ACM Awards
winners since
1965

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.

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Entertainer of the Year

Female Artist of the Year

Male Artist of the Year

Group of the Year

Duo of the Year

New Female Artist of the Year

New Male Artist of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Single of the Year

Music Event of the Year

Video of the Year

Bass Player of the Year

  • Winner Jimmie Lee Sloas
  • Nominee Glenn Worf
  • Nominee J.T. Cure
  • Nominee Mark Hill
  • Nominee Viktor Krauss

Drummer of the Year

  • Winner Evan Hutchings
  • Nominee Chad Cromwell
  • Nominee Derek Mixon
  • Nominee Fred Eltringham
  • Nominee Jerry Roe
  • Nominee Nir Z

Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

  • Winner Paul Franklin
  • Nominee Josh Matheny
  • Nominee Kristin Wilkinson
  • Nominee Mickey Raphael
  • Nominee Stuart Duncan

Piano/Keys Player of the Year

  • Winner David Dorn
  • Nominee Benmont Tench
  • Nominee Billy Justineau
  • Nominee Charlie Judge
  • Nominee Gordon Mote

Songwriter of the Year

  • Winner HARDY As previously announced,, HARDY, was awarded the 58th ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year Award. This award is presented to an individual known both as an artist and a songwriter, selected by a Professional Panel of judges whose members composed of songwriters, publishers, producers, and performing rights organization (PRO) representatives. The Panel submits five nominees, at which time ACM members in the Artist/Musician/Producer/Engineer, Songwriter, Music Publisher/PRO and Record Company categories vote for the winner. This is the first-ever ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year Award and HARDY receives the honor after winning ACM Songwriter of the Year last year., Big Loud Rec, ords' heavy-hitter, has never been just one thing. Uncaging a new chapter, HARDY soared to new heights with the release of the, mocki, ngbird & THE C, ROW, , his critically acclaimed half-country, half-rock sophomore album, adding to over 2.8 billion career streams. The dichotomous, 17-track effort debuted top-five all-genre on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and kinged seven additional Billboard charts in its first week, including Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Album Sales. The pride of Philadelphia, Miss. has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Sout, hern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A five-time ACM Award winner, HARDY is a three-time CMA Triple Play Award recipient, the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, and a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 13 No. 1 singles including his own double platinum No. 1 single “O, NE BE, ER” feat. La, uren Al, aina + Dev, in Daw, son, chart-topping, platinum Di, erks Bentley + BRE, LAND collaboration, “Bee, rs On Me,” and game-changing platinum duet “w, ait in the tr, uck” feat. L, aine, y Wil, son. HARDY has been nominated for ACM Awards with a songwriter credit on M, organ Wa, llen’s “S, and In My Boo, ts,” Bla, ke She, lton’s “G, od’s Co, untry,” which HARDY took home an ACM Award for, and his own song “wa, it in the tru, ck.” He's previously toured with Tho, mas Rhe, tt, Mor, gan Wa, llen, Flo, rida Geo, rgia Li, ne, Jas, on Al, dean, C, ole Swin, dell, and more, and flies nationwide on his sold-out, 19-date headline arena tour, the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour, this fall.
  • Nominee Ashley Gorley
  • Nominee Jesse Frasure
  • Nominee Josh Osborne
  • Nominee Nicolle Galyon

Audio Engineer of the Year

  • Winner Jim Cooley
  • Nominee Brandon Bell
  • Nominee Gena Johnson
  • Nominee Jason Hall
  • Nominee Vance Powell

Producer of the Year

  • Winner Dann Huff
  • Nominee Buddy Cannon
  • Nominee Dave Cobb
  • Nominee Ian Fitchuk
  • Nominee Joey Moi

On-Air Personality of the Year - Major Market

  • Winner Tracy Dixon KYGO-FM (Denver, CO)
  • Nominee Danny Dwyer KUPL-FM (Portland, OR)
  • Nominee Josh, Rachael & Grunwald In the Morning - Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald WYCD-FM (Detroit, MI)
  • Nominee Paul Schadt, Sarah Lee & Geof Knight WKKT-FM (Charlotte, NC)
  • Nominee Scotty Kay WUSN-FM (Chicago, IL)

On-Air Personality of the Year - Large Market

  • Winner Jim, Deb & Kevin in the Morning - Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt, Kevin Freeman WFMS-FM (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Nominee The Big Dave Show - Big Dave, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Dawn WUBE-FM (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Nominee The Wake Up Call - Kelli Green, David Bugenske KFRG-FM (Riverside/San Bernardino, CA)
  • Nominee Wake Up With The Wolf Show - Dale O'Brian, Annie Camp, Chase Matthews WPAW-FM (Greensboro, NC)
  • Nominee Wayne D Show - Wayne Danielson, Tay Hamilton WSIX-FM (Nashville, TN)

