ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Dixie Chicks
• Nominee Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Faith Hill
• Nominee George Strait
• Nominee Toby Keith

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Faith Hill
• Nominee Jo Dee Messina
• Nominee Lee Ann Womack
• Nominee Martina McBride
• Nominee Sara Evans

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Toby Keith
• Nominee Brad Paisley
• Nominee George Strait
• Nominee Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Tim McGraw

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Dixie Chicks
• Nominee Alabama
• Nominee Diamond Rio
• Nominee Lonestar
• Nominee Sawyer Brown

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Jamie O'Neal Jamie O’Neal
• Nominee Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Nominee Tammy Cochran

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Keith Urban
• Nominee Billy Gilman
• Nominee Phil Vassar

Top New Vocal Duet or Group

• Winner Rascal Flatts
• Nominee Clark Family Experience
• Nominee Sons of the Desert

Album of the Year

• Winner How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith
• Nominee American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash
• Nominee I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert
• Nominee One Voice Billy Gilman
• Nominee Who Needs Pictures Brad Paisley

Song of the Year

• Winner I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert
• Nominee How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith
• Nominee One Voice Billy Gilman
• Nominee The Little Girl John Michael Montgomery
• Nominee We Danced Brad Paisley

Single Record of the Year

• Winner I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert
• Nominee How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith
• Nominee Kiss This Aaron Tippin
• Nominee The Little Girl John Michael Montgomery
• Nominee There is No Arizona Jamie O’Neal

Video of the Year

• Winner Goodbye Earl Dixie Chicks
• Nominee I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert
• Nominee The Way You Love Me Faith Hill
• Nominee When It All Goes South Alabama
• Nominee You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This Toby Keith

Vocal Event of the Year

• Winner I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert
• Nominee Buy Me a Rose Kenny Rogers, Alison Krauss, Billy Dean
• Nominee Let’s Make Love Tim McGraw, Faith Hill
• Nominee Murder on Music Row Alan Jackson, George Strait
• Nominee That's the Beat of a Heart Sara Evans, The Warren Brothers

Bass

• Winner Michael Rhodes
• Nominee Dana Williams
• Nominee Glenn Worf

Drums

• Winner Eddie Bayers
• Nominee Brian Prout
• Nominee Steve Duncan

Fiddle

• Winner Mark O'Connor
• Nominee Aubrey Haynie
• Nominee Stuart Duncan

Guitar

• Winner Brent Mason
• Nominee Brent Rowan
• Nominee Dann Huff
• Nominee Jimmy Olander
• Nominee Mark Sissel

Keyboard

• Winner John Hobbs
• Nominee Dan Truman
• Nominee Gary Prim

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Jerry Douglas
• Nominee Gene Johnson
• Nominee Jimmy Henley
• Nominee Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson

Steel Guitar

• Winner Paul Franklin
• Nominee Bill Johnson
• Nominee J.D. Maness

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Carl P. Mayfield & the P-Team
• Nominee Cody Alan
• Nominee Harmon & Evans
• Nominee Lynn Sharpe
• Nominee Randy Miller

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner WIVK - Knoxville, TN
• Nominee KASE- Austin, TX
• Nominee KNIX - Phoenix, AZ
• Nominee KPLX - Dallas, Texas
• Nominee WFMS - Indianapolis, IN

Casino of the Year

• Winner Sam's Town - Robinsonville, MS
• Nominee Horseshoe Casino - Robinsonville, MS
• Nominee Isle of Capri - Lake Charles, LA
• Nominee Reno Hilton - Reno, NV
• Nominee Sunset Station - Henderson, NV

Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, TX
• Nominee Buck Owens Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
• Nominee Coyotes Club - Louisville, KY
• Nominee Crazy Horse - Irvine, CA
• Nominee Montana's - San Dimas, CA

Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year

• Winner Bob Romeo
• Nominee Brian O'Connell
• Nominee Jimmy Jay
• Nominee Louis Messina
• Nominee Suzanne Wilson

Career Achievement Award

• Winner Kenny Rogers
• Winner Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers

Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

• Winner Barbara Mandrell

Mae Boren Axton Award

• Winner Ray Pilzak