The 18th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on May 9, 1983, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Jerry Reed, John Schneider and Tammy Wynette. __TOC__
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year Alabama Barbara Mandrell Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Ricky Skaggs Always on My Mind — Willie Nelson Listen to the Radio — Don Williams Love Will Turn You Around — Kenny Rogers Mountain Music — Alabama Waitin' for the Sun to Shine — Ricky SkaggsTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop Male Vocalist of the Year Sylvia Rosanne Cash Janie Fricke Barbara Mandrell Dottie West Ronnie Milsap Merle Haggard Willie Nelson Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams Jr.Top Vocal Group of the YearTop Vocal Duo of the Year Alabama Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Oak Ridge Boys Statler Brothers The Whites David Frizzell and Shelly West Bellamy Brothers Dean Dillon and Gary Stewart Merle Haggard and George Jones Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Eddie Rabbit and Crystal GayleSingle Record of the YearSong of the Year "Always on My Mind" — Willie Nelson "Crying My Heart Out Over You" — Ricky Skaggs "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" — David Frizzell "Love Will Turn You Around" — Kenny Rogers "Nobody" — Sylvia "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" — Merle Haggard "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" — Dewayne Blackwell "Nobody" — Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" — Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Don Goodman "She Got the Goldmine" — Tim DuBoisTop New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist Michael Martin Murphy Kieran Kane Gary Morris George Strait Gary Wolf Karen Brooks Deborah Allen Cindy Hurt Sue Powell Amy WooleyPioneer Award Chet AtkinsTex Ritter Award Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Roger MillerLouise MandrellMickey GilleyCountry Crossover Hits Medley"King of the Road""Stand by Your Man""Young Love""Big Bad John""Tennessee Waltz""I Walk the Line""Rhinestone Cowboy""Rose Garden""Sixteen Tons""For the Good Times""Help Me Make It Through the Night""El Paso""Blue Suede Shoes"Jerry Reed"Good Ole Boys"Deborah AllenKaren BrooksCindy HurtSue PowellTop New Female Vocalist Medley"Baby I Lied""New Way Out""I'm in Love All Over Again""Let's Disappear"Alabama"Dixieland Delight"Dottie WestShelly West"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"Willie Nelson"Why Do I Have to Choose"Tammy Wynette"I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)"T.G. SheppardDavid FrizzellSylviaLee GreenwoodJerry ReedSong of the Year Medley"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)""I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home""Nobody""Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands""She Got the Goldmine"John Schneider"If You Believe"George StraitKieran KaneGary WolfGary MorrisMichael Martin MurphyTop New Male Vocalist Medley"Amarillo by Morning""It's You""Livin' on Memories""The Love She Found in Me""What's Forever For"
Presenters Presenter(s)NotesRicky SkaggsCatherine BachTop Female Vocalist of the YearMr. TReads the Rules of the ACM AwardsBarbi BentonMel TillisTop Vocal Duo of the YearJanie FrickeClaude AkinsAlbum of the YearLarry Gatlin & the Gatlin BrothersTop New Female VocalistGlen CampbellPresented Pioneer Award to Chet AtkinsSonny JamesHelen ReddySingle Record of the YearLacy J. DaltonGeorge PeppardSong of the YearBellamy BrothersHeather ThomasTop Vocal Group of the YearEddie DeanGenie FrancisTop New Male VocalistRosanne CashTom WopatTop Male Vocalist of the YearLynn AndersonRicardo MontalbanEntertainer of the Year
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