Jimmy Carter’s Final Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration.
My Identify Is Barbra spans Streisand’s complete life, together with her contributions as an actress and musician, in addition to her friendships with the likes of Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, and her husband, James Brolin.
