21st Academy of Country Music Awards

21st Academy of Country Music Awards
21st Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 14, 1986
Location	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Hosted by	Mac Davis; Reba McEntire; John Schneider
Most awards	Alabama; George Strait (2 each)
Most nominations	Alabama; Hank Williams Jr. (4 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 21st Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 14, 1986, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Mac Davis, Reba McEntire and John Schneider.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Alabama Lee Greenwood Ricky Skaggs George Strait Hank Williams Jr.	Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind — George Strait 40-Hour Week — Alabama Five-O — Hank Williams Jr. Highwayman — The Highwaymen Why Not Me — The Judds
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire Rosanne Cash Crystal Gayle Anne Murray Juice Newton	George Strait Earl Thomas Conley Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams Jr.
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Alabama Exile Forester Sisters Oak Ridge Boys Sawyer Brown	The Judds Bellamy Brothers Ray Charles and Willie Nelson Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris Marie Osmond and Dan Seals
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Highwayman" — The Highwaymen "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" — Mel McDaniel "Dixie Road" — Lee Greenwood "I'm For Love" — Hank Williams Jr. "Love Is Alive" — The Judds	"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" — Fred Parris, Mike Reid, and Troy Seals "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" — Bob McDill "I'll Never Stop Loving You" — Dave Loggins and J.D. Martin "Seven Spanish Angels" — Troy Seals and Eddie Sester "Some Fools Never Learn" — John Scott Sherrill
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Randy Travis T. Graham Brown Billy Burnette Marty Stuart Keith Whitley	Judy Rodman Liz Boardo Tari Hensley Robin Lee Patty Loveless
Video of the Year
"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" — George Jones "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" — Alabama "Country Boy" — Ricky Skaggs "Highwayman" — The Highwaymen "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" — Ronnie Milsap
Tex Ritter Award
Sweet Dreams
Pioneer Award
Kitty Wells

Performers

Performer(s)	Song(s)
The Oak Ridge Boys	"Juliet"
John Schneider	"You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight"
Liz Boardo Terry Hensley Robin Lee Patty Loveless Judy Rodman	Top New Female Vocalist Medley "I Love the Way It Feels" "Oh, Yes I Can" "I'll Take Your Love Anytime" "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Until I Met You"
George Strait	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
Reba McEntire	"Whoever's in New England"
Tom T. Hall	"Kitty Wells Started It All"
Mac Davis	"Somewhere in America"
Alabama	Hits Medley "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" "Tennessee River" "Mountain Music"
Janie Fricke Lee Greenwood	Song of the Year Medley "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" "Some Fools Never Learn" "Seven Spanish Angels" "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"
Billy Burnette Randy Travis Keith Whitley T. Graham Brown Marty Stuart	Top New Male Vocalist Medley "Try Me" "1982" "Miami, My Amy" "I Tell It Like It Used to Be" "Arlene"
The Judds	"Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain"
Rex Allen Hugh O'Brien Patti Page Carl Perkins	History of the Grand Ole Opry

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Notes
Alan Thicke Markie Post Bobby Bare	Top Vocal Group of the Year
Tom Ritter John Ritter	Presents Tex Ritter Award to Sweet Dreams
Season Hubley Sylvia	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Johnny Lee Eddie Rabbitt Marie Osmond	Top New Female Vocalist
Sawyer Brown Lacy J. Dalton	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Tammy Wynette	Presents Pioneer Award to Kitty Wells
John Larroquette The Forester Sisters	Album of the Year
Michael Martin Murphy Stepfanie Kramer Boxcar Willie	Song of the Year
Nicolette Larson Steve Wariner Juice Newton	Top New Male Vocalist
Ronnie Milsap Gary Morris	Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Earl Thomas Conley Catherine Bach Hank Williams Jr.	Video of the Year
Exile Barbara Stock	Single Record of the Year
Mac Davis Reba McEntire John Schneider	Entertainer of the Year

References

^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "Nominees Chosen for Music Academy's Annual Award Show" (PDF). Billboard. March 22, 1986. p. 53.
^ "'Hat' Award Nominees Announced". The Press-Courier. March 6, 1986. p. 17.

[Past_winners_and_nominees-1] "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[2] "Nominees Chosen for Music Academy's Annual Award Show" (PDF). Billboard. March 22, 1986. p. 53.

[3] "'Hat' Award Nominees Announced". The Press-Courier. March 6, 1986. p. 17.

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