ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Luke Bryan
• Nominee Florida Georgia Line
• Nominee Garth Brooks
• Nominee Jason Aldean
• Nominee Miranda Lambert

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Miranda Lambert
• Nominee Brandy Clark
• Nominee Carrie Underwood
• Nominee Kacey Musgraves
• Nominee Martina McBride

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Jason Aldean
• Nominee Blake Shelton
• Nominee Brad Paisley
• Nominee Dierks Bentley
• Nominee Eric Church
• Nominee Luke Bryan

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Winner Florida Georgia Line
• Nominee Brothers Osborne
• Nominee Dan + Shay
• Nominee Maddie & Tae
• Nominee The Swon Brothers

Vocal Group of the Year

• Winner Little Big Town
• Nominee Lady A
• Nominee Rascal Flatts
• Nominee The Band Perry
• Nominee Zac Brown Band

New Artist of the Year

• Winner Cole Swindell
• Nominee Dan + Shay
• Nominee Sam Hunt
• Nominee Thomas Rhett

Album of the Year

• Winner Platinum Miranda Lambert
• Nominee Old Boots, New Dirt Jason Aldean
• Nominee Pain Killer Little Big Town
• Nominee Riser Dierks Bentley
• Nominee The Outsiders Eric Church

Song of the Year

• Winner Automatic Miranda Lambert
• Nominee American Kids Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Drink A Beer Luke Bryan
• Nominee Follow Your Arrow Kacey Musgraves
• Nominee Give Me Back My Hometown Eric Church
• Nominee I Hold On Dierks Bentley

Single Record of the Year

• Winner I Don't Dance Lee Brice (Artist & Producer), Curb Records (Record Company)
• Nominee American Kids Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Automatic Miranda Lambert
• Nominee Dirt Florida Georgia Line
• Nominee Drunk On A Plane Dierks Bentley

Video of the Year

• Winner Drunk On A Plane Dierks Bentley
• Nominee American Kids Kenny Chesney
• Nominee Cop Car Keith Urban
• Nominee I'm Not Gonna Miss You Glen Campbell
• Nominee Somethin' Bad Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood

Vocal Event of the Year

• Winner This Is How We Roll Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan
• Nominee Lonely Tonight Blake Shelton, Ashley Monroe
• Nominee Meanwhile Back At Mama's Tim McGraw, Faith Hill
• Nominee Somethin' Bad Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood
• Nominee The South Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, The Cadillac Three, Mike Eli

Bass Player of the Year

• Winner Glenn Worf
• Nominee Jimmie Lee Sloas
• Nominee Mark Hill
• Nominee Tony Lucido
• Nominee Tully Kennedy

Drummer of the Year

• Winner Greg Morrow
• Nominee Chad Cromwell
• Nominee Chris McHugh
• Nominee Fred Eltringham
• Nominee Nir Zidkyahu

Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

• Winner Michael Rojas
• Nominee Gordon Mote
• Nominee John Hobbs
• Nominee Tim Lauer
• Nominee Tony Harrell

Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

• Winner Ilya Toshinskiy
• Nominee Aubrey Haynie
• Nominee Danny Rader
• Nominee Glen Duncan
• Nominee Stuart Duncan

Guitar Player of the Year

• Winner Tom Bukovac
• Nominee Adam Shoenfeld
• Nominee Brent Mason
• Nominee J.T. Corenflos
• Nominee Kenny Greenberg

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

• Winner Dan Dugmore
• Nominee Mike Johnson
• Nominee Russ Pahl
• Nominee Steve Hinson
• Nominee Tommy White

Songwriter of the Year

• Winner Luke Laird
• Nominee Ashley Gorley
• Nominee Chris Tompkins
• Nominee Josh Osborne
• Nominee Rodney Clawson

Audio Engineer of the Year

• Winner Chuck Ainlay
• Nominee Ben Fowler
• Nominee Derek Bason
• Nominee F. Reid Shippen
• Nominee Steve Marcantonio

Producer of the Year

• Winner Jay Joyce
• Nominee Frank Liddell
• Nominee Frank Rogers
• Nominee Joey Moi
• Nominee Michael Knox

On-Air Personality of the Year - Major Market

• Winner Lisa Dent and Ramblin' Ray - WUSN-FM Chicago, IL
• Nominee Ben Campbell and Matt McAllister - KNIX-FM - Phoenix, AZ KNIX
• Nominee Dave and Veronica - WQYK-FM - Tampa, FL
• Nominee Razz on the Radio - WXTU-FM - Philadelphia, PA
• Nominee Rob Tanner, Guenn, Chris & Captain Jim - WSOC-FM - Charlotte, NC

On-Air Personality of the Year - Large Market

• Winner Big Dave, Chelsie, Stattman - WUBE-FM - Cincinnati, OH
• Nominee AJ & Ashley - WWKA-FM - Orlando, FL
• Nominee Dave O'Brien - WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
• Nominee Mike Wheless, Marty Young, Janie Carothers - WQDR-FM - Raleigh, NC
• Nominee The Odd Squad - CKRY-FM - Calgary, AB

