Album of the Year

• George Strait - Carrying Your Love with Me Lyrics
• Garth Brooks - Sevens Lyrics
• Patty Loveless - Long Stretch of Lonesome
• Shania Twain - Come On Over Lyrics
• Tim McGraw - Everywhere Lyrics

Best Bass

• Glenn Worf
• Danny Ray Milliner
• Michael Rhodes

Best Drums

• Eddie Bayers
• Paul Leim
• Dony Wynn

Best Fiddle

• Larry Franklin
• Jimmy Stewart
• Stuart Duncan

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Matt Rollings
• Dwain Rowe
• John Hobbs

Best Steel Guitar

• Jay Dee Maness
• Paul Franklin
• Troy Klontz

Entertainer of the Year

• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• Reba McEntire Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
• Martina McBride Lyrics
• Patty Loveless Lyrics
• Deana Carter Lyrics
• LeAnn Rimes Lyrics

Guitar

• Brent Mason
• Dann Ruff
• Brent Rowan
• Charlie Crowe
• Tony King

Male Vocalist of the Year

• George Strait Lyrics
• Collin Raye Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Bryan White Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Lee Ann Womack Lyrics
• Lila McCann Lyrics
• Sara Evans Lyrics

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Kenny Chesney Lyrics
• Rhett Akins Lyrics
• Michael Peterson Lyrics

New Vocal Duet or Group of the Year

• The Kinleys Lyrics
• The Lynns Lyrics
• Big House

Pioneer Award

• Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Tim McGraw - It's Your Love Lyrics
• Diamond Rio - How Your Love Makes Me Feel Lyrics
• George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me Lyrics
• LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live Lyrics
• Trisha Yearwood - How Do I Live Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Stephony Smith - It's Your Love
• Clint Black, Skip Ewing - Somethine That We Do
• Dean Dillon, Bob McDill - All the Good Ones Are Gone
• Diane Warren - How Do I Live
• Marla Cannon, Charley Stefl, Gene Ellsworth - The Fool

Special Achievement Award

• Garth Brooks Lyrics

Specialty Instrument

• Jerry Douglas
• Terry McMillan
• Charlie McCoy

Video of the Year

• Faith Hill - It's Your Love
• Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This? Lyrics
• Diamond Rio - How Your Love Makes Me Feel Lyrics
• Kathy Mattea - 455 Rocket Lyrics
• Martina McBride - A Broken Wing Lyrics

Vocal Duo or Group of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Lonestar Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• Diamond Rio Lyrics

Vocal Event of the Year

• Faith Hill, Tim McGraw - It's Your Love
• Anita Cochran, Steve Wariner - What If I Said
• Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood - In Another's Eyes
• George Jones, Patty Loveless - You Don't Seem To Miss Me
• Sting, Toby Keith - I'm So Happy