Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Toby Keith
- Miranda Lambert
- Brad Paisley
- Taylor Swift
- Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
- George Strait
- Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Reba McEntire
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Randy Rogers Band
- The Band Perry
- Zac Brown Band
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST Of The Year
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TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP Of The Year
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR - there was aTIE
- Hemingway’s Whiskey - Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
- Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
- The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson (Mercury)
Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys
- Speak Now - Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
- Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
Single Record of the Year there was a TIE
- A Little More Country Than That - Easton Corbin (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain
- As She’s Walking Away - Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground/Roar/Bigger Picture/Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
- If I Die Young - The Band Perry (Republic Nashville)
Produced by: Paul Worley
- Love Like Crazy - Lee Brice (Curb Records)
Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson
- The Boys of Fall - Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
- The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Song of the Year
- A Little More Country Than That - Easton Corbin
Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble
Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Music (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
- As She’s Walking Away - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)
- If I Die Young - The Band Perry
Composers: Kimberly Perry
Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Love Like Crazy - Lee Brice
Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson
Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird’s Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
- The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)
- Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
- Only Prettier – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
- Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland
Producer: Tony McGarry
Director: Declan Whitebloom
- The Boys Of Fall – Kenny Chesney
Producer: Don Lepore
Director: Shaun Silva
- The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Vocal Event of the Year
- As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground/Roar/Bigger Picture/Atlantic)
Producer: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
- Blue Sky - Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
Producer: Mark Bright
- Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Producer: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell
- Cold Beer - Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes)
Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young
- Good To Be Me - Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock (Top Dog/Atlantic/Bigger Picture)
Produced by: Kid Rock