Album of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn - Brand New Man Lyrics
• Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
• Garth Brooks - The Chase Lyrics
• Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On
• Wynonna - Wynonna

Best Bass

• Glenn Worf
• Roger Wills
• Bill Bryson

Best Drums

• Eddie Bayers
• Bruce Rutherford
• Steve Duncan

Best Fiddle

• Mark O'Connor
• Doug Atwell
• Byron Berline

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Matt Rollings
• John Jarvis
• John Hobbs

Best Steel Guitar

• Jay Dee Maness
• Paul Franklin
• Sonny Garrish

Entertainer of the Year

• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• Travis Tritt Lyrics
• Billy Ray Cyrus Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Mary Chapin Carpenter Lyrics
• Wynonna
• Lorrie Morgan Lyrics
• Pam Tillis Lyrics
• Tanya Tucker Lyrics

Guitar

• John Jorgensen
• Brent Mason
• Brent Rowan

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Vince Gill Lyrics
• Billy Dean Lyrics
• Doug Stone Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Garth Brooks Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Michelle Wright Lyrics
• Joy White
• Martina McBride Lyrics

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Tracy Lawrence Lyrics
• Collin Raye Lyrics
• Billy Ray Cyrus Lyrics

New Vocal Duet or Group of the Year

• Confederate Railroad Lyrics
• Little Texas Lyrics
• Great Plains

Pioneer Award

• George Jones Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie Lyrics
• Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart Lyrics
• Collin Raye - Love Me Lyrics
• John Anderson - Straight Tequila Night Lyrics
• Tanya Tucker - Two Sparrow in a Hurricane

Song of the Year

• John Jarvis, Vince Gill - I Still Believe in You
• Angela Kaset - Something in Red
• Don Schlitz, Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Feel Lucky
• Mark Alan Springer - Two Sparrows in a Hurricane
• Ronnie Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie

Specialty Instrument

• Jerry Douglas
• Bela Fleck
• Terry McMillan

Tex Ritter Award

• Pure Country

Video of the Year

• Tanya Tucker - Two Sparrows In A Hurricane Lyrics
• Reba McEntire - Take It Back Lyrics
• Reba McEntire - The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia Lyrics
• Travis Tritt - Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man Lyrics
• Vince Gill - Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away Lyrics

Vocal Duet of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Chris LeDoux & Garth Brooks
• Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt
• Joe Diffie & Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Dwight Yoakam & Patty Loveless

Vocal Group of the Year

• Diamond Rio Lyrics
• Restless Heart Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• McBride & The Ride
• Little Texas Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics