# 28th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 28th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 11, 1993, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California . The ceremony was hosted by George Strait, Randy Owen, and Reba McEntire.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Garth Brooks Billy Ray Cyrus Alan Jackson Reba McEntire Travis Tritt | Brand New Man — Brooks & Dunn Come On Come On — Mary Chapin Carpenter Some Gave All — Billy Ray Cyrus The Chase — Garth Brooks Wynonna — Wynonna |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter Lorrie Morgan Pam Tillis Tanya Tucker Wynonna | Vince Gill Garth Brooks Billy Dean Alan Jackson Doug Stone |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Diamond Rio Alabama Little Texas McBride & the Ride Restless Heart Sawyer Brown | Brooks & Dunn Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Boot Scootin' Boogie" — Brooks & Dunn "Achy Breaky Heart" — Billy Ray Cyrus "Love, Me" — Collin Raye "Straight Tequila Night" — John Anderson "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Tanya Tucker | "I Still Believe in You" — Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis "Boot Scootin' Boogie" — Ronnie Dunn "I Feel Lucky" — Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz "Something in Red" — Angela Kaset "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Mark Alan Springer |
| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Tracy Lawrence Billy Ray Cyrus Collin Raye | Michelle Wright Martina McBride Joy Lynn White |
| Top New Vocal Duo or Group | Video of the Year |
| Confederate Railroad Great Plains Little Texas | "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Tanya Tucker "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" — Vince Gill "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" — Travis Tritt "Take It Back" — Reba McEntire "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" — Reba McEntire |
| Pioneer Award ||
| George Jones ||
| Tex Ritter Award ||
| Pure Country ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Vince Gill | "One More Last Chance" |
| Brooks & Dunn | "Hard Workin' Man" |
| Wynonna | "Rock Bottom" |
| Martina McBride Joy Lynn White Michelle Wright | Top New Female Vocalist Medley "The Time Has Come" "True Confessions" "Take It Like a Man" |
| George Strait | "When Did You Stop Loving Me" |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | "The Hard Way" |
| Alan Jackson | "Chattahoochee" |
| Garth Brooks | "That Summer" |
| Billy Ray Cyrus Tracy Lawrence Collin Raye | Top New Male Vocalist Medley "Some Gave All" "Alibis" "That Was a River" |
| Reba McEntire | "It's Your Call" |
| Tanya Tucker Delbert McClinton | "Tell Me About It" |
| Travis Tritt | "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" |
| Doug Stone Patty Loveless | Conway and Loretta Tribute "It's Only Make Believe" "Coal Miner's Daughter" "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" |
| Alabama | "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" |
| Confederate Railroad Great Plains Little Texas | Top New Vocal Duo or Group Medley "Queen of Memphis" "Faster Gun" "What Might Have Been" |
| Lorrie Morgan | "I Guess You Had to Be There" |
| Billy Dean Suzy Bogguss | "Pay Attention"/"Something Up My Sleeve" |
| John Anderson | "Money in the Bank" |
| George Jones ACM Cast | "The Race Is On" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Hal Ketchum Lisa Hartman Black | Single Record of the Year |
| Sammy Kershaw Restless Heart | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Lee Horsley | Presents Tex Ritter Award to Pure Country |
| Pam Tillis Larry Stewart | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Kathy Mattea James Brolin | Video of the Year |
| Shelby Lynne Ralph Emery Trisha Yearwood | Top New Male Vocalist |
| Chris LeDoux Marie Osmond Mark Chesnutt | Album of the Year |
| Dan Seals Lorianne Crook Charlie Chase | Song of the Year |
| Garth Brooks | Presented Pioneer Award to George Jones |
| McBride & the Ride Joe Diffie | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Diamond Rio | Top New Vocal Duo or Group |
| Buck Owens Aaron Tippin | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Charlie Daniels Leanza Cornett | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Troy Aikman Cybill Shepherd | Entertainer of the Year |