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Barbra Streisand‘s memoir, My Name Is Barbra, was a decades-long undertaking. The actress and musician began working on the project in the late Nineties, years after former First Lady Jackie Kennedy first approached her about writing a book. A series of starts and stops followed, leading to the eventual release of the autobiography in 2023. Now, it’s time to reap the rewards, or rather, awards.
Streisand’s narration of My Name Is Barbra was nominated for Audiobook of the Year at the 2025 Audie Awards. The recording is up against George Orwell’s 1984, as read by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others; Richard Powers’ Playground: A Novel, as read by Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, Eunice Wong, and others; Claire Oshetsky’s Poor Deer, as narrated by Sophie Amoss; and the Dan Slepian self-narrated The Sing Sing Files.
My Name Is Barbra will also compete in the Best Autobiography/Memoir category. Her fellow nominees include Elton John, for Farewell Yellow Brick Road; Sebastian Junger, for In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife; Salman Rushdie, for Knife; and Kelly Bishop’s The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir.
Streisand received her first awards nomination for her memoir in November, when the book was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording at the 2025 Grammy Awards. It will be up against All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words, as produced by Guy Oldfield; George Clinton’s … And Your Ass Will Follow; Dolly Parton’s Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones; and Jimmy Carter’s Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.
My Name Is Barbra spans Streisand’s entire life, including her contributions as an actress and musician, as well as her friendships with the likes of Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, and her husband, James Brolin.
