Album of the Year

• Ronnie Milsap - Lost in the Fifties Tonight

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Benjamin F. Ford
• Wesley H. Rose

Entertainer of the Year

• Reba McEntire Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Reba McEntire Lyrics

Horizon Award

• Randy Travis Lyrics

Male Vocalist of the Year

• George Strait Lyrics

Music Video of the Year

• George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Lyrics

Musician of the Year

• Johnny Gimble

Single of the Year

• Dan Seals - Bop

Song of the Year

• Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz - On the Other Hand

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Dan Seals, Marie Osmond

Vocal Group of the Year

• The Judds Lyrics