Album of the Year

• George Strait - Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
• Alabama - Forty Hour Week
• Hank Williams Jr. - Five-O
• The Judds - Why Not Me
• Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson - Highwayman

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Jerry Whitehurst/Nashville Now
• Judy Lee/Laramie Station
• Danny Michaels/Rebel Playboys
• Geary Hanley Band
• Billy Mize/The Tennesseans
• Kimberly Springs
• Mike Smart/Union Station
• Eddie Mattos/Sound Company

Band of the Year - Touring

• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics
• Bama Band/Hank Williams Jr.
• Exile Lyrics
• Merle Haggard/The Strangers
• Gary Morris Band
• Bellamy Brothers Lyrics
• Willie Nelson Family Band

Best Bass

• Joe Osborn
• Larry Barrickman
• Curtis Stone
• Red Wootten
• David Hungate
• Larry Paxton
• Emory Gordy Jr.

Best Drums

• Archie Francis
• Paul Lime
• Steve Duncan
• Larrie Londin
• Buddy Harman
• Bill Marshall
• Steve Goetzman
• Mark Hendon

Best Fiddle

• Johnny Gimble
• Doug Atwell
• Mark O'Connor
• Billy Armstrong
• Harold Hensley

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Glen D. Hardin
• Billy Liebert
• David Briggs
• John Hobbs
• Marlin Hargus

Best Steel Guitar

• Buddy Emmons
• Sonny Garrish
• J.D. Maness
• Al Vescovo
• Paul Franklin
• Eddie Long

Entertainer of the Year

• Alabama Lyrics
• Lee Greenwood Lyrics
• Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• Crystal Gayle Lyrics
• Anne Murray Lyrics
• Rosanne Cash Lyrics
• Juice Newton Lyrics

Guitar

• James Burton
• Bret Rowan
• Jack Daniels
• Wayne Turner
• Chet Atkins
• Al Bruno
• Ray Flacke
• Billy Walker Lyrics
• Danny Michaels

Male Vocalist of the Year

• George Strait Lyrics
• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics
• Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics
• Gary Morris
• Earl Thomas Conley Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Judy Rodman
• Tari Hensley
• Liz Boardo
• Robin Lee
• Patty Loveless Lyrics

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Randy Travis Lyrics
• Billy Burnette Lyrics
• Keith Whitley Lyrics
• Marty Stuart
• T. Graham Brown

Pioneer Award

• Kitty Wells Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson - Highwayman
• Hank Williams Jr. - I'm For Love Lyrics
• Lee Greenwood - Dixie Road Lyrics
• Mel McDaniel - Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On
• The Judds - Love Is Alive Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Fred Parris, Troy Seals, Mike Reid - Lost in the Fifties (In the Still of the Night)
• Bob McDill - Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On
• Dave Loggins, J.D. Martin - I'll Never Stop Loving You
• Eddie Setser, Troy Seals - Seven Spanish Angels
• J.S. Sherrill - Some Fools Never Learn

Specialty Instrument

• James Burton
• Carl Jackson
• Jerry Douglas
• Charlie McCoy
• Ricky Skaggs Lyrics

Tex Ritter Award

• Sweet Dreams

Video of the Year

• George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Lyrics
• Alabama - Forty Hour Week Lyrics
• Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson - Highwayman
• Ricky Skaggs - Country Boy Lyrics
• Ronnie Milsap - Lost In The Fifties (in The Still Of The Night) Lyrics

Vocal Duet of the Year

• The Judds Lyrics
• Bellamy Brothers Lyrics
• Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris
• Dan Seals & Marie Osmond
• Ray Charles & Willie Nelson

Vocal Group of the Year

• Alabama Lyrics
• Exile Lyrics
• Forester Sisters Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• Oak Ridge Boys Lyrics