Album of the Year

• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Feelings
• Freddie Fender - Before the Next Teardrop Falls
• Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
• Merle Haggard - Keep Movin' On
• Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Jerry Inman/Palomino Riders
• George Jones/Possum Hollers
• Bayou City Beats/Johnny Lee
• Joe Bob/Nashville Sound Company
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys

Band of the Year - Touring

• Merle Haggard/The Strangers
• Mel Tillis/Statesiders
• Mickey Gilley/Red Rose Express
• Coalminers/Loretta Lynn
• Bill Anderson/Po Boys

Best Bass

• Billy Graham
• Don Felts
• Curtis Stone
• Rod Culpepper

Best Drums

• Archie Francis
• Biff Adam
• Montie Paul
• Al Brown
• Mike Porter
• Ed Mattos
• Joe Sola

Best Fiddle

• Billy Armstrong
• Byron Berline
• Johnny Blakenship
• Billy Graham
• Jana Lou
• Doug Kershaw

Best Lead Guitar

• Russ Hansen
• Danny Michaels
• Al Bruno
• James Burton
• Ronnie Truhett
• Johnny Blankenship

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Jerry Lee Lewis Lyrics
• John Hobbs
• Roscoe Whorton
• Billy Liebert

Best Steel Guitar

• J.D. Maness
• Bobby Boyd
• Red Rhodes
• Buddy Emmons
• Johnny Davis

Entertainer of the Year

• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• John Denver Lyrics
• Roy Clark
• Mickey Gilley
• Glen Campbell Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• Anne Murray Lyrics
• Dolly Parton Lyrics
• Linda Ronstadt Lyrics
• Tanya Tucker Lyrics

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Dinah Shore

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Conway Twitty Lyrics
• Merle Haggard Lyrics
• Glen Campbell Lyrics
• Mickey Gilley
• Willie Nelson Lyrics

Most Promising Female Vocalist

• Crystal Gayle Lyrics
• La Costa
• Emmylou Harris Lyrics
• Barbie Benton
• Jessie Colter

Most Promising Male Vocalist

• Freddie Fender
• Kenny Starr
• Tom Bresh
• T.G. Sheppard
• Gene Watson Lyrics

Pioneer Award

• Roy Rogers

Rhythm Guitar

• Jerry Inman
• Gary Cronin
• Hal Southern
• Russ Hansen
• Al Casey

Single Record of the Year

• Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Lyrics
• Freddie Fender - Before the Next Teardrop Falls
• Kenny Starr - Blind Man in the Bleachers
• Mickey Gilley - Overnight Sensation
• Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Lyrics
• Freddie Fender - Before the Next Teardrop Falls
• Jessie Colter - I'm Not Lisa
• Loretta Lynn - When The Tingle Becomes A Chill Lyrics
• Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Lyrics

Vocal Group of the Year

• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• Asleep at the Wheel & Ray Benson
• The Statler Brothers Lyrics
• The Eagles Lyrics
• Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner