# 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards

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.
| 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, Steve Bogard "My Maria" — B.W. Stevenson, Daniel Moore "Strawberry Wine" — Matraca Berg, 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 ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Garth Brooks Chris LeDoux Charlie Daniels | "The Fever" |
| Vince Gill | "Pretty Little Adriana" |
| Burnin' Daylight Ricochet | Top New Vocal Duo or Group Medley "Say Yes" "Daddy's Money" |
| LeAnn Rimes | "The Light in Your Eyes" |
| Tracy Lawrence | "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" |
| Patty Loveless | "The Trouble with the Truth" |
| Tim McGraw Faith Hill | "It's Your Love" |
| Brooks & Dunn | Hits Medley "We'll Burn That Bridge" "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" "Little Miss Honky Tonk" |
| Deana Carter Mindy McCready LeAnn Rimes | Top New Female Vocalist Medley "We Danced Anyway" "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" "Blue" |
| George Strait | "One Night at a Time" |
| Alan Jackson | "Who's Cheatin' Who" |
| Bill Engvall | Comedy Performance: "Here's Your Sign" |
| Reba McEntire | "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" |
| Clint Black | Hits Medley "Put Yourself in My Shoes" "A Better Man" "A Good Run of Bad Luck" "Like the Rain" |
| James Bonamy Kevin Sharp Trace Adkins | Top New Male Vocalist Medley "I Don't Think I Will" "Nobody Knows" "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" |
| The Mavericks Trisha Yearwood | "Something Stupid" |
| Bryan White | "That's Another Song" |
| Deana Carter | "Strawberry Wine" |
| Billy Dean Crystal Bernard | "Have We Forgotten What Love Is" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Collin Raye Lisa Hartman Black Marty Stuart | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Neal McCoy Martina McBride Doug Stone | Top New Vocal Duo or Group |
| Joe Diffie Chely Wright Clay Walker | Single Record of the Year |
| John Berry Olivia Newton-John Randy Travis | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Toby Keith Trisha Yearwood Ty Herndon | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Kathy Mattea Riders in the Sky | Video of the Year |
| Gary Chapman Sawyer Brown | Top New Female Vocalist |
| BlackHawk Pam Tillis | Song of the Year |
| Oak Ridge Boys | Presented Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award to Roy Clark |
| Cliffie Stone Patti Page | Top New Male Vocalist |
| Kenny Chesney Tanya Tucker Stone Phillips | Album of the Year |
| Troy Aikman Naomi Judd Ashley Judd | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Jay Leno | Entertainer of the Year |