35th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 35th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 3, 2000, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Dolly Parton.

35th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 3, 2000
Location	Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Dolly Parton
Most awards	Faith Hill Lonestar Dixie Chicks (2 each)
Most nominations	Faith Hill Tim McGraw Dixie Chicks (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Shania Twain The Dixie Chicks Faith Hill Tim McGraw Sawyer Brown	Fly — Dixie Chicks A Place in the Sun — Tim McGraw Breathe — Faith Hill Cold Hard Truth — George Jones Ride with Bob — Asleep at the Wheel
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Faith Hill Martina McBride Jo Dee Messina Shania Twain Chely Wright	Tim McGraw Alan Jackson Toby Keith Collin Raye George Strait
Top Vocal Duo or Group of the Year	Top Vocal Event of the Year
Dixie Chicks Asleep at the Wheel Brooks & Dunn Lonestar Sawyer Brown	"When I Said I Do" — Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black "A Country Boy Can Survive" — Chad Brock, Hank Williams Jr. and George Jones "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" — Alabama and NSYNC "After the Gold Rush" — Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" — Vince Gill and Patty Loveless
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Amazed" — Lonestar "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley "Please Remember Me" — Tim McGraw "Ready to Run" — Dixie Chicks "Write This Down" — George Strait	"Amazed" — Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, and Marv Green "Breathe" — Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar "Choices" — Billy Yates and Mike Curtis "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley and Kelley Lovelace "Please Remember Me" — Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Brad Paisley Gary Allan Chad Brock	Jessica Andrews Julie Reeves Chalee Tennison
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
Montgomery Gentry SHeDAISY Yankee Grey	"Breathe" — Faith Hill "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith "Ready to Run" — Dixie Chicks "Single White Female" — Chely Wright
Pioneer Award
Tammy Wynette