Album of the Year

• Alabama - Roll On
• Earl Thomas Conley - Don't Make It Easy on Me
• George Strait - Right or Wrong
• Hank Williams Jr. - Man of Steel
• Ricky Skaggs - Don't Cheat in Our Hometown

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Billy Mize/The Tennesseans
• Mike Smart/Western Union
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys
• Beech Creek/Johnny Blankenship
• Judy Lee/Laramie Creek
• Palomino Riders/Steve Duncan

Band of the Year - Touring

• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics
• Exile Lyrics
• Farewell Party Band/Gene Watson
• Merle Haggard/The Strangers
• Willie Nelson Family Band

Best Bass

• Joe Osborn
• Red Wootten
• Mike Leech
• Don Felts
• Curtis Stone

Best Drums

• Larrie Londin
• Jerry Carrigan
• Buddy Harmon
• Steve Duncan
• Archie Francis

Best Fiddle

• Johnny Gimble
• Doug Atwell
• Harold Hensley
• Billy Armstrong
• Buddy Speicher
• Byron Berline

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Hargus Robbins
• John Hobbs
• David Briggs
• Floyd Cramer
• Glen D. Hardin

Best Steel Guitar

• Buddy Emmons
• J.D. Maness
• Sonny Garrish
• Al Vescovo
• Weldon Myrick

Entertainer of the Year

• Alabama Lyrics
• Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics
• Willie Nelson Lyrics
• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics
• Oak Ridge Boys Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• Janie Fricke
• Dolly Parton Lyrics
• Anne Murray Lyrics
• Emmylou Harris Lyrics

Guitar

• James Burton
• Danny Michaels
• Al Bruno
• Chet Atkins
• Johnny Blankenship

Male Vocalist of the Year

• George Strait Lyrics
• Kenny Rogers Lyrics
• Gary Morris
• Lee Greenwood Lyrics
• Rick Skaggs

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Nicolette Larson
• Katy Moffatt
• Becky Hobbs
• Hillary Kanter
• Karen Taylor-Good

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Vince Gill Lyrics
• Keith Stegall
• Dan Seals
• Bill Medley Lyrics
• Lloyd David Foster

Pioneer Award

• Roy Acuff Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias - To All the Girls I've Loved Before
• Alabama - When We Make Love Lyrics
• Conway Twitty - I Don't Know A Thing About Love Lyrics
• John Schneider - I've Been Around Enough to Know Lyrics
• The Judds - Why Not Me Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Harlan Howard, Sonny Trockmorton, Brent Maher - Why Not Me
• Albert Hammond, Hal David - To All the Girls I've Loved Before
• Bob McDill, Dickey Lee - I've Been Around Enough to Know
• Craig Karp, Harold Tipton, Mark Gray - Second Hand Heart
• Troy Seals, Mentor Williams - When We Make Love

Specialty Instrument

• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics
• Larry McNeely
• Jerry Douglas
• Terry McMillan
• Charlie McCoy

Tex Ritter Award

• Songwriter
• The Baron and the Kid
• The River Rat
• Rhinestone
• The Bear

Video of the Year

• Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight
• Gary Morris - Second Hand Heart
• Michael Martin Murphy - What She Wants
• Paul Flattery - The Left Side of the Bed
• The Judds - Mama He's Crazy Lyrics
• Waylon Jennings - America Lyrics

Vocal Duet of the Year

• The Judds Lyrics
• Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
• David Frizzell & Shelly West
• Anne Murray & Dave Loggins
• Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood

Vocal Group of the Year

• Alabama Lyrics
• Oak Ridge Boys Lyrics
• Exile Lyrics
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Lyrics
• The Statler Brothers Lyrics