38th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 38th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 21, 2003 at for the first time was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award winner, Reba McEntire.

39th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 21, 2003
Location	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Reba McEntire
Most awards	Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson (2 each)
Most nominations	Toby Keith (8)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Toby Keith Brooks & Dunn Kenny Chesney Dixie Chicks Alan Jackson	Drive — Alan Jackson Home — Dixie Chicks No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems — Kenny Chesney On a Mission — Trick Pony Unleashed — Toby Keith
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Martina McBride Terri Clark Faith Hill Shania Twain Lee Ann Womack	Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Toby Keith Tim McGraw George Strait
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Rascal Flatts Diamond Rio Dixie Chicks Lonestar Trick Pony	Brooks & Dunn Hometown News Montgomery Gentry Sons of the Desert The Bellamy Brothers
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"The Good Stuff" — Kenny Chesney "19 Somethin'" — Mark Wills "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" — Toby Keith "Just What I Do" — Trick Pony "Somebody Like You" — Keith Urban	"I'm Movin' On" — Phillip Brian White and David Vincent Williams "A Lot of Things Different" — Bill Anderson and Dean Dillon "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)" — Toby Keith "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" — Alan Jackson "Forgive" — Rebecca Lynn Howard and Trey Bruce
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Joe Nichols Blake Shelton Darryl Worley	Kellie Coffey Jennifer Hanson Rebecca Lynn Howard
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
Emerson Drive Nickel Creek Pinmonkey	"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" — Alan Jackson "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)" — Toby Keith "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" — Brad Paisley "Just What I Do" — Trick Pony "She's My Kind of Rain" — Tim McGraw "Who's Your Daddy" — Toby Keith
Vocal Event of the Year
"Mendocino County Line" — Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack "Beer For My Horses" — Toby Keith and Willie Nelson "Designated Drinker" — Alan Jackson and George Strait "Picture" — Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow "Whiskey River" — Trick Pony and Willie Nelson

Performers

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Kenny Chesney	"Big Star"
Toby Keith Willie Nelson	"Beer for My Horses"
Brooks & Dunn	"Red Dirt Road"
Terri Clark	"I Just Wanna Be Mad"
Alan Jackson	"The Sounds"
Martina McBride	"Concrete Angel"
Shania Twain	"Forever and for Always"
George Strait	"Write This Down" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Check Yes or No" "The Chair"
Wynonna	"What the World Needs"
Lonestar	"I'm Already There"
Keith Urban	"Raining on Sunday"
Diamond Rio	"I Believe"
Rascal Flatts	"Love You Out Loud"
LeAnn Rimes	"Love Is an Army"
Darryl Worley	"Have You Forgotten?"
Alabama	"Tennessee River"
Dixie Chicks	"Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"
Montgomery Gentry	"My Town"

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Notes
Wayne Newton	Host introduction
Rebecca Lynn Howard Kellie Coffey Jennifer Hanson	Terri Clark performance
Joe Nichols Blake Shelton Darryl Worley	Album of the Year
Mark Miller Lance Burton	Single Record of the Year
Phil Vassar Pinmonkey	Top New Male Vocalist
Bill Engvall Jake Simpson	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Carrie Turner Penn & Teller	Song of the Year
Carolyn Dawn Johnson Emerson Drive	Top New Female Vocalist
Tony Stewart	Diamond Rio performance
Trick Pony Eric Close	Top New Vocal Duo or Group
Lee Ann Womack	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Nancy O'Dell	LeAnn Rimes performance
Mark Wills Pam Tillis	Top Vocal Group of the Year
Kenny Chesney	Pioneer Award to Alabama
Cledus T. Judd	Montgomery Gentry performance
Louise Mandrell Trace Adkins	Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Vince Gill	Entertainer of the Year