ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Robert Plant - Band of Joy (compare prices
- Lucinda Williams - Blessed (compare prices)
- Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues (compare prices)
- Elizabeth Cook - Welder (compare prices
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Decemberists with Gillian Welch - "Down by the Water" (purchase/download)
- Elizabeth Cook - "El Camino" (purchase/download)
- WINNER: Justin Townes Earle - "Harlem River Blues" (purchase/download)
- Hayes Carll - "KMAG YOYO" (purchase/download)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Hayes Carll
- Elizabeth Cook
- WINNER: Buddy Miller
- Robert Plant
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST
- The Civil Wars
- Jessica Lea Mayfield
- WINNER: Mumford and Sons
- The Secret Sisters
DUO/GROUP
- WINNER: The Avett Brothers
- The Civil Wars
- Mumford and Sons
- Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
INSTRUMENTALIST
- Sarah Jarosz
- Will Kimbrough
- WINNER: Buddy Miller
- Gurf Morlix
- Kenny Vaughan
