20th Academy of Country Music Awards explained

20th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date:	May 6, 1985
Location:	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Most Nominations:	Alabama (5)
Most Wins:	Alabama (3)
Network:	NBC
Host:	Glen Campbell Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn
Previous:	19th
Main:	ACM
Next:	21st

The 20th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on May 6, 1985, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by Glen Campbell, Janie Fricke and Loretta Lynn.__TOC__

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Alabama Willie Nelson Oak Ridge Boys Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams Jr.	Roll On — Alabama Don't Cheat in Our Hometown — Ricky Skaggs Don't Make It Easy for Me — Earl Thomas Conley Man of Steel — Hank Williams Jr. Right or Wrong — George Strait
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Emmylou Harris Anne Murray Dolly Parton	George Strait Lee Greenwood Gary Morris Kenny Rogers Ricky Skaggs
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Alabama Exile Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Oak Ridge Boys Statler Brothers	The Judds David Frizzell and Shelly West Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell Anne Murray and Dave Loggins Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" — Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" — Conway Twitty "I've Been Around Enough to Know" — John Schneider "Why Not Me" — The Judds "When We Make Love" — Alabama	"Why Not Me" — Harlan Howard, Brent Maher, and Sonny Throckmorton "I've Been Around Enough to Know" — Bob McDill and Dickey Lee "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" — Albert Hammond and Hal David "Second Hand Heart" — Mark Gray, Harold Tipton and Craig Karp "When We Make Love" — Troy Seals and Mentor Williams
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Vince Gill Lloyd David Foster Bill Medley Dan Seals Keith Stegall	Nicolette Larson Becky Hobbs Hilary Kanter Katy Moffatt Karen Taylor-Good
Video of the Year
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" — Hank Williams Jr. "America" — Waylon Jennings "Left Side of the Bed" — Mark Gray "Mama He's Crazy" — The Judds "Second Hand Heart" — Gary Morris "What She Wants" — Michael Martin Murphy
Pioneer Award
Roy Acuff

Notes and References

1. News: Alabama and The Judds top the country music awards. The Lewiston Daily Sun. 28. May 8, 1985.
2. News: Alabama wins three country music awards. Daily News. 5-B. May 7, 1985.
3. News: Group becomes all-time winner. The Tuscaloosa News. 8. May 7, 1985.
4. News: Alabama Sets Pace In Nominations for Country Awards. The Press-Courier. 14. March 19, 1985.