Album of the Year

• Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers
• Conway Twitty - Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
• Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
• Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
• Waylon Jennings - Ol' Waylon

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Jerry Inman/Palomino Riders
• Nashville Cats
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys
• Eddie Mattos/Sound Company
• Country Stones

Band of the Year - Touring

• Sons Of The Pioneers Lyrics
• Asleep at the Wheel/Ray Benson
• Mel Tillis/Statesiders
• Coalminers/Loretta Lynn
• The Strangers/Merle Haggard

Best Bass

• Larry Booth
• Curtis Stone
• Bob Moore
• Wayne Beverlin
• Billy Graham
• Charles Flynn
• Randy Hatfield

Best Drums

• George Manz
• Archie Francis
• Ed Mattos
• Lonnie Godfrey
• Al Brown

Best Fiddle

• Billy Armstrong
• Zeke Dawson
• Johnny Gimble
• Doug Kershaw
• Harold Hensley

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Hargus Robbins 'Pig'
• Jerry Lee Lewis Lyrics
• Glen D. Hardin
• John Hobbs
• Gene Dunlap

Best Steel Guitar

• Buddy Emmons
• Lloyd Green
• Gary Morse
• Carl Walden
• J.D. Maness

Career Achievement Award

• Johnny Paycheck Lyrics

Entertainer of the Year

• Dolly Parton Lyrics
• Mel Tillis Lyrics
• Roy Clark
• Kenny Rogers Lyrics
• Loretta Lynn Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Crystal Gayle Lyrics
• Linda Ronstadt Lyrics
• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• Emmylou Harris Lyrics
• Dolly Parton Lyrics

Guitar

• Roy Clark
• Al Bruno
• Hershel Witt
• Chet Atkins
• Danny Michaels
• James Burton
• Dave Thornhill
• Lee Feltner

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Jim Halsey

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Kenny Rogers Lyrics
• Mel Tillis Lyrics
• Mickey Gilley
• Ronnie Milsap Lyrics
• Conway Twitty Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Debby Boone
• Mary Lou Turner
• Jane Fricke
• Stella Parton
• Helen Cornelius

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Eddie Rabbit
• Mel McDaniel
• Howdy Glenn
• Bobby Borchers
• Vern Gosdin

Pioneer Award

• Sons Of The Pioneers Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Kenny Rogers - Lucille Lyrics
• Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Lyrics
• Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
• Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou Lyrics
• Waylon Jennings - Luckenback, Texas

Song of the Year

• Kenny Rogers - Lucille Lyrics
• Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Lyrics
• Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
• Merle Haggard - From Graceland To The Promised Land Lyrics
• Waylon Jennings - Luckenback, Texas

Specialty Instrument

• Charlie McCoy
• Danny Michaels
• Mike Aldridge
• Jack Fossing
• Jerry Inman

Vocal Group of the Year

• The Statler Brothers Lyrics
• Asleep at the Wheel/Ray Benson
• Oak Ridge Boys Lyrics
• Dave & Sugar
• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn