ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Kenny Chesney
- Alan Jackson
- Toby Keith
- Tim McGraw
TOP MALE VOCALIST
- Kenny Chesney
- Alan Jackson
- Toby Keith
- Tim McGraw
- Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
- Terri Clark
- Sara Evans
- Patty Loveless
- Martina McBride
- Shania Twain
TOP VOCAL GROUP
- Alabama
- Diamond Rio
- Lonestar
- Rascal Flatts
- Trick Pony
TOP VOCAL DUO
- Blue County
- Brooks & Dunn
- Montgomery Gentry
- The Bellamy Brothers
- The Warren Brothers
TOP NEW ARTIST
- Dierks Bentley
- Pat Green
- Buddy Jewell
- Josh Turner
- Jimmy Wayne
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR (Award to Artist(s)/ Producer(s)/ Record Company)
- AMERICAN SOLDIER/Toby Keith/James Stroud, Toby Keith/DreamWorks Records
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- RED DIRT ROAD/Brooks & Dunn/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright/Arista Nashville
- REMEMBER WHEN/Alan Jackson/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- THREE WOODEN CROSSES/Randy Travis/Kyle Lehning/Word-Curb, Warner Bros. Records
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award to Composer(s)/ Publisher(s)/ Artist(s)
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Jim Brown, Donald Rollins/R. Joseph Publishing BMI, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
- RED DIRT ROAD/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn/ Buffalo Prairie Songs BMI, Showbilly Music BMI, Sony-ATV Tree Publishing BMI/ Brooks & Dunn
- REMEMBER WHEN/Alan Jackson/EMI April Music, Inc. ASCAP, Tri-Angels Music ASCAP/ Alan Jackson
- THERE GOES MY LIFE/Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI/Kenny Chesney
- THREE WOODEN CROSSES/Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams/Mike Curb Music BMI, Sweet Radical Music BMI/Randy Travis
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award to Producer(s)/ Artist(s)/ Record Company)
- HONKYTONKVILLE/George Strait, Tony Brown/George Strait/MCA Nashville
- MARTINA/Martina McBride, Paul Worley/Martina McBride/RCA Nashville
- MUD ON THE TIRES/Frank Rogers/Brad Paisley/Arista Nashville
- RED DIRT ROAD/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright/Brooks & Dunn/Arista Nashville
- SHOCK 'N Y'ALL/James Stroud, Toby Keith/Toby Keith/DreamWorks
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award to Artists/ Producer(s)/Record Company)
- HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU/ James Taylor, Alison Krauss/Carl Jackson/Universal South Records
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN/Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry/Billy Joe Walker Jr., Tracy Byrd/RCA Nashville
- WORKING FOR A LIVING/Phil Vassar, Huey Lewis/Byron Gallimore, Phil Vassar/Arista Nashville
- YOUNG MAN'S TOWN/Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris/Vince Gill/MCA Nashville
ACM/LAUNCH VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award to Producer(s)/ Director(s)/ Artist(s))
- BEER FOR MY HORSES/Mark Kalbfeld/Michael Salomon/Toby Keith, Willie Nelson
- CELEBRITY/Mark Kalbfeld, Peter Tilden/Peter Zavadil/Brad Paisley
- CONCRETE ANGEL/Steve Lamar, George Flanigen, Robert Deaton/George Flanigen, Robert Deaton/Martina McBride
- HURT/Aris McGarry/Mark Romanek/Johnny Cash
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Lori Stonebraker/Trey Fanjoy/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett