May 17, 2005
Kenny Chesney capped off the 40th annual Academy of Country Music Awards by winning Entertainer of the Year. He was not a multiple winner, however. Multiple winners included Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Tim McGraw, and Brad Paisley.
Who Won ACM Awards in 2005?
| ACM Entertainer of the Year | |
| Kenny Chesney | |
| Other Nominees: Brooks & Dunn; Toby Keith; Tim McGraw; Keith Urban | |
| ACM Top Male Vocalist | |
| Keith Urban | |
| Other Nominees: Kenny Chesney; Alan Jackson; Toby Keith; Tim McGraw | |
| ACM Top Female Vocalist | |
| Gretchen Wilson | |
| Other Nominees: Terri Clark; Sara Evans; Martina McBride; Lee Ann Womack | |
| ACM Top Vocal Group | |
| Rascal Flatts | |
| Other Nominees: Lonestar; Diamond Rio; Notorious Cherry Bombs; Alison Krauss + Union Station | |
| ACM Top Vocal Duo | |
| Brooks & Dunn | |
| Other Nominees: Big & Rich; Blue County; Montgomery Gentry; Warren Brothers | |
| ACM Top New Artist | |
| Gretchen Wilson | |
| Other Nominees: Big & Rich; Josh Gracin; Josh Turner; Julie Roberts | |
| ACM Album of the Year | |
| Keith Urban (Be Here) | |
| Other Nominees: Gretchen Wilson (Here For the Party); Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying); Sara Evans (Restless); Kenny Chesney (When the Sun Goes Down) | |
| ACM Single of the Year | |
| Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) |  
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| Other Nominees: Rascal Flatts (Bless the Broken Road); Days Go By (Keith Urban); Lee Ann Womack (I May Hate Myself In the Morning); Gretchen Wilson (Redneck Woman); Whiskey Lullaby (Brad Paisley) | |
| ACM Song of the Year | |
| Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) |
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| Craig Wiseman; Tim Nichols | |
| Other Nominees: American Soldier (Toby Keith); Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts); I May Hate Myself In the Morning (Lee Ann Womack); Whiskey Lullaby (Brad Paisley) | |
| ACM Video of the Year | |
| Brad Paisley (Whiskey Lullaby) | |
| Other Nominees: Terri Clark (Girls Lie Too); Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying); Gretchen Wilson (Redneck Woman); Big & Rich (Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy) | |
| ACM Vocal Event of the Year | |
| Brad Paisley (Whiskey Lullaby) | |
| Alison Krauss | |
| Other Nominees: Norah Jones & Dolly Parton; Jimmy Buffett with friends; Shania Twain & Billy Currington; Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker | |
Music Video for 'Live Like You Were Dying' by Tim McGraw
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