32nd Academy of Country Music Awards

32nd Academy of Country Music Awards
32nd Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 23, 1997
Location	Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Crystal Bernard; George Strait; Jeff Foxworthy
Most awards	LeAnn Rimes (3)
Most nominations	Brooks & Dunn (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards was held on April 23, 1997, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California . The ceremony was hosted by George Strait, Jeff Foxworthy, and Crystal Bernard.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Brooks & Dunn Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Tim McGraw George Strait	Blue Clear Sky — George Strait Blue — LeAnn Rimes Borderline — Brooks & Dunn Time Marches On — Tracy Lawrence The Trouble with the Truth — Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Patty Loveless Reba McEntire LeAnn Rimes Shania Twain Trisha Yearwood	George Strait Vince Gill Alan Jackson Collin Raye Bryan White
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Sawyer Brown BlackHawk Lonestar The Mavericks Ricochet	Brooks & Dunn Jeff Foxworthy and Alan Jackson Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams III
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Blue" — LeAnn Rimes "Carried Away" — George Strait "My Maria" — Brooks & Dunn "Strawberry Wine" — Deana Carter "Time Marches On" — Tracy Lawrence	"Blue" — Bill Mack "Carried Away" — Jeff Stevens and Steve Bogard "My Maria" — B.W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore "Strawberry Wine" — Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison "Time Marches On" — Bobby Braddock
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Trace Adkins James Bonamy Kevin Sharp	LeAnn Rimes Deana Carter Mindy McCready
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
Ricochet BR5-49 Burnin' Daylight	"I Think About You" — Collin Raye "The Change" — Garth Brooks "More Than You'll Ever Know" — Travis Tritt "My Maria" — Brooks & Dunn "She Never Looks Back" — Doug Supernaw
Pioneer Award
Roy Clark

References

^ "Teen Singing Sensation LeAnn Rimes Sweeps The Country Music Awards". Herald-Journal. April 24, 1997. p. 3.
^ "Teen-Ager Sweeps Country Music Awards". Lawrence Journal-World. April 24, 1997. p. 2.
^ "Brooks, Dunn Do It Again". Kentucky New Era. April 23, 1997. p. 17.

[1] "Teen Singing Sensation LeAnn Rimes Sweeps The Country Music Awards". Herald-Journal. April 24, 1997. p. 3.

[2] "Teen-Ager Sweeps Country Music Awards". Lawrence Journal-World. April 24, 1997. p. 2.

[3] "Brooks, Dunn Do It Again". Kentucky New Era. April 23, 1997. p. 17.

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