The 36th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 9, 2001, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by LeAnn Rimes.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year Dixie Chicks Brooks & Dunn Faith Hill Toby Keith George Strait How Do You Like Me Now?! — Toby Keith American III: Solitary Man — Johnny Cash I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack One Voice — Billy Gilman Who Needs Pictures — Brad PaisleyTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop Male Vocalist of the Year Faith Hill Sara Evans Martina McBride Jo Dee Messina Lee Ann Womack Toby Keith Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw Brad Paisley George StraitTop Vocal Group of the YearTop Vocal Duo of the Year Dixie Chicks Alabama Diamond Rio Lonestar Sawyer Brown Brooks & Dunn The Judds The Kinleys Montgomery Gentry The Warren BrothersSingle Record of the YearSong of the Year "I Hope You Dance" — Lee Ann Womack (feat. Sons of the Desert) "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith "Kiss This" — Aaron Tippin "The Little Girl" — John Michael Montgomery "There Is No Arizona" — Jamie O'Neal "I Hope You Dance" — Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon "The Little Girl" — Harley Allen "One Voice" — Don Cook and David Malloy "We Danced" — Brad Paisley and Chris DuBoisTop New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist Keith Urban Billy Gilman Phil Vassar Jamie O'Neal Tammy Cochran Carolyn Dawn JohnsonTop New Vocal Duo or GroupVideo of the Year Rascal Flatts Clark Family Experience Sons of the Desert "Goodbye Earl" — Dixie Chicks "I Hope You Dance" — Lee Ann Womack "The Way You Love Me" — Faith Hill "When It All Goes South" — Alabama "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" — Toby KeithVocal Event of the Year "I Hope You Dance" — Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert "Buy Me a Rose" — Alison Krauss, Billy Dean and Kenny Rogers "Let's Make Love" — Faith Hill and Tim McGraw "Murder on Music Row" — George Strait and Alan Jackson "That's the Beat of a Heart" — Sara Evans and The Warren BrothersCareer Achievement Award Kenny RogersPioneer Award Barbara Mandrell
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Toby Keith"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"LeAnn Rimes"What's Goin' On with LeAnn"Billy Gilman"She's My Girl"Brooks & Dunn"Ain't Nothing 'bout You"Jessica Andrews"Who I Am"Alan Jackson"Where I Come From"Kenny Rogers"There You Go Again"Jo Dee Messina"Downtime"Montgomery Gentry"She Couldn't Change Me"Kenny Chesney"Don't Happen Twice"Dwight Yoakam"I Want You to Want Me"Lonestar"I'm Already There"Brad Paisley"Two People Fell in Love"Terri ClarkRonnie MilsapPatty LovelessLouise Mandrell"She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"Lee Ann Womack"Why They Call It Falling"The Warren BrothersSara Evans"That's the Beat of a Heart"LeAnn Rimes"Can't Fight the Moonlight"Diamond Rio"One More Day"SHeDAISY"Still Holding Out for You"LeAnn Rimes"Over the Rainbow"
Presenters Presenter(s)NotesTrace AdkinsNancy O'DellTop Vocal Group of the YearTracy ByrdMark ChesnuttSong of the YearMark WillsJessica AndrewsTop New Female VocalistGlen CampbellPresents Career Achievement Award to Kenny RogersTy HerndonAlecia DavisJeff RossVideo of the YearJohn Michael MontgomeryJane Clayson JohnsonVocal Event of the YearChely WrightMark MillerTop Vocal Duo of the YearGary AllanLari WhiteTop New Vocal Duo or Group of the YearTerri ClarkRonnie MilsapPatty LovelessLouise MandrellPresents Pioneer Award to Barbara MandrellBryan WhiteErika Page WhiteTop New Male VocalistCollin RayeLeeza GibbonsTina WessonSingle Record of the YearAaron TippinThe KinleysAlbum of the YearBuck OwensMartie MaguireTop Female Vocalist of the YearPatti PageMarty RoeBrian ProutTop Male Vocalist of the YearLeAnn RimesEntertainer of the Year
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