ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner George Strait
• Nominee Alabama
• Nominee Dolly Parton
• Nominee Hank Williams Jr.
• Nominee Randy Travis

Band of the Year (Non-Touring)

• Winner Nashville Now
• Nominee Bull Durham Band
• Nominee Doo Wah Riders Band
• Nominee Palomino Riders

Band of the Year (Touring)

• Winner Desert Rose Band
• Nominee Highway 101
• Nominee RT and Nashville

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Kathy Mattea
• Nominee Dolly Parton
• Nominee k.d. lang
• Nominee Reba McEntire
• Nominee Tanya Tucker

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Clint Black
• Nominee George Strait
• Nominee Randy Travis
• Nominee Ricky Van Shelton
• Nominee Rodney Crowell

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Restless Heart
• Nominee Alabama
• Nominee Highway 101
• Nominee Shenandoah
• Nominee Statler Brothers

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Nominee Daniele Alexander
• Nominee Jann Browne

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Clint Black
• Nominee Garth Brooks
• Nominee Lionel Cartwright

Top New Vocal Duet or Group

• Winner Kentucky Headhunters
• Nominee Shenandoah
• Nominee Wild Rose

Album of the Year

• Winner Killin' Time Clint Black
• Nominee Diamonds & Dirt Rodney Crowell
• Nominee Old 8 x 10 Randy Travis
• Nominee Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol II Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Nominee Willow In The Head Allen Reynolds (Producer), Mercury Records (Record Company)
• Nominee Willow In The Wind Kathy Mattea

Song of the Year

• Winner Where've You Been Kathy Mattea
• Nominee After All This Time Rodney Crowell
• Nominee If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks
• Nominee Killin' Time Clint Black
• Nominee There's A Tear In My Beer Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams Sr

Country Music Video of the Year

• Winner There's A Tear In My Beer Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams Sr
• Nominee Cathy's Clown Reba McEntire
• Nominee High Cotton Alabama
• Nominee Planet Texas Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That Dolly Parton

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Better Man Clint Black
• Nominee I'm No Stranger To The Rain Keith Whitley
• Nominee If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks
• Nominee There's A Tear In My Beer Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams Sr
• Nominee Timber I'm Falling In Love Patty Loveless

Bass

• Winner Michael Rhodes
• Nominee Bill Bryson
• Nominee Rocky Thacker

Drums

• Winner Steve Duncan
• Nominee Catus Moser
• Nominee Eddie Bayers
• Nominee Tommy Rivelli

Fiddle

• Winner Mark O'Connor
• Nominee Byron Berline
• Nominee David Johnson

Guitar

• Winner Brent Rowan
• Nominee Jack Daniels
• Nominee John Jorgenson
• Nominee Ronald Radford

Keyboard

• Winner Skip Edwards
• Nominee John Hobbs
• Nominee Matt Rollings
• Nominee Monty Parkey

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Jerry Douglas
• Nominee Dave McKelvy
• Nominee Tom Rutledge

Steel Guitar

• Winner J.D. Maness
• Nominee Gary Carter
• Nominee Paul Franklin

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Jon Conlon

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner WSIX - Nashville, TN

Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Crazy Horse Steak House & Saloon - Santa Ana, CA

Top Vocal Duet

• Winner The Judds
• Nominee Baillie & The Boys
• Nominee Buck Owens
• Nominee Hank Williams Jr.
• Nominee Hank Williams Sr. Hank Williams Sr
• Nominee Ringo Starr
• Nominee Sweethearts of the Rodeo