18th Academy of Country Music Awards

18th Academy of Country Music Awards
18th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 9, 1983
Location	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Hosted by	Jerry Reed; John Schneider; Tammy Wynette
Most awards	Alabama; Willie Nelson (2 each)
Most nominations	Willie Nelson (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 18th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on May 9, 1983, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Jerry Reed, John Schneider and Tammy Wynette.

Winners and nominees

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

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Alabama Barbara Mandrell Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Ricky Skaggs	Always on My Mind — Willie Nelson Listen to the Radio — Don Williams Love Will Turn You Around — Kenny Rogers Mountain Music — Alabama Waitin' for the Sun to Shine — Ricky Skaggs
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Sylvia Rosanne Cash Janie Fricke Barbara Mandrell Dottie West	Ronnie Milsap Merle Haggard Willie Nelson Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams Jr.
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Alabama Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Oak Ridge Boys Statler Brothers The Whites	David Frizzell and Shelly West Bellamy Brothers Crystal Gayle and Eddie Rabbit George Jones and Merle Haggard Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings Gary Stewart and Dean Dillon
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Always on My Mind" — Willie Nelson "Crying My Heart Out Over You" — Ricky Skaggs "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" — David Frizzell "Love Will Turn You Around" — Kenny Rogers "Nobody" — Sylvia	"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" — Merle Haggard "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" — Dewayne Blackwell "Nobody" — Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" — Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, and Don Goodman "She Got the Goldmine" — Tim DuBois
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Michael Martin Murphy Kieran Kane Gary Morris George Strait Gary Wolf	Karen Brooks Deborah Allen Cindy Hurt Sue Powell Amy Wooley
Pioneer Award
Chet Atkins

References

^ "No Surprises In Country Music Awards". Times-Union. May 10, 1983. p. 2a.
^ "Willie, Alabama Get Two Awards Each". The Argus-Press. May 10, 1983. p. 13.
^ "Willie Nelson, Alabama tops in country music". Beaver Country Times. May 10, 1983. p. A11.

[1] "No Surprises In Country Music Awards". Times-Union. May 10, 1983. p. 2a.

[2] "Willie, Alabama Get Two Awards Each". The Argus-Press. May 10, 1983. p. 13.

[3] "Willie Nelson, Alabama tops in country music". Beaver Country Times. May 10, 1983. p. A11.

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