Here is the list of all the nominees:

• Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith
• Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, George Strait
• New Male Vocalist: Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton, Darryl Worley
• Female Vocalist: Terri Clark, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Lee Ann Womack
• New Female Vocalist: Kellie Coffey, Jennifer Hanson, Rebecca Lynn Howard
• Vocal Duo: Brooks & Dunn, Hometown News, Montgomery Gentry, Sons Of The Desert, The Bellamy Brothers
• New Vocal Duo/Group: Emerson Drive, Nickel Creek, Pinmonkey
• Vocal Group: Diamond Rio, Dixie Chicks, Lonestar, Rascal Flatts, Trick Pony
• Vocal Event:
  • "BEER FOR MY HORSES"/Toby Keith with Willie Nelson/James Stroud, Toby Keith
  • "DESIGNATED DRINKER"/Alan Jackson with George Strait/Keith Stegall
  • "MENDOCINO COUNTY LINE"/Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack/Matthew Serletic
  • "PICTURE"/Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock
  • "WHISKEY RIVER"/Trick Pony and Willie Nelson/Chuck Howard

• Album:
  • DRIVE/Alan Jackson/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
    
  • HOME/Dixie Chicks/Dixie Chicks, Lloyd Maines/Monument Records
    
  • NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS/Kenny Chesney/Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson, Kenny Chesney/BNA Records
    
  • ON A MISSION/Trick Pony/Chuck Howard/Warner Bros. Records
    
  • UNLEASHED/Toby Keith/James Stroud, Toby Keith/DreamWorks Records
• Single:
  • "19 SOMETHIN'"/Mark Wills/Chris Lindsey/Mercury Records
    
  • "COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE (The Angry American)"/Toby Keith/James Stroud, Toby Keith/DreamWorks Records
    
  • "JUST WHAT I DO"/Trick Pony/Chuck Howard/Warner Bros. Records
    
  • "SOMEBODY LIKE YOU"/Keith Urban/Dann Huff, Keith Urban/Capitol Nashville
    
  • "THE GOOD STUFF"/Kenny Chesney/Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson, Kenny Chesney/BNA Records
    
• Song (songwriter award):
  • "A LOT OF THINGS DIFFERENT"/Bill Anderson, Dean Dillon/Mr. Bubba Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing BMI/Kenny Chesney
    
  • "COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE (The Angry American)"/Toby Keith/Tokeco Tunes BMI/Toby Keith
    
  • "DRIVE (For Daddy Gene)"/Alan Jackson/EMI April Music, Inc., Tri Angels Music ASCAP/Alan Jackson
    
  • "FORGIVE"/Rebecca Lynn Howard, Trey Bruce/Big Red Tractor Music, EMI April Music, Inc., Ice Trey Music, Tennessee Colonel ASCAP/Rebecca Lynn Howard
    
  • "I'M MOVIN' ON"/Phillip Brian White, David Vincent Williams/Murrah Music Corp. BMI/ Las Wagas, Songs of Megalex, WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rascal Flatts
    
• Video:
  • "COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE (The Angry American)"/Sean Weber-Small/Michael Salomon/Toby Keith
    
  • "DRIVE (For Daddy Gene)"/Robin Rucker/Steven Goldmann/Alan Jackson
    
  • "I'M GONNA MISS HER (The Fishin' Song)"/John Hopgood/Peter Zavadil/Brad Paisley
    
  • "JUST WHAT I DO"/John Hopgood/Peter Zavadil/Trick Pony
    
  • "SHE'S MY KIND OF RAIN"/Sherman Halsey/Sherman Halsey/Tim McGraw
    
  • "WHO'S YOUR DADDY"/Mark Kalbfeld/Michael Salomon/Toby Keith