On-Air Personality of the Year - Medium Market

• Winner Steve & Gina and the Kat 103.7 Morning Show - KXKT-FM - Omaha, NE
• Nominee 97 Country Breakfast Club with Roger, Tom, Melissa and DJ Thee Trucker - WPCV-FM - Lakeland, FL
• Nominee Buzz Jackson KIIM-FM (Tucson, AZ)
• Nominee Cash and Carey - KWEN-FM - Tulsa, OK
• Nominee Wynn & Wilson in The Morning - WQMX-FM - Akron, OH

On-Air Personality of the Year - Small Market

• Winner Gator, Styckman, Cowboy Kyle - WUSY-FM - Chattanooga, TN
• Nominee Brian Gary, Todd Harding, and Susan Moore - The Good Morning Guys - KUAD-FM - Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO
• Nominee M. Fletcher Brown - WXFL-FM - Florence, AL
• Nominee Philip Gibbons - WGSQ-FM - Cookeville, TN
• Nominee Scotty Cox, Cara Denis - KCLR-FM - Columbia, MO

Radio Station of the Year - Major Market

• Winner WUSN-FM - Chicago, IL
• Nominee KNIX - FM Phoenix, AZ
• Nominee WIL-FM - St. Louis, MO
• Nominee WKLB-FM Boston, MA
• Nominee WSOC-FM - Charlotte, NC

Radio Station of the Year - Large Market

• Winner WWKA-FM - Orlando, FL
• Nominee CKRY-FM - Calgary, Alberta
• Nominee KAJA-FM - San Antonio, TX
• Nominee WMIL-FM Milwaukee, WI
• Nominee WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH

Radio Station of the Year - Medium Market

• Winner WQMX-FM Akron, OH
• Nominee KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA
• Nominee KXKT-FM Omaha, NE
• Nominee WCYQ-FM - Knoxville, TN
• Nominee WYRK-FM - Buffalo, NY

Radio Station of the Year - Small Market

• Winner KCLR-FM Columbia, MO
• Nominee KTHK-FM - Idaho Falls, ID
• Nominee WGSQ-FM - Cookeville, TN
• Nominee WXFL-FM Florence, AL
• Nominee WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL

National On-Air Personality of the Year

• Winner Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas - The Big D and Bubba Show
• Nominee Cody Alan CMT After MidNite
• Nominee Crook and Chase - Crook and Chase Countdown
• Nominee Lia Knight - The Lia Show
• Nominee Shawn Parr, Elaina Smith - Nash Nights Live

Festival of the Year

• Winner Country Thunder USA: East - Twin Lakes, WI
• Nominee Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI
• Nominee Stagecoach Festival - Indio, CA
• Nominee Watershed Festival - Quincy, WA
• Nominee Windy City Smokeout - Chicago, IL

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

• Winner Sally Williams - Ryman Auditorium
• Nominee Fran Romeo - Romeo Entertainment Group
• Nominee Gary Osier - Gary Osier Presents
• Nominee Gil Cunningham - Neste Live!
• Nominee R.J. Romeo - Romeo Entertainment Group

Promoter of the Year

• Winner Ed Warm - Joe's Live
• Nominee Brent Fedrizzi - AEG Live
• Nominee Jason Wright - Live Nation
• Nominee Louis Messina - AEG Live/The Messina Group
• Nominee Patrick McDill - Live Nation

Casino of the Year - Medium Capacity

• Winner MGM Grand Casino - Las Vegas, NV
• Nominee Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino - Windsor, ON, Canada
• Nominee Casino Rama - Rama, ON, Canada
• Nominee Choctaw Casino Event Center - Durant, OK
• Nominee The Colosseum at Caesars Palace - Las Vegas, NV

Casino of the Year - Small Capacity

• Winner Hard Rock Live - Biloxi, MS
• Nominee Peppermill Concert Hall - Wendover, NV
• Nominee Riverwind Casino - Norman, OK
• Nominee Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Mount Pleasant, MI
• Nominee WinStar World Casino - Thackerville, OK

Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Joe's Bar - Chicago, IL
• Nominee Bub City - Chicago, IL
• Nominee Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO
• Nominee House of Blues - Boston, MA
• Nominee Wild Bill's - Duluth, GA

Venue of the Year - Large Capacity

• Winner Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA
• Nominee BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
• Nominee Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
• Nominee Gorge Amphitheatre - Quincy, WA
• Nominee Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, IN

Venue of the Year - Medium Capacity

• Winner Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
• Nominee Amphitheater at The Wharf - Orange Beach, AL
• Nominee Big Sandy Superstore Arena - Huntington, WV
• Nominee Filene Center At Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
• Nominee Resch Center - Green Bay, WI

Venue of the Year - Small Capacity

• Winner Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
• Nominee Cain's Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
• Nominee Irving Plaza - New York, NY
• Nominee The Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
• Nominee The Rave/Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI

Career Achievement Award

• Winner Alabama

Crystal Milestone Award

• Winner Loretta Lynn

Gene Weed Special Achievement Award

• Winner Luke Bryan

Jim Reeves International Award

• Winner Eric Church

Mae Boren Axton Award

• Winner Barry Adelman
• Winner Tim DuBois

Poet's Award

• Winner Bob McDill
• Winner Felice & Boudleaux Bryant