HomeCountry FactsThe Best And Worst Of This Year’s CMT Awards Depending on who you ask, the CMT awards were either really satisfying or really disappointing this year. There were plenty of performances; not many of them country. The show still had some serious electricity. Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Blake Shelton gave powerhouse performances, while Thomas Rhett and Little Big Town took home some of the night’s biggest awards. This is the best and worst of this year’s CMT awards. What do you think? Let us know below! 1. Great opener. The opening skit did not disappoint this year. All our favorite country stars made funny attempts to “fix” the award show before it started -- even Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell had some funny cameos. Shout out to Kellie Pickler, who definitely took the comedic cake after appearing as a sexy security guard and yelling “Spread ‘em. Bend over like it's time for a blitz” at host J.J. Watt. Next Photo