Save The Date: ACM Honors To Salute Off-Camera Winners

The 5th Annual ACM Honors will be presented Mon., Sept. 19 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The evening of musical tribute performances and award presentations celebrate the non-televised winners from the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held earlier this year in Las Vegas.

Host, presenters and performers will be revealed later this summer.

For the second year in a row, a limited number of tickets will be available for purchase by the general public. Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster in August.

Below is a list of previously announced winners and honorees.

Special Awards recipients
Garth Brooks – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
Hank Cochran (posthumously) – Poet’s Award
John Dorris –Mae Boren Axton Award
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers –Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
Tom T. Hall –Poet’s Award
Reba –Career Achievement Award
Taylor Swift –Jim Reeves International Award
Country Strong –Tex Ritter Award

MBI (Musician/Bandleader/Instrumentalist) Award Winners
Chuck Ainlay – Audio Engineer of the Year
Eddie Bayers – Percussionist/Drummer of the Year
Tom Bukovac – Guitarist of the Year
Dan Dugmore – Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Aubrey Haynie – Fiddle Player of the Year
Gordon Mote – Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
Bryan Sutton – Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year
Glenn Worf – Bass Player of the Year
Paul Worley – Producer of the Year

Industry Award Winners
Steve “Bogie” Bogdanovich – Romeo Entertainment Group – Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
Sally Williams, Ryman Auditorium – Promoter of the Year
Joe’s Bar (Chicago, IL) – Nightclub of the Year
Mohegan Sun Casino (Uncasville, CT) – Casino of the Year
Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) – Venue of the Year