About The Show
Voted on annually by the members of the Academy of Country Music, these awards showcase the very best talent in the country music genre. Your favorite country stars are sure to be out in full force.
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Band Of The Year - Non-touring
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Winner:
Desperados/Johnny Mosby/Jonie Mosby - Geary Hanley Band
- Bayou City Beats/Freddy Biano
- Jimmy Snyder/Palomino Riders
- Ed Mattos/Sound Company
Band Of The Year - Touring
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Winner:
Merle Haggard/The Strangers - Mickey Gilley/Urban Cowboy Band
- Asleep at the Wheel/Ray Benson
- Charlie Daniels Band
- Willie Nelson & Family Band
Best Bass
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Winner:
Joe Osborn -
Winner:
Curtis Stone - Red Wootten
- Mike Leech
- Emory Gordy
Best Drums
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Winner:
Buddy Harmon -
Winner:
James Burton - Archie Francis
- Biff Adam
- Al Bruno
- Larrie Londin
- Jerry Kroon
Best Fiddle
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Winner:
Johnny Gimble - Doug Atwell
- Byron Berline
- Doug Kershaw
- Charlie Daniels Band
Best Piano / Keyboard
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Winner:
Hargus Robbins - John Hobbs
- Billy Liebert
- Glen D. Hardin
- Floyd Cramer
Best Steel Guitar
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Winner:
Buddy Emmons - Sneaky Pete
- J.D. Maness
- Sonny Garrish
- Lloyd Green
- Ralph Mooney
Entertainer Of The Year
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Guitar
- Roy Nichols
- Grady Martin
- Thumbs Carlisle
- Phil Bauch
Jim Reeves Memorial Award
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Winner:
Al Gallico
Male Vocalist Of The Year
New Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Juice Newton
- Judy Bailey
- Kippi Brannon
- Terry Gregory
- Tricia Johns
New Male Vocalist Of The Year
Pioneer Award
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Winner:
Leo Fender
Single Record Of The Year
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Winner: Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
- Rosanne Cash Seven Year Ache
- Ronnie Milsap (There's) No Getting Over Me
- David Frizzell & Shelley West You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma
- Barbara Mandrell I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Larry Collins, Sandy Pinkard You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma - Randy Owen Feels So Right
- Merle Haggard My Favorite Memory
- Jan Crutchfield It Turns Me Inside Out
- Jim Hurt, Tim DuBois Love in the First Degree
Specialty Instrument
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Winner:
Charlie McCoy - Terry McMillian
- Danny Davis
- John Hartford
- Smokey Rogers
- Buck Trent
Tex Ritter Award
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Winner:
Any Which Way You Can - Coward of the County
- Take This Job and Shove It
- Stand By Your Man
Vocal Duet Of The Year
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Winner:
David Frizzell & Shelly West - Don Williams & Emmylou Harris
- Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon
- Joe Stampley & Moe Bandy
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
Vocal Group Of The Year
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Winner: Alabama
- Tompall & Glaser Brothers
- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- Oak Ridge Boys
- The Statler Brothers