Album of the Year

• Breathe - Faith Hill - Warner Bros. (Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff and Faith Hill
• Fly - Dixie Chicks - Monument (Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
• I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack - MCA (Mark Wright and Frank Liddell
• Under The Influence - Alan Jackson - Arista/Nashville (Keith Stegall)
• Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley - Arista/Nashville (Frank Rogers)

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Vince Gill
• Alan Jackson
• Tim McGraw
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait

Vocal Group of the Year

• Alabama
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Diamond Rio
• Dixie Chicks
• Lonestar

Musician of the Year

• Paul Franklin
• Dann Huff
• Brent Mason
• Hargus ``Pig'' Robbins
• Brent Rowan

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Bellamy Brothers
• Brooks & Dunn
• The Kinleys
• Montgomery Gentry
• The Warren Brothers

Song of the Year

• "Amazed" - Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey - Warner-Tamerlane/Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Silverkiss Music Publishing
• "Breathe" - Holly Lamar and Stephanie Bentley - Cal IV Songs/Universal/Songs of PolyGram International/Hopechest Music
• "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley and Kelly Lovelace - EMI April/Sea Gayle/Love Ranch
• "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers - Universal-MCA Music Publishing/Sonda Creek Songs/Choice is Tragic Music/Ensign Music Corp.
• "Murder On Music Row" - Larry Cordell and Larry Shell - Pier Five Music/Wandachord Music/Shell Point Music

Single of the Year

• "Breathe"- Faith Hill (Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill)
• "Buy Me A Rose" - Kenny Rogers (Kenny Rogers, Brent Maher and Jim McKell)
• "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley (Frank Rogers)
• "How Do You Like Me Now?!" - Toby Keith (James Stroud and Toby Keith)
• "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack (Mark Wright)

Horizon Award

• Sara Evans
• Montgomery Gentry
• Brad Paisley
• SHeDAISY
• Chely Wright

Vocal Event of the Year

• George Strait (a duet with Alan Jackson) - "Murder On Music Row" - MCA
• Asleep At The Wheel/Dixie Chicks - "Roly Poly" - Dreamworks Records Nashville
• Clint Black (with Lisa Hartman Black) - "When I Said I Do" - RCA
• Faith Hill with Tim McGraw - "Let's Make Love" - Warner Bros./Curb
• Lee Ann Womack (special guest appearance Sons Of The Desert) - "I Hope You Dance" - MCA

Music Video of the Year

• "Breathe" - Faith Hill - Lili Zanuck, director
• "Goodbye Earl" - Dixie Chicks - Evan Bernard, director
• "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley - Deaton Flanigen, director
• "How Do You Like Me Now?!" - Toby Keith - Michael Salomon, director
• "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack - Gerry Wenner, director

Entertainer of the Year

• Dixie Chicks
• Alan Jackson
• Tim McGraw
• George Strait
• Faith Hill