<h3><img src="http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/events/2008/acm/pressroom/acm_pressroom_021-x600.jpg" title="Carrie Underwood - ACM Top Female Vocalist 2008" alt="Carrie Underwood - ACM Top Female Vocalist 2008" align="right" height="257" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="171" />The 2008 ACM Awards are done and we&#8217;ve got your winners right here!</h3>
<p>Winners of the 2008 Academy of Country Music awards got to party it up Vegas style as they celebrated another year of milestones and fan appreciation. <a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> McEntire hosted the festivities and as always, the winners were gracious, and excited.</p>
<p>&#8220;A singer is nothing without inspiration. I thank my wonderful wife, Kim, who is not here tonight. I probably ought to thank my son for the first time for inspiration. I am so honored to carry the torch another year, and thank God for all the blessings in my life.&#8221;-<a title="Brad Paisley" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbBPaisley&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fbrad-paisley-tickets%2Fartist%2F714837&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Brad Paisley</a></p>
<p>&#8220;There are so many people who deserve to be thanked for this, but I am going to thank one. And that’s a person that used to love to go to lunch with her friends and cook dinner for her family and sleep in her bed every night. She gave that all away and left that all behind to go on the road with her 16-year-old daughter. … And then she was sleeping in rental cars and in airplanes and rental cars with her mouth wide open because she was so tired. And so Mom, thank you so much! I love you! This is for you!&#8221; &#8211; <a title="Taylor Swift" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTSwift/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftaylor-swift-tickets%2F">Taylor Swift</a></p>
<p>&#8220;It means so much to me that you guys really relate to this song and that you accept it. Thank you so much to my partner Kristian Bush and to Gail Gelman [manager] for believing in this song before anybody did. Thank you to Luke Lewis and your whole staff at Mercury to have big ones enough, that when we came to you and said, &#8216;Hey, let’s put a song without drums on the radio,&#8217; you said, &#8216;Sure!'&#8221; <a title="Jennifer Nettles" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-concert-tour-tickets/">Jennifer Nettles</a> of <a title="Sugarland" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-concert-tour-tickets/">Sugarland</a></p>
<p><strong>Album of the Year:</strong> Crazy Ex-Girlfriend <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/miranda-lambert-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Miranda Lambert on tour">Miranda Lambert</a><br />
<strong>Entertainer of the year:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/kenny-chesney-2008-tour-tickets/" title="Kenny Chesney on tour">Kenny Chesney</a><br />
<strong>Single of the Year: </strong>&#8220;Stay,&#8221; <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Sugarland on tour">Sugarland</a><br />
<strong>Song of the Year: </strong>&#8220;Stay,&#8221; <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Sugarland on tour">Sugarland</a> (<a title="Jennifer Nettles" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/sugarland-concert-tour-tickets/">Jennifer Nettles</a>, composer)<br />
<strong>Top Female Vocalist:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Carrie Underwood on tour">Carrie Underwood</a><br />
<strong>Top Male Vocalist:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/brad-paisley-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Brad Paisley on tour">Brad Paisley</a><br />
<strong>Top New Duo or Vocal Group:</strong> <a title="Lady Antebellum" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/lady-antebellum-concert-tour-tickets/">Lady Antebellum</a><br />
<strong>Top New Male Vocalist:</strong> Jack Ingram<br />
<strong>Top new New Female Vocalist:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/taylor-swift-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Taylor Swift on tour">Taylor Swift</a><br />
<strong>Top Vocal Duo:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/brooks-dunn-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Brooks and Dunn on tour">Brooks &; Dunn</a><br />
<strong>Top Vocal Group:</strong> <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/rascal-flatts-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Rascal Flatts on tour">Rascal Flatts</a><br />
<strong>Video of the Year: </strong>&#8220;Online,&#8221; <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/brad-paisley-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Brad Paisley on tour">Brad Paisley</a> (Jason Alexander, director)<br />
<strong>Vocal Event of the Year: </strong>&#8220;Find Out Who Your Friends Are,&#8221; <a title="Tracy Lawrence" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTLawrence/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftracy-lawrence-tickets%2F">Tracy Lawrence</a> with <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/tim-mcgraw-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Tim McGraw on tour">Tim McGraw</a> and <a title="Kenny Chesney" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSChesney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkenny-chesney-tickets%2F">Kenny Chesney</a><br />
For a full recap of all the winners presented on and offstage, visit the<a href="http://acmcountry.com/content/index.php" title="ACM Awards"> ACM&#8217;s official website</a>.Country Music Photo Gallery</p>