2010 American Country Awards winners
Carrie Underwood (Associated Press file photo)
Fox handed out its inaugural American Country Awards in rather convoluted fashion tonight in a show broadcast live at MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Vegas proved lucky for Checotah native Carrie Underwood, who went into the fan-voted ACAs with six nominations and came out perfect, winning six awards, including artist of the year.
Newcomer Easton Corbin and hot trio Lady Antebellum each earned a leading seven nominations. Corbin won three prizes, while Lady A earned four.
Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert and Josh Turner each received five nominations. Turner gained one award. Lambert, who has been on a white-hot streak, experienced a rare shutout, but she got to cheer here fiance and fellow Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton to two awards.
Here is the full winners list. Oklahomans are marked with an *:
ARTIST AWARDS
Artist of the Year
Lady Antebellum
*Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
WINNER: *Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band
Male Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
WINNER: Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Female Artist of the Year
Jewel
*Miranda Lambert
*Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
WINNER: *Carrie Underwood
Lady Antebellum (AP file)
Duo/Group Artist of the Year
WINNER: Lady Antebellum
*Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
WINNER: Easton Corbin
Danny Gokey
Jaron and The Long Road To Love
Jerrod Niemann
The Band Perry
Touring Artist of the Year
*Brooks & Dunn
*Toby Keith
Martina McBride & Trace Adkins
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
*Rascal Flatts
*George Strait & Reba McEntire
Sugarland
Taylor Swift
WINNER: *Carrie Underwood
ALBUM AWARD
Album of the Year
“Doin’ My Thing,” Luke Bryan
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
*“Revolution,” Miranda Lambert
“Haywire,” Josh Turner
WINNER: *“Play On,” Carrie Underwood
SINGLE AWARDS
Single of the Year
“Do I,” Luke Bryan
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
WINNER: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Gimme That Girl,” Joe Nichols
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
Single of the Year by a Male Artist
“Do I,” Luke Bryan
“Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“That’s How Country Boys Roll,” Billy Currington
“Gimme That Girl,” Joe Nichols
WINNER: “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
Single of the Year by a Female Artist
*“White Liar,” Miranda Lambert
“Wrong Baby Wrong,” Martina McBride
*“Consider Me Gone,” Reba McEntire
“Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You,” Kellie Pickler
WINNER: *“Cowboy Casanova,” Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year by a Duo or Group
WINNER: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Little White Church,” Little Big Town
*“Unstoppable,” Rascal Flatts
“Keep On Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Toes,” Zac Brown Band
Easton Corbin
Single of the Year by a Breakthrough Artist
WINNER: “Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Pray for You,” Jaron and The Long Road To Love
“Lover, Lover,” Jerrod Niemann
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Beer on the Table,” Josh Thompson
VIDEO AWARDS
Music Video of the Year
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
WINNER: *“Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
“The Man I Want To Be,” Chris Young
Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins (AP file)
Music Video by a Male Artist
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Southern Voice,” Tim McGraw
WINNER: *“Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
“The Man I Want To Be,” Chris Young
Music Video by a Female Artist
*“White Liar,” Miranda Lambert
*“Consider Me Gone,” Reba McEntire
“Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You,” Kellie Pickler
WINNER: *“Cowboy Casanova,” Carrie Underwood
“Work Hard, Play Harder,” Gretchen Wilson
Music Video by a Duo or Group
WINNER: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“American Honey,” Lady Antebellum
“Little White Church,” Little Big Town
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Highway 20 Ride,” Zac Brown Band
Music Video by a Breakthrough Artist
“Giddy On Up,” Laura Bell Bundy
WINNER: “A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Lover, Lover,” Jerrod Niemann
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“If I Die Young,” The Band Perry
Alan Jackson (AP file)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson
Decade Award
* Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award
* Toby Keith
-BAM
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