The nominees for the 2005 CMA Awards are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban (winner)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

'Alcohol,' Brad Paisley
'As Good As I Once Was,' Toby Keith
'Baby Girl,' Sugarland
'Bless the Broken Road,' Rascal Flatts
'I May Hate Myself In The Morning,' Lee Ann Womack (winner)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and producer)

'Be Here,' Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff/Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

'Feels Like Today,' Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

'Live Like You Were Dying,' Tim McGraw
Produced by Tim McGraw/Byron Gallimore/Darran Smith
Curb Records

'Somewhere Down In Texas,' George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown/George Strait
MCA Nashville

'There's More Where That Came From,' Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore/Greg Droman
MCA Nashville (winner)

SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)

'Alcohol,' Brad Paisley
EMI April/Sea Gayle Music

'As Good As I Once Was,' Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
Tokeco Tunes/Sony/ATV Songs/Big Yellow Dog Music/Florida Cracker Music

'Bless The Broken Road,' Marcus Hummon/Bobby E. Boyd/Jeff Hanna
Careers-BMG Music/Jeff Diggs Music

'I May Hate Myself In The Morning,' Odie Blackmon
Cal IV Songs

'Redneck Woman,' Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
Sony/ATV Cross Keys/Hoosiermama Music/WB Music Corp

'Whiskey Lullaby,' Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
Sony/ATV/Mr. Bubba Music/Reynsong/Wha Ya Say Music (winner)

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson (winner)
Lee Ann Womack

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban (winner)

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts (winner)
Sugarland

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn (winner)
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

George Strait (Duet with Lee Ann Womack)
'Good News, Bad News'
MCA Nashville (winner)

Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
'I'll Never Be Free'
Lost Highway Records

Brad Paisley/Sara Evans
'New Again'
Wind Up Records

Shania Twain (with Billy Currington)
'Party For Two'
Mercury Records Nashville

Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
'Trip Around The Sun'
RCA Records

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Jerry Douglas – Dobro (winner)
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Electric Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs – Guitar/Mandolin

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and director)

'Alcohol,' Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea

'As Good As I Once Was,' Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon (winner)

'Days Go By,' Keith Urban
Directed by Wayne Isham

'I May Hate Myself In The Morning,' Lee Ann Womack
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

'When I Think About Cheatin,'' Gretchen Wilson
Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV

HORIZON AWARD

Dierks Bentley (winner)
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland