Album of the Year

• Alan Jackson - Drive Lyrics
• Dixie Chicks - Home Lyrics
• Kenny Chesney - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
• Toby Keith - Unleashed Lyrics
• Trick Pony - On a Mission Lyrics

Best Bass

• Glenn Worf
• Leland Sklar
• David Hungate
• Mike Brignardello
• Alison Prestwood

Best Drums

• Lonnie Wilson
• Greg Morrow
• Shannon Forrest
• Paul Leim
• Steve Turner

Best Fiddle

• Larry Franklin
• Aubrey Haynie
• Jonathan Yudkin
• Glen Duncan
• Rob Hajacos

Best Piano / Keyboard

• Matt Rollings
• Bobby Ogdin
• John Jarvis
• Steve Nathan
• Tony Harrell

Best Steel Guitar

• Jay Dee Maness
• Russ Pahl
• Sonny Garrish
• Bruce Bouton
• Dan Dugmore

Entertainer of the Year

• Toby Keith Lyrics
• Kenny Chesney Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics

Guitar

• John Willis
• Biff Watson
• Jerry McPherson
• J.T. Corenflos
• B. James Lowry

Humanitarian Award

• Lonestar Lyrics
• Wynonna
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics

Pioneer Award

• Alabama Lyrics

Single Record of the Year

• Kenny Chesney - Good Stuff Lyrics
• Keith Urban - Somebody Like You Lyrics
• Mark Wills - 19 Somethin' Lyrics
• Toby Keith - Courtesy of The Red, White & Blue Lyrics
• Trick Pony - Just What I Do Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Phillip Brian White, David Vincent Williams - I'm Movin' On
• Alan Jackson - Drive
• Bill Anderson, Dean Dillon - A Lot of Things Different
• Rebecca Lynn Howard, Trey Bruce - Forgive
• Toby Keith - Courtesy of The Red, White & Blue Lyrics

Special Achievement Award

• George Strait Lyrics

Specialty Instrument

• Mark Casstevens
• Eric Darken
• Bruce Watkins
• Jim Horn
• Jonathan Yudkin

Top Female Artist

• Martina McBride Lyrics
• Faith Hill Lyrics
• Lee Ann Womack Lyrics
• Shania Twain Lyrics
• Terri Clark Lyrics

Top Male Vocalist

• Kenny Chesney Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Tim McGraw Lyrics
• Toby Keith Lyrics
• Alan Jackson Lyrics

Top New Female Vocalist

• Kellie Coffey Lyrics
• Rebecca Lynn Howard Lyrics
• Jennifer Hanson Lyrics

Top New Male Vocalist

• Joe Nichols Lyrics
• Darryl Worley Lyrics
• Blake Shelton Lyrics

Top New Vocal Duo or Group

• Emerson Drive Lyrics
• Pinmonkey Lyrics
• Nickel Creek Lyrics

Top Vocal Duo

• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Sons Of The Desert Lyrics
• Bellamy Brothers Lyrics
• Hometown News Lyrics
• Montgomery Gentry Lyrics

Top Vocal Group

• Rascal Flatts Lyrics
• Diamond Rio Lyrics
• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Lonestar Lyrics
• Trick Pony Lyrics

Video of the Year

• Robin Rucker; Steven Goldmann; Alan Jackson - Drive
• John Hopgood; Peter Zavadil; Brad Paisley - I'm Gonna Miss Her
• John Hopgood; Peter Zavadil; Trick Pony - Just What I Do
• Mark Kalbfeld; Michael Salomon; Toby Keith - Who's Your Daddy
• Sean Weber-Small; Michael Salomon; Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
• Sherman Halsey; Tim McGraw - She's My Kind of Rain

Vocal Event of the Year

• Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - Mendocino County Line
• Alan Jackson with George Strait - Designated Drinker
• Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow - Picture
• Toby Keith with Willie Nelson - Beer for My Horses
• Trick Pony with Willie Nelson - Whiskey River