28th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 28th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 11, 1993, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California . The ceremony was hosted by George Strait, Randy Owen, and Reba McEntire.

28th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 11, 1993
Location	Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	George Strait Randy Owen Reba McEntire
Most wins	Brooks & Dunn (3)
Most nominations	Garth Brooks Billy Ray Cyrus Mary Chapin Carpenter Tanya Tucker Brooks & Dunn (4 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC
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Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.^[1][2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Garth Brooks Billy Ray Cyrus Alan Jackson Reba McEntire Travis Tritt	Brand New Man — Brooks & Dunn Come On Come On — Mary Chapin Carpenter Some Gave All — Billy Ray Cyrus The Chase — Garth Brooks Wynonna — Wynonna
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Mary Chapin Carpenter Lorrie Morgan Pam Tillis Tanya Tucker Wynonna	Vince Gill Garth Brooks Billy Dean Alan Jackson Doug Stone
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Diamond Rio Alabama Little Texas McBride & the Ride Restless Heart Sawyer Brown	Brooks & Dunn Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" — Brooks & Dunn "Achy Breaky Heart" — Billy Ray Cyrus "Love, Me" — Collin Raye "Straight Tequila Night" — John Anderson "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Tanya Tucker	"I Still Believe in You" — Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis "Boot Scootin' Boogie" — Ronnie Dunn "I Feel Lucky" — Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz "Something in Red" — Angela Kaset "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Mark Alan Springer
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Tracy Lawrence Billy Ray Cyrus Collin Raye	Michelle Wright Martina McBride Joy Lynn White
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
Confederate Railroad Great Plains Little Texas	"Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Tanya Tucker "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" — Vince Gill "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" — Travis Tritt "Take It Back" — Reba McEntire "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" — Reba McEntire
Pioneer Award
George Jones
Tex Ritter Award
Pure Country

Performers

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Vince Gill	"One More Last Chance"
Brooks & Dunn	"Hard Workin' Man"
Wynonna	"Rock Bottom"
Martina McBride Joy Lynn White Michelle Wright	Top New Female Vocalist Medley "The Time Has Come" "True Confessions" "Take It Like a Man"
George Strait	"When Did You Stop Loving Me"
Mary Chapin Carpenter	"The Hard Way"
Alan Jackson	"Chattahoochee"
Garth Brooks	"That Summer"
Billy Ray Cyrus Tracy Lawrence Collin Raye	Top New Male Vocalist Medley "Some Gave All" "Alibis" "That Was a River"
Reba McEntire	"It's Your Call"
Tanya Tucker Delbert McClinton	"Tell Me About It"
Travis Tritt	"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
Doug Stone Patty Loveless	Conway and Loretta Tribute "It's Only Make Believe" "Coal Miner's Daughter" "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
Alabama	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
Confederate Railroad Great Plains Little Texas	Top New Vocal Duo or Group Medley "Queen of Memphis" "Faster Gun" "What Might Have Been"
Lorrie Morgan	"I Guess You Had to Be There"
Billy Dean Suzy Bogguss	"Pay Attention"/"Something Up My Sleeve"
John Anderson	"Money in the Bank"
George Jones ACM Cast	"The Race Is On"

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Notes
Hal Ketchum Lisa Hartman Black	Single Record of the Year
Sammy Kershaw Restless Heart	Top New Female Vocalist
Lee Horsley	Presents Tex Ritter Award to Pure Country
Pam Tillis Larry Stewart	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Kathy Mattea James Brolin	Video of the Year
Shelby Lynne Ralph Emery Trisha Yearwood	Top New Male Vocalist
Chris LeDoux Marie Osmond Mark Chesnutt	Album of the Year
Dan Seals Lorianne Crook Charlie Chase	Song of the Year
Garth Brooks	Presented Pioneer Award to George Jones
McBride & the Ride Joe Diffie	Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Diamond Rio	Top New Vocal Duo or Group
Buck Owens Aaron Tippin	Top Vocal Group of the Year
Charlie Daniels Leanza Cornett	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Troy Aikman Cybill Shepherd	Entertainer of the Year