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2011 American Country Awards: Nominees & Winners

The 2011 ACA Awards will air live from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. on FOX.
The complete list of nominees and winners:
- Artist of the Year
- WINNER Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Lady Antebellum
- Taylor Swift
- Zac Brown Band
- Artist of the Year: Male
- WINNER Brad Paisley
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Blake Shelton
- Artist of the Year: Female
- WINNER Carrie Underwood
- Sara Evans
- Alison Krauss
- Miranda Lambert
- Taylor Swift
- Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
- WINNER Lady Antebellum
- The Band Perry
- Rascal Flatts
- Sugarland
- Zac Brown Band
- Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
- WINNER Chris Young
- Eric Church
- Eli Young Band
- Justin Moore
- Jake Owen
- Artist of the Year:
New Artist- WINNER Scotty McCreery
- The Band Perry
- Jerrod Niemann
- Pistol Annies
- Thompson Square
- Album of the Year
- WINNER Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party
- Kenny Chesney, Hemingway’s Whiskey
- Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music
- Taylor Swift, Speak Now
- Keith Urban, Get Closer
- Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give
- Single of the Year
- WINNER Chris Young, “Voices”
- Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy”
- Tim McGraw, “Felt Good on My Lips”
- Thompson Square,
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” - Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson,
“As She's Walking Away”
- Single of the Year: Male
- WINNER Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party”
- Chris Young, “Voices”
- Luke Bryan, “Someone Else Calling You Baby”
- Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy”
- Tim McGraw, “Felt Good on My Lips”
- Single of the Year: Female
- WINNER Carrie Underwood, “Mama’s Song”
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Miranda Lambert, “Heart Like Mine”
- Reba, “Turn On the Radio”
- Taylor Swift, “Mean”
- Single of the Year: Duo or Group
- WINNER Thompson Square,
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” - The Band Perry, “You Lie”
- Rascal Flatts, “Why Wait”
- Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue”
- Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather”
- WINNER Thompson Square,
- Single of the Year: New Artist
- WINNER Thompson Square,
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” - The Band Perry, “You Lie”
- Craig Campbell, “Family Man”
- The JaneDear girls, “Wildflower”
- Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want”
- WINNER Thompson Square,
- Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration
- WINNER Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, “Don't You Wanna Stay”
- Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, “You and Tequila”
- Brad Paisley with Alabama, “Old Alabama”
- Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffett, “Knee Deep”
- Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson, “As She's Walking Away”
- Touring Headline Act of the Year
- WINNER Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Toby Keith
- Tim McGraw
- Brad Paisley
- Rascal Flatts
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Music Video of the Year
- WINNER Blake Shelton, “Who Are You When I'm Not Looking”
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want”
- Thompson Square,
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” - Josh Turner, “I Wouldn't Be a Man”
- Music Video: Male
- WINNER Blake Shelton, “Who Are You When I'm Not Looking”
- Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party”
- Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want”
- Josh Turner, “I Wouldn't Be a Man”
- Keith Urban, “Put You in a Song”
- Music Video: Female
- WINNER Carrie Underwood, “Mama's Song”
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Reba, “Turn On the Radio”
- Ashton Shepherd, “Look It Up”
- Taylor Swift, “Back to December”
- Music Video:
Duo, Group or Collaboration- WINNER Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
- The Band Perry,
“You Lie” - Lady Antebellum,
“Hello World” - Thompson Square,
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” - Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson,
“As She's Walking Away”
- Music Video: New Artist
- WINNER Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not”
- The Band Perry, “You Lie”
- Craig Campbell, “Family Man”
- Brett Eldredge, “Raymond”
- Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want”
- Artist of the Decade
- WINNER 1 Toby Keith
- 2 Tim McGraw
- 3 Kenny Chesney
- 4 George Strait
- 5 Alan Jackson
- 6 Brooks & Dunn
- 7 Rascal Flatts
- 8 Garth Brooks
- 9 Brad Paisley
- 10 Keith Urban
- Greatest Hits Award
- WINNER Alabama
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