ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Alan Jackson
• Nominee Garth Brooks
• Nominee Tim McGraw
• Nominee Toby Keith

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Martina McBride
• Nominee Faith Hill
• Nominee Lee Ann Womack
• Nominee Sara Evans
• Nominee Trisha Yearwood

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Alan Jackson
• Nominee Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Tim McGraw
• Nominee Toby Keith
• Nominee Travis Tritt

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Lonestar
• Nominee Diamond Rio
• Nominee Dixie Chicks
• Nominee Nickel Creek
• Nominee Trick Pony

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Nominee Cyndi Thomson
• Nominee Tammy Cochran

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Phil Vassar
• Nominee Blake Shelton
• Nominee Chris Cagle

Top New Vocal Duet or Group

• Winner Trick Pony
• Nominee Nickel Creek
• Nominee Sons of the Desert

Album of the Year

• Winner Soundtrack - O Brother, Where Art Thou? T-Bone Burnett (Producer), Mercury Records (Record Company)
• Nominee Down the Road I Go Travis Tritt
• Nominee Pull My Chain Toby Keith
• Nominee Set This Circus Down Tim McGraw
• Nominee Steers & Stripes Brooks & Dunn

Song of the Year

• Winner Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Alan Jackson
• Nominee Angels in Waiting Tammy Cochran
• Nominee I Wanna Talk About Me Toby Keith
• Nominee One More Day Diamond Rio
• Nominee Only in America Brooks & Dunn

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Alan Jackson
• Nominee Ain't Nothing 'Bout You Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee I Wanna Talk About Me Toby Keith
• Nominee It's A Great Day to Be Alive Travis Tritt
• Nominee One More Day Diamond Rio

Video of the Year

• Winner Only in America Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Angels in Waiting Tammy Cochran
• Nominee I Wanna Talk About Me Toby Keith
• Nominee I'm Tryin' Trace Adkins
• Nominee Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly Aaron Tippin

Vocal Event of the Year

• Winner I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow Soggy Bottom Boys
• Nominee Beer Run Garth Brooks, George Jones
• Nominee Bring on the Rain Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina
• Nominee Out of Control Raging Fire Patty Loveless, Travis Tritt
• Nominee Too Country Brad Paisley, George Jones, Buck Owens, Bill Anderson

Bass

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

Drums

• Winner Eddie Bayers
• Nominee Brian Prout
• Nominee Greg Morrow

Fiddle

• Winner Stuart Duncan
• Nominee Aubrey Haynie
• Nominee David Varnado
• Nominee Dean Brown

Guitar

• Winner Jimmy Olander
• Nominee Brent Mason
• Nominee Dann Huff

Keyboard

• Winner John Hobbs
• Nominee Dan Truman
• Nominee Jeff McMahon
• Nominee Matt Rollings
• Nominee Robert Jensen

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Jerry Douglas
• Nominee Dave Dunkley
• Nominee Gene Johnson

Steel Guitar

• Winner Paul Franklin
• Nominee Denny Hemingson
• Nominee J.D. Maness
• Nominee Johnny Helms

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Stu Evans
• Nominee Cadillac Jack
• Nominee Ichabod Cain & The Waking Crew
• Nominee Steve Harmon
• Nominee Vicki Murphy

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner KPLX - Dallas, TX
• Nominee KMLE - Phoenix, AZ
• Nominee KNIX - Phoenix, AZ
• Nominee KSCS - Dallas, TX
• Nominee KYGO - Denver, CO

Club of the Year

• Winner Bluebird Cafe - Nashville, TN
• Nominee Buck Owens Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
• Nominee Cowboys - Dallas, TX
• Nominee Montana's - San Dimas, CA
• Nominee Wild Horse Saloon - Nashville, TN

Casino of the Year

• Winner Boulder Station - Las Vegas, NV
• Nominee Foxwoods Resort and Casino - Mashantucket, CT
• Nominee Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall - Las Vegas, NV
• Nominee The Grand Casino - Biloxi, MS
• Nominee The Horseshoe Casino - Tunica, MO

Don Romeo Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year

• Winner Brian O'Connell
• Nominee Fran Romeo
• Nominee Glenn Smith
• Nominee Lori Renfrow
• Nominee Suzanne Wilson

Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

• Winner Ronnie Milsap

Mae Boren Axton Award

• Winner Marge Meoli

Tex Ritter Award

• Winner O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Home Depot Humanitarian Award

• Winner Reba McEntire
• Nominee Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Alabama