IDOL LIVE predix: Carrie at the 2010 ACM Awards

It's not all that surprising to think that Carrie Underwood is the sole Idol alum to be vying for multiple awards at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards tonight.

Below are the categories in which she's nominated, mostly made possible by her latest release Play On (predictions are in bold):

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Top Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

Album of the Year
American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley
Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
Play On, Carrie Underwood
Revolution, Miranda Lambert
The Foundation, Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year
"Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"People Are Crazy," Billy Currington
"White Liar," Miranda Lambert
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

Vocal Event of the Year
"Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
"Honky Tonk Stomp," Brooks & Dunn and Billy Gibbons
"I Told You So," Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
"I'm Alive," Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews
"Seeing Stars," Jack Ingram and Patty Griffin

As evident in my picks, tonight will not be as kind to Carrie as the awards ceremony has been in years past due to the intense competition. Instead, Lady Antebellum will be the main beneficiary of this competition, as Taylor Swift is not usually thought of very highly by the academy. But Carrie should have no problem taking home the "Top Female Vocalist" honors, as she's done so for the past three years (four if you count her winning "New Female Vocalist of the Year" in 2006).

Be sure to view the full list of nominations. The ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.