Album of the Year

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

Male Vocalist of the Year

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

Vocal Group of the Year

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

Musician of the Year

• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Dann Huff - guitar
• Brent Mason - guitar

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Bellamy Brothers
• Brooks & Dunn
• Montgomery Gentry
• Sons of the Desert
• The Warren Brothers

Song of the Year

• "Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)"
  Toby Keith
  Tokeco Tunes
  
• "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"
  Alan Jackson
  EMI April Music/Tri-Angels Music
  
• "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"
  Arranged by Carter Stanley
  Peer International Corp
  
• "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
  Brad Paisley/Frank Rogers
  EMI April Music/Sea Gayle Music
  
• "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
  Alan Jackson
  EMI April Music/Tri-Angels Music
  

Single of the Year

• "Blessed" - Martina McBride
  Produced by Martina McBride/Paul Worley
  RCA
  
• "Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)" - Toby Keith
  Produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith
  DreamWorks
  
• "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" - Alan Jackson
  Produced by Keith Stegall
  Arista Nashville
  
• "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" - Brad Paisley
  Produced by Frank Rogers
  Arista Nashville
  
• "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson
  Produced by Keith Stegall
  Arista Nashville
  

Horizon Award

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

Vocal Event of the Year

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

Music Video of the Year

• "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" - Alan Jackson - Directed by Steven Goldmann
• "I Wanna Talk About Me" - Toby Keith - Directed by Michael Salomon
• "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" - Brad Paisley - Directed by Peter Zavadil
• "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" - Travis Tritt - Directed by Michael Merriman
• "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson - Directed by Paul Miller

Entertainer of the Year

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