Album of the Year

• Faith Hill - Faith Lyrics
• Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces Lyrics
• Garth Brooks - Double Live Lyrics
• George Strait - One Step At A Time
• Tim McGraw - I'm Alright
• Tim McGraw - A Place In The Sun Lyrics

Artist of the Decade (1990s)

• Garth Brooks Lyrics

Best Bass

• Glen Worf
• Danny Milliner
• Michael Rhodes

Best Drums

• Eddie Bayers
• Dony Wynn
• Lonnie Wilson

Best Fiddle

• Stuart Duncan
• Larry Franklin
• Jimmy Stuart

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Matt Rollins
• Steve Nathan
• John Hobbs
• Dwain Rowe

Best Steel Guitar

• Paul Franklin
• Troy Klontz
• John Hughey

Entertainer of the Year

• Garth Brooks Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Shania Twain Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Faith Hill Lyrics
• Shania Twain Lyrics
• Jo Dee Messina Lyrics
• Martina McBride Lyrics
• Trisha Yearwood Lyrics

Guitar

• Brent Mason
• Brent Rowan
• Charlie Crowe

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• Vince Gill Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Collin Raye Lyrics
• Garth Brooks Lyrics

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Jo Dee Messina Lyrics
• Allison Moorer Lyrics
• Sherrié Austin Lyrics

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Mark Wills Lyrics
• Deryl Dodd Lyrics
• David Kersh Lyrics

New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year

• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Warren Brothers Lyrics
• The Wilkinsons Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Faith Hill - This Kiss Lyrics
• Martina McBride - A Broken Wing Lyrics
• Shania Twain - You're Still The One Lyrics
• Steve Wariner - Holes In The Floor Of Heaven Lyrics
• The Wilkinsons - 26 Cents Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Steve Wariner, Billy Kirsh - Holes in the Floor of Heaven
• Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin - Don't Laugh at Me
• James HOuse, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart - A Broken Wing
• Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff, Beth Neilsen Chapman - This Kiss
• Roger Miller - Husbands And Wives Lyrics

Specialty Instrument

• Jerry Douglas
• Emily Erwin
• Jellyroll Johnson
• Terry McMillan

Video of the Year

• Faith Hill - This Kiss Lyrics
• Alan Jackson - I'll Go On Loving You Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown - Drive Me Wild Lyrics
• Steve Wariner - Holes In The Floor Of Heaven Lyrics
• Toby Keith - Getcha Some Lyrics

Vocal Duo or Group of the Year

• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics
• The Wilkinsons Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics

Vocal Event of the Year

• Faith Hill, Tim McGraw - Just to Hear You Say That Love Me
• Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire - If You See Him/If You See Her
• Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Scaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam - Same Old Train
• Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner - Burnin' the Roadhouse Down
• Sara Evans, Vince Gill - No Place That Far