The 36th Annual CMA Awards was be held at the Coliseum in Nashville on the 6th November 2002. Vince Gill hosted the awards for the 11th consecutive year.
The nominess and winners were as follows, for each category the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees;
| Entertainer Of The Year |
| Alan Jackson |
| Toby Keith |
| George Strait |
| Kenny Chesney |
| Brooks and Dunn. |
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| Male Vocalist Of The Year |
| Alan Jackson |
| Toby Keith |
| George Strait |
| Kenny Chesney |
| Brad Paisley. |
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| Female Vocalist Of The Year |
| Martina McBride |
| Sara Evans |
| Alison Krauss |
| Lee Ann Womack |
| Trisha Yearwood. |
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| Horizon Award |
| Rascal Flatts |
| Carolyn Dawn Johnson |
| Nickel Creek |
| Phil Vassar |
| Darryl Worley. |
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| Vocal Group Of The Year |
| Dixie Chicks |
| Nickel Creek |
| Rascal Flatts |
| Lonestar |
| Diamond Rio |
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| Vocal Duo Of The Year |
| Brooks & Dunn |
| Bellamy Brothers |
| Montgomery Gentry |
| Sons Of The Desert |
| The Warren Brothers |
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| Single Of The Year |
| Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) |
| Alan Jackson |
| EMI April Music/ Tri-Angels Music |
| Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue (The Angry American) |
| Toby Keith |
| Tokeco Tunes |
| Drive |
| Alan Jackson |
| EMI April Music/ Tri-Angels Music |
| I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow |
| Arranged by Carter Stanley |
| Peer International Corp |
| I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) |
| Brad Paisley/ Frank Rogers |
| EMI April Music/ Sea Gayle Music |
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| Album Of The Year |
| Drive - Alan Jackson |
| New Favourite - Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem - Kenny Chesney |
| Pull My Chain - Toby Keith |
| The Road Less Travelled - George Strait |
| The Great Divide - Willie Nelson. |
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| Musician Of The Year |
| Jerry Douglas |
| Glen Duncan |
| Paul Franklin |
| Dann Huff |
| Brent Mason |
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| Vocal Event Of The Year |
| Mendocino County Line |
| Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack |
| Lost Highway |
| Beer Run |
| Garth Brooks and George Jones |
| Capitol Records |
| Bring On The Rain |
| Jo Dee Messina with Tim McGraw |
| Curb Records |
| Designated Drinker |
| Alan Jackson with George Strait |
| Arista Nashville |
| I’ll Fly Away (live) |
| Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch |
| Lost Highway |
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| Video Of The Year |
| I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) |
| Brad Paisley |
| Peter Zavadil |
| Drive (For Daddy Gene) |
| Alan Jackson |
| Steven Goldmann |
| I Wanna Talk About Me |
| Toby Keith |
| Michael Salomon |
| Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde |
| Travis Tritt |
| Michael Merriman |
| Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) |
| Alan Jackson |
| Paul Miller |
