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.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum 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 KeithTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop 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 StraitTop Vocal Group of the YearTop 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 BrothersSingle Record of the YearSong 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 BruceTop New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist Joe Nichols Blake Shelton Darryl Worley Kellie Coffey Jennifer Hanson Rebecca Lynn HowardTop New Vocal Duo or GroupVideo 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 KeithVocal 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 KeithWillie 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)NotesWayne NewtonHost introductionRebecca Lynn HowardKellie CoffeyJennifer HansonTerri Clark performanceJoe NicholsBlake SheltonDarryl WorleyAlbum of the YearMark MillerLance BurtonSingle Record of the YearPhil VassarPinmonkeyTop New Male VocalistBill EngvallJake SimpsonTop Vocal Duo of the YearCarrie TurnerPenn & TellerSong of the YearCarolyn Dawn JohnsonEmerson DriveTop New Female VocalistTony StewartDiamond Rio performanceTrick PonyEric CloseTop New Vocal Duo or GroupLee Ann WomackTop Male Vocalist of the YearNancy O'DellLeAnn Rimes performanceMark WillsPam TillisTop Vocal Group of the YearKenny ChesneyPioneer Award to AlabamaCledus T. JuddMontgomery Gentry performanceLouise MandrellTrace AdkinsTop Female Vocalist of the YearVince GillEntertainer of the Year
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