Blues Music Award

The Blues Music Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, an organization to promote the blues music. The Blues Foundation started the awards in 1980 under the name W. C. Handy Awards. In 2006 they were renamed Blues Music Awards. The Blues Music Award is one of the highest honors a blues musician can get in the USA.
Like the Grammys the Blues Music Award is given in different categories. The nominees are chosen by a group of people who are connected with Blues music. 
Blues Music Award 2009.
Acoustic Album of the Year.
Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One
Acoustic Artist of the Year.
Eden Brent
Album of the Year.
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.
Janiva Magness
Band of the Year.
Lil' Ed &amp; the Blues Imperials
Best New Artist Debut.
Cedric Burnside &amp; Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year.
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year.
Janiva Magness
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year.
Buddy Guy
DVD.
Broke &amp; Hungry Records, Cathead Blues &amp; Mudpuppy Recordings - M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace of the Blues
Historical Album of the Year.
Eagle Records - Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992
Instrumentalist-Bass.
Mookie Brill
Instrumentalist-Drums.
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Instrumentalist-Guitar.
Sonny Landreth
Instrumentalist-Harmonica.
Billy Gibson
Instrumentalist-Horn.
Deanna Bogart
Instrumentalist-Other.
Otis Taylor - Banjo
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player.
Marcia Ball
Rock Blues Album of the Year.
Jeff Healey - Mess of Blues
Song of the Year.
Kenny Neal - Let Life Flow (Kenny Neal)
Soul Blues Album of the Year.
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year.
Etta James
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year.
Bobby Rush
Traditional Blues Album of the Year.
B. B. King - One Kind Favor
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year.
Koko Taylor
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year.
B.B. King