Album of the Year

• John Denver - Back Home Again
• Bob Wills - For the Last Time
• Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin
• Loretta Lynn - They Don't Make 'Em Like Daddy
• Merle Haggard - Hags 30th Album

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Jerry Inman/Palomino Riders
• All Americans/Jack Reeves
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys
• Country Sunshine/Sharon Leighton
• Eddie Mattos/Sound Company

Band of the Year - Touring

• Merle Haggard/The Strangers
• The Buck Owen's Buckaroos Lyrics
• Coalminers/Loretta Lynn
• Brush Arbor
• Asleep At The Wheel Lyrics

Best Bass

• Billy Graham
• Rod Culpepper
• Jack Armstrong
• Bob Moore
• Curley Harris

Best Drums

• Jerry Wiggins
• Montie Paul
• Archie Francis
• Biff Adams
• Buddy Harmon

Best Fiddle

• Billy Armstrong
• Zeke Dawson
• Doug Kershaw
• Johnny Gimble
• Don Rich

Best Lead Guitar

• Al Bruno
• Grady Martin
• Dave Thornhill
• Danny Michaels
• James Burton

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Floyd Cramer
• Glen D. Hardin
• Hargus Robbins 'Pig'
• Roscoe Horton
• Jerry Lee Lewis Lyrics

Best Steel Guitar

• J.D. Maness
• Lloyd Green
• Bobby Boyd
• Terry Kristofferson
• Buddy Emmons

Entertainer of the Year

• Mac Davis Lyrics
• Roy Clark
• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• Ronnie Milsap Lyrics
• Merle Haggard Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• Olivia Newton-John Lyrics
• Dolly Parton Lyrics
• Anne Murray Lyrics
• Donna Fargo Lyrics

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Merv Griffin

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Merle Haggard Lyrics
• John Denver Lyrics
• Conway Twitty Lyrics
• Cal Smith Lyrics
• Ronnie Milsap Lyrics

Most Promising Female Vocalist

• Linda Ronstadt Lyrics
• Kay Austin
• Marilyn Sellars
• Crystal Gayle Lyrics
• La Costa

Most Promising Male Vocalist

• Mickey Gilley
• Red Steagall
• Danny Michaels
• Brian Collins
• Billy Swan

Pioneer Award

• Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Johnny Bond
• Merle Travis

Single Record of the Year

• Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin Lyrics
• Billy Swan - I Can Help
• John Denver - Back Home Again Lyrics
• Merle Haggard - Things Aren't Funny Anymore Lyrics
• Ronnie Milsap - Legend in My Time

Song of the Year

• Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin Lyrics
• Billy Swan - I Can Help
• John Denver - Back Home Again Lyrics
• Kris Kristofferson - One Day At A Time
• Merle Haggard - Things Aren't Funny Anymore Lyrics

Vocal Group of the Year

• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• Brush Arbor
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys
• Dolly Parton & Porter Waggoner
• The Statler Brothers Lyrics