ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee Alan Jackson
• Nominee Garth Brooks
• Nominee Reba McEntire
• Nominee Tim McGraw

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Patty Loveless
• Nominee Faith Hill
• Nominee Pam Tillis
• Nominee Reba McEntire
• Nominee Shania Twain

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Alan Jackson
• Nominee George Strait
• Nominee John Berry
• Nominee Tim McGraw
• Nominee Vince Gill

Top Vocal Group

• Winner The Mavericks
• Nominee Alabama
• Nominee BlackHawk
• Nominee Diamond Rio
• Nominee Sawyer Brown

Top New Duet/Group

• Winner Lonestar
• Nominee 4 Runner
• Nominee Perfect Stranger

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Shania Twain
• Nominee Alison Krauss
• Nominee Terri Clark

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Bryan White
• Nominee David Lee Murphy
• Nominee Wade Hayes

Album of the Year

• Winner The Woman In Me Shania Twain
• Nominee All I Want Tim McGraw
• Nominee Lead On George Strait
• Nominee Waitin' On Sundown Brooks & Dunn
• Nominee When Fallen Angels Fly Patty Loveless

Song of the Year

• Winner The Keeper Of The Stars Tracy Byrd
• Nominee I Like It, I Love It Tim McGraw
• Nominee Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye John Berry
• Nominee You Don’t Even Know Who I Am Patty Loveless
• Nominee You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Brooks & Dunn

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Check Yes Or No George Strait
• Nominee Any Man Of Mine Shania Twain
• Nominee I Like It, I Love It Tim McGraw
• Nominee It Matters To Me Faith Hill
• Nominee You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Brooks & Dunn

Video of the Year

• Winner The Car Jeff Carson
• Nominee My Wife Thinks You're Dead Junior Brown
• Nominee Not That Different Collin Raye
• Nominee Sold John Michael Montgomery
• Nominee Tell Me I Was Dreaming Travis Tritt

Bass

• Winner Glenn Worf
• Nominee Danny Milliner
• Nominee Leon Watson

Drums

• Winner Eddie Bayers
• Nominee Dony Wynn
• Nominee Vic Mastrianni

Fiddle

• Winner Rob Hajacos
• Nominee Billy Cockran
• Nominee Jimmy Stewart
• Nominee Mark O'Connor

Guitar

• Winner Brent Mason
• Nominee Charlie Crowe
• Nominee William "Butch" Davis

Keyboard

• Winner Matt Rollings
• Nominee Cleo (Flip) Anderson
• Nominee Dwain Rowe

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Terry McMillan
• Nominee Bela Fleck
• Nominee Jerry Douglas
• Nominee Jonathan Yudkin

Steel Guitar

• Winner Paul Franklin
• Nominee J.D. Maness
• Nominee Tom Baughman
• Nominee Troy Klontz

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Gerry House
• Nominee Carl P. Mayfield
• Nominee Tom Rivers

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner WSIX - Nashville, TN
• Nominee KZLA - Glendale, CA
• Nominee WQYK - Tampa, FL

Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Crazy Horse Steak House & Saloon - Santa Ana, CA
• Nominee Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, TX
• Nominee Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO

Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year

• Winner George Moffett
• Nominee Bob Romeo
• Nominee Larry Frank

Gene Weed Special Achievement Award

• Winner Jeff Foxworthy

Pioneer Award

• Winner Merle Haggard