Jim Dale Wins Grammy Award for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" AudioBook
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Posted by: Sue
February 11, 2008, 01:21 AM
At ceremonies before tonight’s telecast, it was announced that Jim Dale won the Grammy Award in the category best “Spoken Word Album for Children” for his audio recording of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” written by J.K. Rowling. Congratulations Jim Dale!
If you have not yet heard Jim Dale’s voice work for the Harry Potter audio books, be sure to check out these excerpts here from Random House.
51 Comments
Awsome! I own all of his Potter audio books and love them! congrats, Mr Dale!(I love his voice for the house elves.)
Posted by Kerri on February 10, 2008, 08:28 PM
Congrats Mr.Dale, you totally deserve it! I own the HBP audio one and he does snapes voice so good, and the rest of course – I dont know how he does them all.
Posted by BellaSnape on February 10, 2008, 08:40 PM
Congratulations Mr. Dale. I have listened to all the books on CD and you do an amazing job.
Posted by Aimee on February 10, 2008, 08:45 PM
This is fantastic! Congratulations Jim Dale! I too, have all the audio books on CD and it’s the way I “read” the first five books. Later on when I started reading the book books to my son I used Jim Dale’s voices and I’ll tell you it’s not easy to keep them all straight while reading out loud.
I love his McGonagall, Hagrid and (brrr) Umbridge! Dumbledore is hard on the throat but satisfyingly wise in tone. I can listen to the books over and over again and not get tired of his reading.
Well done!
Posted by Fair Ravenclaw Glenn on February 10, 2008, 08:48 PM
I love all of the HP audio books. I have listened to them multiple times. Congrats to Mr. Dale he does great work!
Posted by Keebler Elf on February 10, 2008, 08:57 PM
Mr. Dale totally deserves this Grammy, as Deathly Hallows is quite possibly my favorite HP book that he’s worked on. Congratulations, and here’s to hearing him on Pushing Daisies again after the Writer’s Strike is over!
Posted by futureweasley on February 10, 2008, 09:03 PM
Deathly Hallows was my first HP audio book. I really enjoyed listening (several times) to Jim Dale.
CONGRATULATIONS Jim!
Posted by KB Prez on February 10, 2008, 09:08 PM
The man has golden tonsils and I never grow tired of listening to HP land via Dale. If he hadn’t won the Grammy there would have been rioting in the streets. Ok, maybe not, but we’d be WANTING riots in the street. Congratulations Jim Dale, you are the spoken voice of Harry Potter Land!
Posted by Alice in Muggleland on February 10, 2008, 09:12 PM
CONGRATULATIONS JIM DALE!!!!! Awesome! Can’t express my joy articulately!
Posted by Helios Lightra on February 10, 2008, 09:16 PM
It’s about time! 7 books, 7 performances, and he’s kept the voices the same across the lot. Way to go, Jim!
Posted by Charles Chadwick on February 10, 2008, 09:25 PM
Yaay! Currently listening to DH on my ipod and I can’t get enough of his incredible talent!! Congratulations to him because he deserves it!
Posted by Ellebelle on February 10, 2008, 09:52 PM
YAYAYAYAYAY!(:
Posted by ravenclaw1028 on February 10, 2008, 10:04 PM
CONGRATULATION! you got it well deserved Mr. Dale.
Posted by fab on February 10, 2008, 10:05 PM
He’s fantastic. And Amy Winehouse is 4 for 4 right now!!!!
Posted by Sam on February 10, 2008, 10:13 PM
CONGRATULATIONS Mr Dale! He really deserved this award!!
Posted by Prenz on February 10, 2008, 10:14 PM
Awsome! I own all of his Potter audio books and love them! congrats, Mr Dale!(I love his voice for the house elves.)