The 20th Music City News Country Awards was held on June 14, 1986, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Roy Clark, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Mel Tillis.

Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year The Statlers Alabama The Oak Ridge Boys Ricky Skaggs George Strait Pardners in Rhyme — The Statlers 40-Hour Week — Alabama Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind — George Strait Step On Out — The Oak Ridge Boys Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes — George Jones Why Not Me — The Judds |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Female Artist of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Male Artist of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn Barbara Mandrell Charly McClain Anne Murray | style="vertical-align:top" | George Strait Lee Greenwood Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs Conway Twitty Hank Williams Jr. |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Vocal Group of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Vocal Duo of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | The Statlers Alabama Exile Oak Ridge Boys Sawyer Brown | style="vertical-align:top" | The Judds Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell Charly McClain and Wayne Massey Marie Osmond and Dan Seals Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Gospel Act of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Comedy Act of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet Tennessee Ernie Ford Vern Gosdin Amy Grant Christy Lane | style="vertical-align:top" | Ray Stevens Jerry Clower Irlene Mandrell Minnie Pearl Shotgun Red The Statlers |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Single of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |TV Series of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | "My Only Love" — The Statlers "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" — Mel McDaniel "Somebody Should Leave" — Reba McEntire "Too Much on My Heart" — The Statlers "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" — George Jones | style="vertical-align:top" | Nashville Now Austin City Limits Grand Ole Opry Live Hee Haw This Week in Country MusicStar of TomorrowVideo of the Year John Schneider Exile Forester Sisters Lorrie Morgan Sawyer Brown Dan Seals "My Only Love" — The Statlers "Country Boy" — Ricky Skaggs "Highwayman" — The Highwaymen "Little Things" — The Oak Ridge Boys "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" — George JonesTV Special of the Year Farm Aid Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember Barbara Mandrell: Something Special The Mandrell Sisters & Family George Strait: Strait From the Heart of TexasLiving Legend Award Loretta Lynn

See also CMT Music Awards

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