The 2009 CMA Awards will air live on November 11, 2009, from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Entertainer of the Year
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Taylor Swift
• Keith Urban
• Female Vocalist of the Year
• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Male Vocalist of the Year
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Darius Rucker
• George Strait
• Keith Urban
• New Artist of the Year
• Randy Houser
• Jamey Johnson
• Jake Owen
• Darius Rucker
• Zac Brown Band
• Vocal Group of the Year
• Eagles
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Rascal Flatts
• Zac Brown Band
• Vocal Duo of the Year
• Big & Rich
• Brooks & Dunn
• Joey + Rory
• Montgomery Gentry
• Sugarland
• Single of the Year
• "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band
• "I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
• "Then" - Brad Paisley
• 'Album of the Year
• American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
• Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
• Fearless - Taylor Swift
• Love On The Inside - Sugarland
• That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
• Song of the Year
• "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette
• "I Told You So" - Randy Travis
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto
• "People Are Crazy" - Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones
• "Then" - Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley
• Musical Event of the Year
• "Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
• "Down The Road" - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
• "Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
• "I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
• "Old Enough" - The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
• Music Video of the Year
• "Boots On" - Randy Houser
• "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
• "Start A Band" - Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
• "Troubadour" - George Strait
• Musician of the Year
• Eddie Bayers, drums
• Paul Franklin, steel guitar
• Dann Huff, guitar
• Brent Mason, guitar
• Mac McAnally, guitar