ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Keith Urban
• Nominee Tim McGraw
• Nominee Toby Keith

Top Female Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Gretchen Wilson
• Nominee Lee Ann Womack
• Nominee Martina McBride
• Nominee Sara Evans
• Nominee Terri Clark

Top Male Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Keith Urban
• Nominee Alan Jackson
• Nominee Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Tim McGraw
• Nominee Toby Keith

Top Vocal Duo of the Year

• Winner Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Big & Rich
• Nominee Blue County
• Nominee Montgomery Gentry
• Nominee The Warren Brothers

Top Vocal Group of the Year

• Winner Rascal Flatts
• Nominee Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Nominee Diamond Rio
• Nominee Lonestar
• Nominee The Notorious Cherry Bombs

Top New Artist of the Year

• Winner Gretchen Wilson
• Nominee Big & Rich
• Nominee Josh Gracin
• Nominee Josh Turner
• Nominee Julie Roberts

Album of the Year

• Winner Be Here Keith Urban
• Nominee Here For The Party Gretchen Wilson
• Nominee Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw
• Nominee Restless Sara Evans
• Nominee When The Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney

Song of the Year

• Winner Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw
• Nominee American Soldier Toby Keith
• Nominee Bless The Broken Road Rascal Flatts
• Nominee I May Hate Myself In The Morning Lee Ann Womack
• Nominee Whiskey Lullaby Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw
• Nominee Bless The Broken Road Rascal Flatts
• Nominee Days Go By Keith Urban
• Nominee I May Hate Myself In The Morning Lee Ann Womack
• Nominee Redneck Woman Gretchen Wilson
• Nominee Whiskey Lullaby Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss

Video of the Year

• Winner Whiskey Lullaby Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss
• Nominee Girls Lie Too Terri Clark
• Nominee Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw
• Nominee Redneck Woman Gretchen Wilson
• Nominee Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) Big & Rich

Vocal Event of the Year

• Winner Whiskey Lullaby Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss
• Nominee Creepin' In Dolly Parton, Norah Jones
• Nominee Hey Good Lookin' Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett
• Nominee Party for Two Shania Twain, Billy Currington
• Nominee When The Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker

Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

• Winner Steve Nathan
• Nominee Gordon Mote
• Nominee Jim Brown
• Nominee Michael Omartian
• Nominee Mike Rojas

Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

• Winner Randy Scruggs
• Nominee Jim Hoke
• Nominee Jim Horn
• Nominee Rob Ickes
• Nominee Russ Pahl

Bass

• Winner Glenn Worf
• Nominee Alison Prestwood
• Nominee David Hungate
• Nominee Larry Paxton
• Nominee Mike Brignardello

Fiddle

• Winner Stuart Duncan
• Nominee Glen Duncan
• Nominee Jonathan Yudkin
• Nominee Larry Franklin
• Nominee Rob Hajacos

Guitar Player of the Year

• Winner Brent Mason
• Nominee Bryan Sutton
• Nominee J.T. Corenflos
• Nominee Jon Jorgenson
• Nominee Tom Bukovac

Percussionist/Drums of the Year

• Winner Lonnie Wilson
• Nominee Eric Darken
• Nominee Greg Morrow
• Nominee Paul Leim
• Nominee Shannon Forrest

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

• Winner Dan Dugmore
• Nominee John Hughey
• Nominee Mike Johnson
• Nominee Robbie Turner
• Nominee Sonny Garrish

Audio Engineer of the Year

• Winner Ron "Snake" Reynolds
• Nominee Gary Paczoza
• Nominee John Kelton
• Nominee Julian King
• Nominee Justin Niebank

Producer of the Year

• Winner James Stroud
• Nominee Buddy Cannon
• Nominee Byron Gallimore
• Nominee Mark Wright
• Nominee Paul Worley

On-Air Personality of the Year

• Winner Tim Chelgren & Willy Loon
• Nominee Dex & Kim
• Nominee Gunner
• Nominee Lisa Dent WUSN (Chicago, IL)
• Nominee Skip Mahaffey

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner WIVK - Knoxville, TN
• Nominee KPLX - Dallas, TX
• Nominee KTTS - Springfield, MO
• Nominee KUZZ - Bakersfield, CA
• Nominee WIXY - Champaign, IL

Casino of the Year

• Winner Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
• Nominee Belterra - Belterra, IN
• Nominee Casino Rama - Orilla, ONT
• Nominee Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT
• Nominee Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY

Don Romeo Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year

• Winner Brian O'Connell
• Nominee Louis Messina
• Nominee Mike Smardak
• Nominee Rich Mischell
• Nominee Suzanne Wilson

Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Buck Owens Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
• Nominee Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, TX
• Nominee Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO
• Nominee Pepsi Roadhouse - Burgettstown, PA
• Nominee Tumbleweed Dancehall - Stillwater, OK

Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award

• Winner Chris LeDoux

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Winner Charlie Nagatani

The Home Depot Humanitarian Award

• Winner Neal McCoy
• Nominee Brad Paisley
• Nominee Diamond Rio