Contemporary Blues Album

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Closer To The Bone

Traditional Blues Album

Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Young Fashioned Ways

Soul Blues Album

Curtis Salgado – Fine By Me

Rock Blues Album

Tab Benoit – I Hear Thunder

Acoustic Blues Album

Giles Robson & John Primer – Ten Chicago Blues Classics

Live Blues Album

Willie Buck – Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends

Historical Or Vintage Recording

Duke Robillard – Roll With Me

New Artist Debut Album

Christopher Wyze & the Tellers – Stuck in the Mud

Blues Band Of The Year

Tab Benoit Band

Male Blues Artist

Tab Benoit

Female Blues Artist

Shemekia Copeland

Sean Costello Rising Star Award

Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch

Producer Of The Year

Mike Zito

Electric Guitarist Of The Year

Tab Benoit

Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year

Keb’ Mo’

Slide Guitarist Of The Year

Derek Trucks

Bass Guitarist Of The Year

Danielle Nicole

Keyboard Player Of The Year

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

Percussionist Of The Year

Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Harmonica Player Of The Year

Charlie Musselwhite

Horn Player Of The Year

Vanessa Collier

Vocalist Of The Year

Bobby Rush

Blues Video Of The Year

Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Uncle Esau