Band
- Proud Hound
- Pink Sheets
- Modern Bodies
HM: The Crowns, The Great Dying, Kudzu Kings, Mustache The Band, The Cooters, Golden Teacher Society, Rocket 88, Spunk Monkees
New Band
- The Crowns
- Michael Farris Smith & the Smokes
- The Half of It
HM: Board of Directors, Single Wide, Modern Bodies, Golden Teacher Society, Van Buren
Actor
- Josh Whites
- Tori Hutchinson
- Davis Coen
HM: Morgan Freeman, Bud Fanton, Mayor Robyn Tannehill
Art Gallery
- Southside Gallery
- Powerhouse
- UM Museum
HM: Treehouse Art Gallery
Artist
- Ruth Hogue
- Bradley Gordon
- Lee Harper
HM: Bill Warner, Laura Shields
Bass
- Kane Harrell (Proud Hound)
- Brice Heatherly (The Crowns)
- Jesse Sutton (Modern Bodies)
HM: Nate Robbins, Slade Lewis, Dave Woolworth, Greg Johnson, John Allouise, Sandy Bird
Comedian
- Connor King
- David Hamilton
- Bruce Butler
DJ
- Jim Dees (Thacker Mountain Radio)
- Chris Green (94.7 FM)
- Logan Little (Pistol Whip Francis)
HM: Jason Plunk (95.5 FM), Jimmy Harris (Funkys), DJ Gordo, BEDLXM
Drummer
- Carter Maharrey (Pinksheets)
- Justin Webb (Proud Hound)
- Ricky Burkhead
HM: Sam Lewis, Kinney Kimbrough, Bradley Gordon, Kenny Graeber
Filmmaker
- Arkasha McGinness
- Antonio Tarrell
- Shannon Cohn
HM: John Rash
Guitarist
- Conner Alexander (Proud Hound)
- Eric Deaton
- Dalton Burney (The Crowns)
HM: Aubrey Meredith, Clint Jordan, Haggard Collins, Jesse Pinion, JR Ingersoll, Paul Tate, Tyler Keith, Will Smith
Horn Player
- Jeff Callaway
- Casey Lipe
- Michael Worthy
Piano/Keyboard
- Robert Chaffe (Kudzu Kings)
- Bill Perry
- Eric Carlton
HM: Mark Yacovone, Matt Nolan, Creighton Holder, Daniel Roebuck
Photographer
- Bruce Newman
- Jim Hendrix
- Ash Taylor
HM: Katie Hendricks, Daneel Ferreira, Susan Mah
Song / Album
- Davis Coen – Live at Proud Larry’s
- Tyler Keith – I Confess
- The Pinksheets – My Old Den
HM: Garry Burnside – It’s My Time Now
Songwriter
- Will Griffith
- Connor Alexander
- Tate Moore
HM: Tyler Keith, Carson Prince, Izzy Arthurs, Damein Wash
Sound Engineer
- Shelby Rayburn
- Blake Gardner
- Dial Back Sound
HM: Jeffery Reed, Winn McElroy, Broadcast Studio
Tattoo
- Doug Hollis (Oxford Tattoo)
- James Taylor (I Love Tattoos)
- None in Oxford
Trivia
- Moe’s BBQ
- The Blind Pig
- Circle & Square
Vocalist
- Conner Alexander
- Effie Burt
- Carson Prince
HM: Damein Wash, Will Griffith
Underrated Musician
- Will Griffith
- Baxter Arender
- Carter Maharrey
HM: Conner Alexander, Carson Prince, Davis Coen, Tyler Keith, Damein Wash, Horace Willis, Jamie Todd, Sam Van Winkle
Music/Entertainment Venue
- Proud Larry’s
- The Lyric Theatre
- The Powerhouse
HM: Ford Center, Voyager’s Rest, The Library, Rafter’s
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