Awards
2002
Album of the Year
- Buddy & Julie MillerBuddy & Julie Miller; Hightone
- Caught In The Webb: A Tribute To The Legendary Webb PierceVarious Artists; Audium/Chickadee
- Now AgainThe Flatlanders; New West Records
- Time (The Revelator)Gillian Welch; Acony Records
Song of the Year
- She's Looking At MeJim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
- Heather's All Bummed OutLonesome Bob
- I Want To Sing That Rock And RollGillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
- My Wildest DreamsThe Flatlanders
Artist of the Year
- Jim Lauderdale
- The Flatlanders
- Buddy & Julie Miller
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Instrumentalist of the Year
- Jerry Douglas
- David Rawlings
- Chris Thile
- Kenny Vaughan
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
- Johnny Cash
Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter
- Billy Joe Shaver
Lifetime Achievement for Performance
- Emmylou Harris
President's Award
- Doug Sahm
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive
- T-Bone Burnett