| American Country Awards | |
|---|---|
 Awards show logo | |
| Awarded for | Achievements in the Country music industry. |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Nancy O'Dell (2010) Trace Adkins (2010-2013) Kristin Chenoweth (2011-12) Danica Patrick (2013)[1] |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Website | http://www.theacas.com/ |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox |
The American Country Awards (ACA) was an annual country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans online. Created in 2010 by Fox, the awards honor country music artists for singles, albums, music videos and touring categories.[2] In 2012, "Song of the Year" was added with the nominations coming from the Nashville Songwriters International Association. In addition to the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards, and the CMT Music Awards, it is the fourth major-awards show completely dedicated to the country music industry.[3] The first two ceremonies took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 6, 2010, and December 5, 2011.[2][3]
The 2012 ceremony took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, on December 10. Luke Bryan won nine awards, including artist and album of the year, while Miranda Lambert won three. Carrie Underwood won female artist of the year and Lauren Alaina won new artist of the year. The show was executive produced by Bob Bain, produced by Paul Flattery, Tisha Fein, Kelly Brock and Fletcher Foster and directed by Michael Dempsey.
The ceremony was discontinued after 2013; in 2014, Fox announced that it would air a different country music award ceremony, the American Country Countdown Awards—which were produced by Dick Clark Productions in partnership with Cumulus Media and its syndicated radio show American Country Countdown.[4]
- ^ Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick to Co-Host the 'American Country Awards' Tuesday, December 10 on FOX
- ^ a b Roughstock Staff (2010-09-02). "Fox Creates New "American Country Awards" Show". roughstock.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ a b Serpe, Gina (2010-09-18). "American Country Awards: New Show, Same Old Nominees - E! Online". E!. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Cumulus, Fox, Dick Clark Productions To Debut "American Country Countdown Awards"". All Access. Retrieved 2022-10-10.