Every winner and nominee from the 1st ACM Awards to the 61st. Pick a year on the ruler, search an artist, song or album, or follow one award category through six decades.
NomineeSoaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Mount Pleasant, MI
NomineeThe Joint: Tulsa - Tulsa, OK
Nightclub of the Year
WinnerJoe's on Weed St. - Chicago, IL
NomineeDusty Armadillo - Rootstown, OH
NomineeGrizzly Rose - Denver, CO
NomineeJoe's Live - Rosemont, IL
NomineeStoney's Rockin' Country - Las Vegas, NV
Venue of the Year - Large Capacity
WinnerBridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
NomineeBOK Center – Tulsa, OK
NomineeBudweiser Stage - Toronto, ON
NomineePNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
NomineeRuoff Home Mortgage Music Center - Noblesville, IN
Venue of the Year - Medium Capacity
WinnerAscend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN
NomineeBank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
NomineeRed Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
NomineeThe Anthem - Washington, DC
NomineeThe Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
Venue of the Year - Small Capacity
WinnerRyman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
NomineeFloore's - Helotes, TX
NomineeHouse of Blues - Anaheim, CA
NomineeHouse of Blues - Boston, MA
NomineeSurf Ballroom - Clear Lake, IA
Cliffie Stone Icon Award
WinnerBrooks & Dunn
WinnerMartina McBrideMartina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table.
Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award
WinnerGayle HolcombGayle Holcomb, a Partner at WME and Director at Large on the ACM Board, has been a tireless advocate for ACM Lifting Lives, the Academy's charitable arm. Holcomb helped launch ACM Lifting Lives in 2009, guiding the vision for the charity in its early stages, then continued her support by serving as chairman. Holcomb made the initial endowment to form ACM Lifting Lives' Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund, in honor of her late mother. The gift enabled the fund to respond quickly to unforeseen, immediate financial needs of ACM members, staff and members of the country music community. Holcomb remains actively involved in the fund's charitable events, such as the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic at TPC, Bash at the Beach, and Topgolf Tee Off. Holcomb, the former Academy of Country Music board chairman, is also the recipient of the 2011 ACM Mae Boren Axton Award and the 2007 ACM Crystal Milestone Award. During her tenure as chairman, Holcomb was a driving force for the organization's rapid change and growth, including moving the awards show from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 2015, she was inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame, which recognizes women's contributions to the country music industry.
WinnerBilly Joe ShaverBilly Joe Shaver has embodied the Outlaw spirit of country music from the start, placing cuts in the 1970s with John, ny Ca, sh, Da, vid All, an C, oe, T, om T. Hal, l, Wayl, on Jenn, ings, Kr, is Krist, offerson, and more. After a hardscrabble youth, which can be traced through many of his most eloquent songs, Shaver met Jennings at a guitar pull in Texas. Encouraged by the legendary singer, Shaver tracked Jenn, ings down in Nashville to pitch some songs. True to his word, Jenn, ings took a break from his recording session and listened to Shaver sing the material -- and subsequently recorded an album almost entirely composed of Shaver's songs, 1973's Honky Tonk Heroes. That breakthrough paved the way for hits like Joh, n Ander, son's "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" and Jo, hnny Rodri, guez's "I Couldn't Be Me Without You." Shaver has maintained a touring and recording career for decades, performing enduring originals like "Black Rose," "Georgia on a Fast Train," "Live Forever," and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me." Other notable cuts include Bo, bby Ba, re's "Ride Me Down Easy," Pat, ty Love, less' "When the Fallen Angels Fly," and Elv, is Pre, sley's "You Asked Me To." He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.
WinnerKye FlemingKye Fleming's songwriting helped define an era of country music through radio-friendly material recorded by Bar, bara Ma, ndrell, Ron, nie Mil, sap, and Syl, via, among many others artists of the 1970s and 1980s. Fleming grew up in a Navy family and toured as a folk artist before turning to professional songwriting. Following a move to Nashville in 1977, she teamed up with songwriter Denn, is Mor, gan for major cuts like Mand, rell's "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," "In Times Like These," "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and "Years," as well as Mils, ap's "Smoky Mountain Rain" and "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World." Mor, gan and Fleming also co-wrote Sy, lvia's No. 1 hit, "Nobody," which received an ACM nomination for Song of the Year. Fleming earned multiple Songwriter of the Year distinctions from BMI (1981-1983) and NSAI (1981-1982). She continued to land singles like A, my Gr, ant's "What About the Love," Mich, ael John, son's "Give Me Wings," Wil, lie Ne, lson's "There You Are," Cha, rley Pri, de's "Roll on Mississippi" and Ste, ve Wari, ner's "All Roads Lead to You." She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and participated in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Poets & Prophets series in 2012.
WinnerRodney CrowellRodney Crowell has written for many of country music's most prominent artists since the 1970s. A Houston native, Crowell landed his first cut with Je, rry Re, ed after the country star signed him to a publishing deal in 1972. Em, mylou Har, ris then hired him for her Hot Band and frequently recorded his songs, introducing his prodigious talent to her fans and other country artists. Crowell's catalog grew to include #1 singles like "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" and "She's Crazy for Leavin'," as well as Rosa, nne C, ash's "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me," Crys, tal Gay, le's "Til I Gain Control Again," High, way 101's "Somewhere Tonight," Way, lon Jen, nings' "I Ain't Livin' Long Like This," T, im Mc, Graw's "Please Remember Me," Ni, tty Grit, ty Dirt Band's "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)," the Oa, k Ridg, e Boys' "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight," Bo, b Se, ger's "Shame on the Moon" and Ke, ith Ur, ban's "Making Memories of Us." As a recording artist, Crowell was named ACM Top New Male Vocalist for 1988. He received a Grammy for Best Country Song and an ACM Song of the Year nomination for "After All This Time." He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
Tex Ritter Film Award
WinnerA Star Is BornThe authenticity of A Star Is Born resonated with the music community with its dazzling original songs, whether performed for thousands of screaming fans on screen, or simply between lead actors Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Cooper, who directed the film, and Gaga, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for co-writing "Shallow," both turned to Nashville songwriters to convey the characters of troubled rock singer Jackson Maine and budding songwriter Ally. Early in the film's development, Cooper contacted producer Cobb to help create Maine's edgy, yet earthy, sound. Cobb introduced him to music by Jason Isbell, who crafted the song "Maybe It's Time" after conversations with Cooper about the character's struggles with redemption. In addition, Gaga co-wrote "Always Remember Me This Way" with Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Lori McKenna, while "I'll Never Love Again" is a collaboration with Gaga, Hemby, Lindsey, and Aaron Raitiere. Among other songwriters on the soundtrack with country music connections, Paul Kennerly composed "Diggin' My Grave," Lukas Nelson served as a songwriter, music producer, consultant and performer, and Diane Warren ("How Do I Live") contributed to the track "Why Did You Do That?" A Star Is Born received eight Oscar nominations.
