Here is the list of all the nominees:

• Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, George Strait
• Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, George Strait
• New Male Vocalist: Billy Gilman, Keith Urban, Phil Vassar
• Female Vocalist: Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Lee Ann Womack
• New Female Vocalist: Tammy Cochran, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jamie O'Neal
• Duo: Brooks & Dunn, The Judds, The Kinleys, Montgomery Gentry, The Warren Brothers
• Group: Alabama, Diamond Rio, Dixie Chicks, Lonestar, Sawyer Brown
• New Duet or Group: Clark Family Experience, Rascal Flatts, Sons of the Desert
• Vocal Event:
  • "Buy Me a Rose" -- Kenny Rogers w/Alison Krauss, Billy Dean, Producers: Kenny Rogers and Brent Maher
  • "I Hope You Dance" -- Lee Ann Womack w/Sons of the Desert, Producer: Mark Wright
  • "Let's Make Love" -- Faith Hill w/Tim McGraw, Producers: Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill
  • "Murder on Music Row" -- George Strait w/Alan Jackson, Producers: Tony Brown and George Strait
  • "That's the Beat of a Heart" -- Warren Brothers featuring Sara Evans, Producer: Chris Farren

• Album:
  • American III: Solitary Man -- Johnny Cash, Producer: Rick Rubin, Record Company: American Recordings
  • How Do You Like Me Now?! -- Toby Keith, Producers: James Stroud and Toby Keith, Record Company: DreamWorks Records
  • I Hope You Dance -- Lee Ann Womack w/Sons of the Desert, Producers: Mark Wright and Frank Liddell, Record Company: MCA Nashville
  • One Voice -- Billy Gilman, Producers: Don Cook, Blake Chancey and David Malloy, Record Company: Epic Records
  • Who Needs Pictures -- Brad Paisley, Producer: Frank Rogers, Record Company: Arista Nashville

• Single:
  • "How Do You Like Me Now?!" -- Toby Keith, Producers: James Stroud and Toby Keith, Record Company: DreamWorks Records
  • "I Hope You Dance" -- Lee Ann Womack w/Sons of the Desert, Producer: Mark Wright, Record Company: MCA Nashville
  • "Kiss This" -- Aaron Tippin, Producers: Aaron Tippin, B. Watson and M. Bradley, Record Company: Lyric Street Records
  • "The Little Girl" -- John Michael Montgomery, Producers: Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson and John Michael Montgomery, Record Company: Atlantic Records
  • "There is No Arizona" -- Jamie O'Neal, Producer: Keith Stegall, Record Company: Mercury Records

• Song (songwriter award):
  • "How Do You Like Me Now?!" -- Toby Keith, Composers: Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon, Publishers: Tokeco Tunes and Wacissa River Music Inc. (BMI)
  • "I Hope You Dance" -- Lee Ann Womack w/Sons of the Desert, Composers: Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sellers, Publishers: Universal MCA Music Publishing, Soda Creek Songs (ASCAP), Choice Is Tragic Music and Ensign Music Corporation (BMI)
  • "The Little Girl" -- John Michael Montgomery, Composer: Harley L. Allen, Publisher: Coburn Music Inc.
  • "One Voice" -- Billy Gilman, Composers: David Malloy and Don Cook, Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy's Toys Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Don Cook Music (BMI)
  • "We Danced" -- Brad Paisley, Composers: Brad Paisley and Chris DuBois, Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. and Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP)

• Video:
  • "Goodbye Earl" -- Dixie Chicks, Producer: Keely Gould, Director: Evan Bernard
  • "I Hope You Dance" -- Lee Ann Womack, Producer: Alex Carone, Director: Gerry Wenner
  • "The Way You Love Me" -- Faith Hill, Producers: Faith Hill and Mary Ann Tanedo, Director: Joseph Kahn
  • "When It All Goes South" -- Alabama, Producer: Chanda Zimmerman, Director: Brent Hedgecock
  • "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" -- Toby Keith, Producer: Mark Kalbfield, Director: Michael Salomon