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.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum 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 |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Female Vocalist of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Male Vocalist of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Mary Chapin Carpenter Lorrie Morgan Pam Tillis Tanya Tucker Wynonna | style="vertical-align:top" | Vince Gill Garth Brooks Billy Dean Alan Jackson Doug Stone |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Vocal Group of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Vocal Duo of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Diamond Rio Alabama Little Texas McBride & the Ride Restless Heart Sawyer Brown | style="vertical-align:top" | Brooks & Dunn Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Single Record of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Song of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | "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 | style="vertical-align:top" | "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 |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top New Male Vocalist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top New Female Vocalist |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Tracy Lawrence Billy Ray Cyrus Collin Raye | style="vertical-align:top" | Michelle Wright Martina McBride Joy Lynn White |- ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" |Top New Vocal Duo or Group ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" |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 |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Pioneer Award |- | colspan="2" | George Jones|- ! colspan="2" style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Tex Ritter Award |- | colspan="2" | Pure Country
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Vince Gill"One More Last Chance"Brooks & Dunn"Hard Workin' Man"Wynonna"Rock Bottom"Martina McBrideJoy Lynn WhiteMichelle WrightTop 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 CyrusTracy LawrenceCollin RayeTop New Male Vocalist Medley"Some Gave All""Alibis""That Was a River"Reba McEntire"It's Your Call"Tanya TuckerDelbert McClinton"Tell Me About It"Travis Tritt"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"Doug StonePatty LovelessConway 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 RailroadGreat PlainsLittle TexasTop 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 DeanSuzy Bogguss"Pay Attention"/"Something Up My Sleeve"John Anderson"Money in the Bank"George Jones ACM Cast"The Race Is On"
Presenters Presenter(s)NotesHal KetchumLisa Hartman BlackSingle Record of the YearSammy KershawRestless HeartTop New Female VocalistLee HorsleyPresents Tex Ritter Award to Pure CountryPam TillisLarry StewartTop Vocal Duo of the YearKathy MatteaJames BrolinVideo of the YearShelby LynneRalph EmeryTrisha YearwoodTop New Male VocalistChris LeDouxMarie OsmondMark ChesnuttAlbum of the YearDan SealsLorianne CrookCharlie ChaseSong of the YearGarth BrooksPresented Pioneer Award to George JonesMcBride & the RideJoe DiffieTop Female Vocalist of the YearDiamond RioTop New Vocal Duo or GroupBuck OwensAaron TippinTop Vocal Group of the YearCharlie DanielsLeanza CornettTop Male Vocalist of the YearTroy AikmanCybill ShepherdEntertainer of the Year
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