Album of the Year

• Garth Brooks - No Fences Lyrics
• Alabama - Pass It On Down
• Alan Jackson - Here In The Real World Lyrics
• Ricky Van Shelton - Ricky Van Shelton III
• Vince Gill - When I Call Your Name

Band of the Year - Non-Touring

• Boy Howdy Lyrics
• American Music Shop
• Nashville Now Band

Band of the Year - Touring

• The Desert Rose Band Lyrics
• Nashville
• Restless Heart Lyrics

Best Bass

• Bill Bryson
• Curtis Stone
• Rocky Thacker
• Larry Paxton
• Michael Rhodes

Best Drums

• Steve Duncan
• Eddie Bayers
• Tommy Rivelli

Best Fiddle

• Mark O'Connor
• Doug Atwell
• Byron Berline

Best Piano / Keyboard

• John Hobbs
• David Briggs
• Monty Parkey

Best Steel Guitar

• J.D. Maness
• Gary Carter
• Paul Franklin

Entertainer of the Year

• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Clint Black Lyrics
• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• Dolly Parton Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• Patty Loveless Lyrics
• Kathy Mattea Lyrics
• Tanya Tucker Lyrics
• Mary Chapin Carpenter Lyrics

Guitar

• John Jorgenson
• Ronald Radford
• Al Bruno

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Ricky Van Shelton Lyrics
• Vince Gill Lyrics
• Clint Black Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Shelby Lynne Lyrics
• Matraca Berg Lyrics
• Carlene Carter Lyrics

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Travis Tritt Lyrics
• Douglas Stone

New Vocal Duet or Group of the Year

• Pirates of the Mississippi
• Prairie Oyster
• Canyon

Pioneer Award

• Johnny Cash Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places Lyrics
• Alabama - Jukebox in My Mind Lyrics
• Alan Jackson - Here In The Real World Lyrics
• Shenandoah - Next To You, Next To Me Lyrics
• Vince Gill - When I Call Your Name Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Tony Arata - The Dance
• Alan Jackson, Mark Irwin - Here in the Real World
• Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers - Jukebox in My Mind
• Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee - Friends in Low Places
• Vince Gill, Tim Dubois - When I Call Your Name

Specialty Instrument

• Jerry Douglas
• Tom Rutledge
• Herb Pederson
• Terry McMillan

Video of the Year

• Garth Brooks - The Dance Lyrics
• Alabama - Pass It on Down Lyrics
• K.T. Oslin - Come Next Monday
• Lyle Lovett - Here I Am Lyrics
• The Judds - Love Can Build A Bridge Lyrics

Vocal Duet of the Year

• The Judds Lyrics
• Baillie & The Boys
• T. Graham Brown & Tanya Tucker
• Sweethearts of the Rodeo
• Reba McEntire & Vince Gill

Vocal Group of the Year

• Shenandoah Lyrics
• Restless Heart Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics
• The Desert Rose Band Lyrics
• Kentucky Headhunters Lyrics