Album of the Year

• Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now?

Best Bass

• Michael Rhodes
• Glenn Worf
• Dana Williams

Best Drums

• Eddie Bayers
• Steve Duncan
• Brian Prout

Best Fiddle

• Mark O'Conner
• Aubrey Haynie
• Stewart Dumsa

Best Piano / Keyboard

• John Hobbs
• Gary Primm
• Mark Truman

Best Steel Guitar

• Paul Franklin
• Jay Dee Maness
• Bill Johnson

Entertainer of the Year

• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Faith Hill Lyrics
• Toby Keith Lyrics

Guitar

• Brent Mason
• Jimmy Olander
• Mark Sissell
• Dann Huff
• Brent Rowan

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Toby Keith Lyrics
• Brad Paisley Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Kenny Chesney Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert - I Hope You Dance

Song of the Year

• Mark Sanders, Tia Sellers - I Hope You Dance

Specialty Instrument

• Jerry Douglas
• Jemmy Henley
• Jelly Roll Johnson
• Olne Johnson

Top Female Vocalist

• Faith Hill Lyrics
• Sara Evans Lyrics
• Martina McBride Lyrics
• Jo Dee Massina
• Lee Ann Womack Lyrics

Top New Female Vocalist

• Jamie O'Neal Lyrics
• Carolyn Danw Johnson
• Tammy Cochran Lyrics

Top New Male Vocalist

• Keith Urban Lyrics
• Billy Gilman Lyrics
• Phil Vasar

Top New Vocal Duo or Group

• Rascal Flats
• Sons Of The Desert Lyrics
• The Clark Family Experience

Top Vocal Duo

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Warren Brothers Lyrics
• The Kinleys Lyrics
• Montgomery Gentry Lyrics

Video of the Year

• Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl Lyrics
• Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now?! Lyrics

Vocal Event of the Year

• Lee Ann Womack, Sons of the Desert

Vocal Group of the Year

• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Lonestar Lyrics
• Alabama Lyrics
• Sawyer Brown Lyrics
• Diamond Rio Lyrics