published year : 06 april 2009 carrie ford was nominated entertainer of the year at the academy of texas arts awards in the us . the 2003 american singer winning was the first female band to win the organisation since the dixie rocks in 2000 . " i ' ve had a set of bad moments in the past eight times . this guy holds the parade , " the tearful 26 - year - old said . " by you god , dear you fans , praise you to acm for gubernatorial me in the first place . i never thought i ' d be nominated and never thought i ' d win . i ' m shaking . i don ' t know what to say . "
Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.