About The Show
Voted on annually by the members of the Academy of Country Music, these awards showcase the very best talent in the country music genre. Your favorite country stars are sure to be out in full force.
Host: Reba McEntire
Date: May 20, 2003
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
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Winner: Toby Keith
Shock 'N Y'All
- Martina McBride Martina
- George Straight Honkeytonkville
- Brooks & Dunn Red Dirt Road
- Brad Paisley Mud On The Tires
Best Bass
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Winner:
Michael Rhodes - David Hungate
- Mike Brignardello
- Gary Lunn
- Jimmy Lee Sloas
Best Drums
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Winner:
Eddie Bayers - Steve Turner
- Shannon Forrest
- Paul Leim
- Greg Morrow
Best Fiddle
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Winner:
Aubrey Haynie - Rob Hajacos
- Glenn Duncan
- Stuart Duncan
- Jonathan Yudkin
Best Steel Guitar
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Winner:
Paul Franklin - Bruce Bouton
- Sonny Garrish
- Scotty Sanders
- Dan Dugmore
Entertainer Of The Year
Guitar
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Winner:
Brent Rowan - J.T. Carenflos
- Larry Beaird
- Bryan Sutton
- Jeff King
Humanitarian Award
Piano / Keyboards
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Winner:
John Hobbs - Tim Akers
- Steve Nathan
- Gordon Mote
- Tony Harrell
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Tony Brown - James Stroud
- Dann Huff
- Keith Stegall
- Brent Rowan
Single Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams, Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses - Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, Kenny Chesney There Goes My Life
- Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn Red Dirt Road
- Jim Brown, Donald Rollins, Alan Jackson It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
- Alan Jackson Remember When
Specialty Instrument
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Winner:
Kirk Jelly Roll Johnson - Terry McMillan
- Russ Pahl
- Jim Hom
- Eric Darken
Top Female Vocalist
Top Male Vocalist
Top New Artist
Top Vocal Group
Video Of The Year
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Winner:
Mark Kalbfeld, Michael Salomon, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson Beer for My Horses - Steve Lamar, George Flanigan, Robert Deaton, Martina McBride Concrete Angel
- Mark Kalbfeld, Peter Tilden, Peter Zavadil, Brad Paisley Celebrity
- Aris McGarry, Mark Romanek, Johnny Cash Hurt
- Lori Stonebraker, Trey Fanjoy, Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Vocal Event Of The Year
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Winner:
Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris Young Man's Town
- Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry The Truth About Men
- Phil Vassar, Huey Lewis, Byron Gallimore Working for a Living
- James Taylor, Alison Krauss How's the World Treating You