The 2005

Country Music Association Award The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ...

, 39th Annual Ceremony, took place on November 15, 2005 and was the first ceremony to be held at

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, hosted by

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. This was the final ceremony to be distributed by

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, before the ceremonies' switch to ABC.

Winners and Nominees

Bold denotes the winners

References

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