Steve Martin Vies For Bluegrass Honors

(AP)  Comedian and banjo picker Steve Martin is competing for an honor at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.

Martin has already collected Grammy and Emmy awards.

He said a few days before the show, to air on satellite radio from Nashville on Thursday night, that he was excited and said winning a bluegrass award "could be better than an Oscar."

Martin's first music album, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo," has topped the bluegrass chart this year.

Dan Tyminski, a guitarist and singer, and his band had nine nominations, including entertainer of the year. The duo Dailey & Vincent.

Martin is a finalist for six awards.