On-Air Personality of the Year - Medium Market

  • Winner Mo & Styckman - Mo and StyckMan WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN)
  • Nominee Julie and DJ in the Morning - Julie Kansy, Dale Sellers WPCV-FM (Lakeland, FL)
  • Nominee Kenn McCloud KUZZ-AM/FM (Bakersfield, CA)
  • Nominee New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody - Nancy Wilson and Aaron Woods WHKO-FM (Dayton, OH)
  • Nominee Scott & Sarah in the Morning - Scott Wynn, Sarah Kay WQMX-FM (Akron, OH)
  • Nominee Steve Lundy and Gina Melton KXKT-FM (Omaha, NE)

On-Air Personality of the Year - Small Market

  • Winner Liz and Scotty in the Morning - Liz DelGrosso, Scotty Cox KCLR-FM (Columbia, MO)
  • Nominee Adam & Jen in the Morning - Adam Lamberd, Jen Little KIOK-FM (Kennewick, WA)
  • Nominee The Cat Pak Morning Show - Brent Lane WYCT-FM (Pensacola, FL)
  • Nominee The Morning Wake-Up Call With Dave Daniels - Dave Daniels KHAY-FM (Ventura, CA)
  • Nominee The Philip Gibbons Show - Philip Gibbons WGSQ-FM (Cookeville, TN)

Radio Station of the Year - Major Market

  • Winner KYGO-FM Denver, CO
  • Nominee KSCS-FM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  • Nominee KSON-FM San Diego, CA
  • Nominee WXTU-FM Philadelphia, PA
  • Nominee WYCD-FM Detroit, MI

Radio Station of the Year - Large Market

  • Winner WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH
  • Nominee KNCI-FM Sacramento, CA
  • Nominee KSOP-FM Salt Lake City, UT
  • Nominee KUBL-FM Salt Lake City, UT
  • Nominee WFMS-FM Indianapolis, IN

Radio Station of the Year - Medium Market

  • Winner WHKO-FM Dayton, OH
  • Nominee KIZN-FM Boise City-Nampa, ID
  • Nominee KXKT-FM Omaha, NE
  • Nominee WGKX-FM Memphis, TN
  • Nominee WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN

Radio Station of the Year - Small Market

  • Winner WXBQ-FM Bristol, VA
  • Nominee KCLR-FM Columbia, MO
  • Nominee KHAY-FM Ventura, CA
  • Nominee WXFL-FM Florence, AL
  • Nominee WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL

Casino of the Year - Theater

  • Winner Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant, OK
  • Nominee Agua Caliente – Rancho Mirage, CA
  • Nominee Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
  • Nominee Resorts World – Las Vegas, NV
  • Nominee Soaring Eagle Casino – Mount Pleasant, MI

Casino of the Year - Arena

  • Winner Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
  • Nominee Hard Rock (Live at Etess Arena) – Atlantic City, NJ
  • Nominee Laughlin Event Center – Laughlin, NV
  • Nominee Mystic Lake Casino – Prior Lake, MN

Festival of the Year

  • Winner Windy City Smokeout Festival – Chicago, IL
  • Nominee Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Nominee Country Thunder – Florence, AZ
  • Nominee Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI
  • Nominee Tortuga Music Festival – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Fair/Rodeo of the Year

  • Winner San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo - San Antonio, TX
  • Nominee Auburn Rodeo – Auburn, AL
  • Nominee California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
  • Nominee Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
  • Nominee Minnesota State Fai – St. Paul, MN

Club of the Year

  • Winner Basement East – Nashville, TN
  • Nominee Billy Bob's Texas – Fort Worth, TX
  • Nominee Cain's Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
  • Nominee Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA
  • Nominee Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA

Theater of the Year

  • Winner Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
  • Nominee American Music Theatre – Lancaster, PA
  • Nominee Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
  • Nominee Blue Gate Performing Arts Center – Shipshewana, IN
  • Nominee Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL

Outdoor Venue of the Year

  • Winner Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
  • Nominee Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
  • Nominee Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
  • Nominee The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
  • Nominee Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

Arena of the Year

  • Winner Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
  • Nominee BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
  • Nominee Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
  • Nominee Ford Center – Evansville, IN
  • Nominee Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

  • Winner Todd Boltin
  • Nominee Brent Fedrizzi
  • Nominee Michelle Romeo
  • Nominee RJ Romeo
  • Nominee Shawn Radley