– "What Hurts the Most", Rascal Flatts Duo Video of the Year – "Want To," Sugarland Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Tim McGraw", Taylor Swift Wide Open Country Video of the Year – "Love You," Jack Ingram Video Director of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood (Director: Roman White) Johnny Cash Visionary Award – Kris Kristofferson Americana Music Honors & Awards Album of the Year – Children Running Through (Patty Griffin) Artist of the Year – Patty Griffin Duo/Group of the Year – The Avett Brothers Song of the Year – "Hank Williams' Ghost" (Darrell Scott) Emerging Artist of the Year – The Avett Brothers Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Mavis Staples Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – Lyle Lovett Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Joe Ely Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Ry Cooder Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Mary Martin Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Jim Dickinson Wagonmaster Award – Porter Wagoner Academy of Country Music (presented May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas) Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney Song of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland Single of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland Album of the Year – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Miranda Lambert Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley Top Female Vocalist – Carrie Underwood Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts Top New Male Vocalist – Jack Ingram Top New Female Vocalist – Taylor Swift Top New Duo or Group – Lady Antebellum Video of the Year – "Online", Brad Paisley Vocal Event of the Year – "Find out Who Your Friends Are", Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award – Rascal Flatts Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Brenda Lee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner Crystal Milestone Award – Garth Brooks Poets Award – Bill Anderson and Fred Rose ARIA Awards (presented in Sydney on October 28, 2007) Best Country Album – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (Keith Urban) ARIA Hall of Fame – Frank Ifield Canadian Country Music Association (presented September 10 in Regina) Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark Male Artist of the Year – Brad Johner Female Artist of the Year – Carolyn Dawn Johnson Group or Duo of the Year – Emerson Drive SOCAN Song of the Year – "Hold My Beer", Mitch Merrett, Aaron