Blues Entertainer of the Year:
- B.B. King
- About.com Winner: B.B. King
- Roomful of Blues
- About.com Winner: Magic Slim Band
- Blues Singer - Buddy Guy
- About.com Winner: Bettye Lavette - A Woman Like Me
- Doctor Velvet - Nick Curran and the Nitelifes
- About.com Winner: Renee Austin - Sweet Talk
- Buddy Guy
- About.com Winner: Buddy Guy
- Marcia Ball
- About.com Winner: Shemekia Copeland
- Solomon Burke
- About.com Winner: Solomon Burke
- Etta James
- About.com Winner: Bettye Lavette
- Pinetop Perkins
- About.com Winner: Pinetop Perkins
- Koko Taylor
- About.com Winner: Bettye Lavette
- John Hammond
- About.com Winner: John Hammond
- A Woman Like Me - Bettye LaVette
- About.com Winner: A Woman Like Me - Bettye LaVette
- Lookin' For Trouble! - Kim Wilson/Amanda Taylor
- About.com Winner: Lookin' For Trouble! - Kim Wilson/Amanda Taylor
