release time : 06 april 2009 carrie underwood was called act of the year at the academies of country song awards in the us . the former american voice winner was the earliest female person to win the honor since the dixie birds in 2000 . " i ' ve had a lot of good scenes in the past four years . this only takes the cake , " the farewells 26 - year - american said . " o you god , thanks you fans , thank you to acm for candidacy me in the first place . i rarely said i ' d be nominated and never thought i ' d win . i ' m shaking . i don ' t ken what to say . "
Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.