# 35th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 35th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 3, 2000, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Dolly Parton.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Shania Twain The Dixie Chicks Faith Hill Tim McGraw Sawyer Brown | Fly — Dixie Chicks A Place in the Sun — Tim McGraw Breathe — Faith Hill Cold Hard Truth — George Jones Ride with Bob — Asleep at the Wheel |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Faith Hill Martina McBride Jo Dee Messina Shania Twain Chely Wright | Tim McGraw Alan Jackson Toby Keith Collin Raye George Strait |
| Top Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | Top Vocal Event of the Year |
| Dixie Chicks Asleep at the Wheel Brooks & Dunn Lonestar Sawyer Brown | "When I Said I Do" — Clint Black (feat. Lisa Hartman Black) "A Country Boy Can Survive" — Chad Brock (feat. Hank Williams Jr. and George Jones) "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" — Alabama (feat. NSYNC) "After the Gold Rush" — Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" — Vince Gill and Patty Loveless |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Amazed" — Lonestar "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley "Please Remember Me" — Tim McGraw "Ready to Run" — Dixie Chicks "Write This Down" — George Strait | "Amazed" — Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Marv Green "Breathe" — Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar "Choices" — Billy Yates, Mike Curtis "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace "Please Remember Me" — Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings |
| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Brad Paisley Gary Allan Chad Brock | Jessica Andrews Julie Reeves Chalee Tennison |
| Top New Vocal Duo or Group | Video of the Year |
| Montgomery Gentry SHeDAISY Yankee Grey | "Breathe" — Faith Hill "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith "Ready to Run" — Dixie Chicks "Single White Female" — Chely Wright |
| Pioneer Award ||
| Tammy Wynette ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| George Strait Alan Jackson | "Murder on Music Row" |
| George Jones | "Choices" |
| Lonestar | "Amazed" |
| Gary Allan Chad Brock Brad Paisley | Top New Male Vocalist Medley "Lovin' You Against My Will" "Yes!" "He Didn't Have to Be" |
| Jo Dee Messina | "That's the Way" |
| Asleep at the Wheel Billy Gilman | "Roly Poly" |
| Martina McBride | "Love's the Only House" |
| Tim McGraw | "Some Things Never Change" |
| Kenny Chesney | "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" |
| Dolly Parton Patty Loveless The Judds Martina McBride | Tammy Wynette Tribute "Stand by Your Man" |
| Alan Jackson Hank Williams Jr. | "The Blues Man" |
| Jessica Andrews Julie Reeves Chalee Tennison | Top New Female Vocalist Medley "Unbreakable Heart" "What I Need" "Just Because She Lives There" |
| Chely Wright | "Single White Female" |
| Sawyer Brown | "Perfect World" |
| Collin Raye | "Couldn't Last a Moment" |
| Toby Keith | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" |
| Reba McEntire | "I'll Be" |
| Faith Hill Tim McGraw | "Let's Make Love" |
| Montgomery Gentry SHeDAISY Yankee Grey | Top New Vocal Duo or Group Medley "Hillbilly Shoes" "This Woman Needs" "All Things Considered" |
| Dolly Parton | "Travelin' Prayer" |
| Clint Black Lisa Hartman Black | "When I Said I Do" |
| Wynonna | "Going Nowhere" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Catherine Bell Tracy Lawrence | Top Vocal Duo or Group of the Year |
| Neal McCoy Marie Osmond Ty Herndon | Video of the Year |
| Tracy Byrd Mark Wills | Top New Male Vocalist |
| Mark Chesnutt Jane Clayson Johnson Bryan White | Song of the Year |
| Bellamy Brothers The Kinleys | Top Vocal Event of the Year |
| Trisha Yearwood | Presented Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award to Tammy Wynette |
| Linda Davis Trace Adkins Holly Dunn | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Danni Leigh Dwight Yoakam | Album of the Year |
| Bill Engvall Janie Fricke Clay Walker | Single Record of the Year |
| Lee Ann Womack The Wilkinsons | Top New Vocal Duo or Group |
| Buck Owens Dixie Chicks | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Brooks & Dunn | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Dolly Parton | Entertainer of the Year |