Album of the Year

• Alan Jackson - Drive Lyrics
• Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite
• George Strait - The Road Less Traveled
• Kenny Chesney - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem
• Toby Keith - Pull My Chain Lyrics
• Willie Nelson - The Great Divide

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Bill Carlisle
• Porter Wagoner Lyrics

Entertainer of the Year

• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Brooks & Dunn Lyrics
• Toby Keith Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Kenny Chesney Lyrics

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Martina McBride Lyrics
• Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
• Alison Krauss Lyrics
• Sara Evans Lyrics
• Lee Ann Womack Lyrics

Horizon Award

• Rascal Flatts Lyrics
• Nickel Creek Lyrics
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson Lyrics
• Darryl Worley Lyrics
• Phil Vassar Lyrics

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Alan Jackson Lyrics
• Kenny Chesney Lyrics
• George Strait Lyrics
• Toby Keith Lyrics
• Brad Paisley Lyrics

Musician of the Year

• Jerry Douglas
• Glen Duncan
• Dann Huff
• Brent Mason
• Paul Franklin

Single of the Year

• Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) Lyrics
• Alan Jackson - Drive ( For Daddy Gene) Lyrics
• Brad Paisley - I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)
• Martina McBride - Blessed Lyrics
• Toby Keith - Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (the Angry American) Lyrics

Song of the Year

• Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) Lyrics
• Alan Jackson - Drive ( For Daddy Gene) Lyrics
• Brad Paisley, Frank Rogers - I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)
• Carter Stanley - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
• Toby Keith - Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (the Angry American) Lyrics

Vocal Duo of the Year

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

Vocal Event of the Year

• Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - Mendocino County Line
• Garth Brooks the duet with George Jones - Beer Run (B-double E-double Are You In?)
• Jo Dee Messina with Tim McGraw - Bring On The Rain
• Alan Jackson (a Duet with George Strait) - Designated Drinker
• Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch - I'll Fly Away (live)

Vocal Group of the Year

• Dixie Chicks Lyrics
• Lonestar Lyrics
• Nickel Creek Lyrics
• Diamond Rio Lyrics
• Rascal Flatts Lyrics