| 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards | |
| Date: | May 18, 2008 |
| Location: | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Most Nominations: | Kenny Chesney (7) |
| Most Wins: | Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley (2 each) |
| Network: | CBS |
| Host: | Reba McEntire |
| Previous: | 42nd |
| Main: | ACM |
| Next: | 44th |
The 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 18, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award Winner Reba McEntire.
Winners are shown in bold.[1]
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year | |
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| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year | |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year | |
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| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year | |
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| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist | |
| Top New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | Video of the Year | |
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| Vocal Event of the Year | ||
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| Performer(s) | Song(s) | |
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| Carrie Underwood | "Last Name" | |
| Toby Keith | "She's a Hottie" | |
| Brad Paisley | "I'm Still a Guy" | |
| Miranda Lambert | "Gunpowder & Lead" | |
| Rodney Atkins | "Watching You" "These Are My People" "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" | |
| Kenny Chesney George Strait | "Better as a Memory" "I Saw God Today" "Shiftwork" | |
| Sugarland | "All I Want to Do" | |
| Brooks & Dunn Reba McEntire | "Put a Girl in It" | |
| Taylor Swift | "Should've Said No" | |
| Trace Adkins | "You're Gonna Miss This" | |
| Garth Brooks Trisha Yearwood | "The Thunder Rolls" "Callin' Baton Rouge" "Friends in Low Places" "We Shall Be Free" "The Dance" "Good Ride Cowboy" "In Another's Eyes" "More Than a Memory" "Rodeo" "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" | |
| Keith Urban | "Tu Compañía" | |
| Rascal Flatts | "Every Day" | |
| Carrie Underwood Brad Paisley | Eddy Arnold Tribute "Make the World Go Away" | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" | |
| LeAnn Rimes | "Family" | |
| Montgomery Gentry | "Back When I Knew It All" |
| Presenter(s) | Notes | |
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| Poppy Montgomery Criss Angel | Single Record of the Year | |
| Jason Alexander | Brad Paisley performance | |
| Lady Antebellum | Top New Female Vocalist of the Year | |
| Blake Shelton | Miranda Lambert performance | |
| Little Big Town | Top New Duo or Vocal Group of the Year | |
| Clay Walker Brad Mates | Top New Male Vocalist of the Year | |
| Jewel John Rich | Album of the Year | |
| Randy Owen | Las Vegas backstage | |
| Julianne Hough Clint Black | Song of the Year | |
| Brooks & Dunn | Present Home Depot Humanitarian Award for Rascal Flatts | |
| Phil McGraw Robin McGraw | Top Vocal Duo of the Year | |
| Kaley Cuoco Kimbo Slice | Top Vocal Group of the Year | |
| David Spade | Rascal Flatts performance | |
| Sara Evans | Kellie Pickler performance | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Male Vocalist of the Year | |
| Karolína Kurková Dwight Yoakam | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |