Album of the Year

• Shania Twain - The Woman In Me Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn - Lead On
• George Strait - Lead On
• Patty Loveless - When Fallen Angels Fly
• Tim McGraw - All I Want Lyrics

Best Bass

• Glenn Worf
• Danny Millner
• Leon Watson

Best Drums

• Eddie Bayers
• Vic Mastrianni
• Dony Wynn

Best Fiddle

• Rob Hajacos
• Billy Cockran
• Jimmy Stewart
• Mark O'Connor

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Matt Rollings
• Dwain Roe
• Cleo (Flip) Anderson

Best Steel Guitar

• Paul Franklin
• Troy Klontz
• Jay Dee Maness
• Tom Baughman

Entertainer of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• Reba McEntire Lyrics

Guitar

• Brent Mason
• Charlie Crowe
• William Butch Davis

Pioneer Award

• Merle Haggard Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• George Strait - Check Yes Or No Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Lyrics
• Faith Hill - It Matters To Me Lyrics
• Shania Twain - Any Man Of Mine Lyrics
• Tim McGraw - I Like It, I Love It Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo - The Keeper of the Stars

Special Achievement Award

• Jeff Foxworthy Lyrics

Specialty Instrument

• Terry McMillan
• Bela Fleck
• Jerry Douglas
• Jonathan Yudkin

Top Female Vocalist

• Patty Loveless Lyrics
• Pam Tillis Lyrics
• Shania Twain Lyrics
• Faith Hill Lyrics
• Reba McEntire Lyrics

Top Male Vocalist

• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• Vince Gill Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• John Berry Lyrics

Top New Duet or Group

• Lonestar Lyrics
• 4 Runner
• Perfect Stranger Lyrics

Top New Female Vocalist

• Shania Twain Lyrics
• Terri Clark Lyrics
• Alison Krauss Lyrics

Top New Male Vocalist

• Bryan White Lyrics
• Wade Hayes Lyrics
• David Lee Murphy Lyrics

Top Vocal Duet

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Dolly Parton & Vince Gill
• Faith Hill & Shelby Lynn
• George Jones & Tammy Wynette
• Baker & Myer

Top Vocal Group

• The Mavericks Lyrics
• Diamond Rio Lyrics
• Blackhawk Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics

Video of the Year

• Jeff Carson - The Car Lyrics
• Collin Raye - Not That Different Lyrics
• John Michael Montgomery - Sold Lyrics
• Junior Brown - My Wife Thinks You're Dead
• Travis Tritt - Tell Me I Was Dreaming Lyrics