Honors Roll: Academy of Country Music Industry and Studio Award winners were announced Friday (5/13) at the Grand Ole Opry. Warner/WAR’s Charlie Worsham was surprised with his first ACM Award after his Opry performance, and a congratulatory video message from Capitol’s Dierks Bentley was followed by Worsham’s acceptance speech and the unveiling of honorees in other categories; watch here. The complete list of winners is as follows:

Industry Awards Honorees

• Casino of the Year – Theater: Choctaw Casino & Resort; Durant, OK
• Casino of the Year – Arena: Mohegan Sun Arena; Uncasville, CT
• Festival of the Year: Windy City Smokeout Festival; Chicago
• Fair/Rodeo of the Year: San Antonio Rodeo; San Antonio, TX
• Club of the Year: Basement East; Nashville
• Theater of the Year: Ryman Auditorium; Nashville
• Outdoor Venue of the Year: Red Rocks Amphitheatre; Morrison, CO
• Arena of the Year: Bridgestone Arena; Nashville
• Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year: Todd Boltin, Variety Attractions
• Promoter of the Year: Brian O’Connell, Live Nation

Studio Recording Awards Honorees

• Bass Player of the Year: Jimmie Lee Sloas
• Drummer of the Year: Evan Hutchings
• Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year: Charlie Worsham
• Electric Guitar Player of the Year: Tom Bukovac
• Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year: David Dorn
• Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year: Paul Franklin
• Audio Engineer of the Year: Jim Cooley
• Producer of the Year: Dann Huff

Winners will be celebrated at the 15th Academy Of Country Music Honors Aug. 24 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Performers, host and ticket on-sale information will be announced in coming weeks.