List of awards and nominations for American Idol contestants

This is a list of major award wins and nominations for different "American Idol" contestants.

Carrie Underwood, Season 4 Winner

*Academy of Country Music Awards
**2008, Top Female Vocalist: Winner
**2007, Single Record of the Year: "Before He Cheats", Nominated
**2007, Song of the Year: "Before He Cheats", Nominated
**2007, Album of the Year: "Some Hearts", Winner
**2007, Top Female Vocalist: Winner
**2007, Video of the Year: "Before He Cheats", Winner
**2006, Top Female Vocalist: Nominated
**2006, Top New Female Vocalist: Winner
**2006, Song of the Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel", Nominated

*American Music Awards
**2007, Fan Choice Award: Winner
**2007, Favorite Female Country Artist: Winner
**2007, Favorite Country Album: "Some Hearts", Winner
**2006, Favorite Female Country Artist: Nominated
**2006, Breakthrough Artist Award: Winner

*Billboard Music Awards
**2007, Top Billboard 200 Artist- Female
**2007, Top Country Album "Some Hearts
**2007, Top Country Album Artist (Female)
**2007, Top Country Artist- Female (Singles & Albums)
**2007, Top Country Artist
**2006, Top Billboard 200 Album "Some Hearts"
**2006, Top Country Album "Some Hearts"
**2006, Top Country Album Artist (Female)
**2006, Top New Country Artist
**2006, Top Hot Country Sales Artist
**2006, Top Country Artist- Female (Singles & Albums)
**2006, Top Billboard 200 Album Artist
**2005, Top Hot 100 Single Sales "Independence Day/Inside Your Heaven"

*CMT Music Awards
**2008, Video of the Year "Wasted", Nominated
**2007, Video of the Year "Before He Cheats", Winner
**2007, Female Video of the Year "Before He Cheats", Winner
**2006, Breakthrough Video of the Year "Jesus Take the Wheel", Winner
**2006, Female Video of the Year "Jesus Take the Wheel", Winner
**2006, Most Inspring Video "Jesus Take the Wheel", Nominated

*Country Music Association Awards
**2007, Female Vocalist of the Year: Winner
**2007, Single of the Year: "Before He Cheats", Winner
**2007, Music Video of the Year "Before He Cheats", Nominated
**2007, Song Of The Year: "Before He Cheats", Nominated
**2006, Horizon Award: Winner
**2006, Female Vocalist of the Year: Winner

*Dove Awards
**2006, Country Recorded Song of the Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel", Winner

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "All-American Girl", Winner
**2008, Best Country Collaboration: "Oh Love", Nominated
**2007, Best New Artist: Winner
**2007, Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "Jesus, Take the Wheel", Winner

*MTV Video Music Awards
**2007, Best New Artist: "Before He Cheats", Nominated

*People's Choice Awards
**2007, Favorite Female Performer: Winner
**2007, Favorite Country Song: "Before He Cheats", Winner

*Teen Choice Awards
**2008, Carrie Underwood: Choice Red Carpet Female Icon, Winner
**2007, Choice Music Payback: "Before He Cheats", Nominated
**2007, Choice Female Artist: Nominated
**2006, Choice Female Breakout Artist, Nominated
**2006, Choice Female Artist, Nominated
**2005, Choice Summer Song "Inside Your Heaven", Nominated
**2005, Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner

Chris Daughtry, Season 5 Finalist

*American Music Awards
**2007, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist: Winner
**2007, Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Daughtry, Winner
**2007, Favorite Breakthrough Artist: Winner
**2007, Fan Choice Award: Nominated

*Billboard Awards
**2007, Top Pop Duo or Group
**2007, Top Pop New Artist
**2007, Hot 100 Duo or Group
**2007, Top Billboard 200 Album: Daughtry (album)
**2007, Top Billboard 200 Artist
**2007, Top Billboard 200 Duo or Group

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Rock Album: Daughtry, Nominated
**2008, Best Rock Song: "It's Not Over", Nominated
**2008, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: "It's Not Over", Nominated
**2008, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Home", Nominated

*MTV Video Music Awards
**2007, Monster Single of the Year: "Home", Nominated

*Teen Choice Awards
**2007, Choice Breakout Group, Nominated
**2007, Choice Rock Track "It's Not Over", Nominated

Clay Aiken Season 2 Finalist

*American Music Awards
**2004, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Nominated
**2004, Fan Choice Award: Winner

*Billboard Awards
**2003: Best Selling Single of 2003 - "Bridge over Troubled Water/This Is the Night"
**2004: Best Selling Christmas Album - "Merry Christmas with Love"
**2005: Best Selling Christian Album - "Merry Christmas with Love"

*Teen Choice Awards
**2003, Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for American Idol, Nominated

David Archuleta Season 7 Runner-Up

*Teen Choice Awards
**Choice Summer Most Fanatic Fan: Winner

David Cook Season 7 Winner

*Teen Choice Awards
**Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner

Fantasia Barrino Season 3 Winner

*American Music Awards
**2007, Favorite Female R&B Artist: Nominated
**2005, Favorite Female R&B Artist: Nominated
**2005, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: "Free Yourself", Nominated

*BET Awards
**2005, Best New Artist: Nominated
**2005, Best Female R&B Artist: Nominated

*Billboard Awards
**2005, Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
**2005, Top Hot Adult R&B Artist
**2004, Top Hot 100 Single Sales, "I Believe"
**2004, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Sales Single, "I Believe"

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "When I See U", Nominated
**2008, Best Contemporary R&B Album: "Fantasia", Nominated
**2006, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Free Yourself", Nominated
**2006, Best R&B Album: "Free Yourself", Nominated
**2006, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Summertime", Nominated

*Image Awards
**2008, Outstanding Duo or Group: Nominated
**2007, Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series/T.V. Movie: "Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story", Nominated
**2007, Outstanding Female Artist: Nominated
**2005, Outstanding New Artist: Nominated
**2005, Outstanding Female Artist: Winner

*Lady of Soul Awards
**2005, Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo: "Truth Is", Nominated
**2005, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "Truth Is", Nominated
**2005, Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo: Free Yourself, Nominated
**2005, R&B/Soul Song of the Year: "Truth Is", Nominated

*Soul Train Awards
**2006, Best Female R&B/Soul Album: "Free Yourself", Nominated
**2005, Best New R&B/Soul or Rap Artist: "I Believe", Nominated

*Teen Choice Awards
**2005, Choice Female Breakout Artist, Nominated
**2005, Choice R&B Artist, Nominated
**2004, Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated

Jennifer Hudson, season 3 finalist

*Academy Awards
**2007, Best Supporting Actress: Dreamgirls (film), Winner

*BET Awards
**2007, Best New Aritst: Winner
**2007, Best Actress: Winner
**2007, Best Female R&B Artist: Nominated

*Golden Globes
**2007, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Dreamgirls (film), Winner

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Original Soundtrack: Dreamgirls, Nominated

*Image Awards
**2007, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Dreamgirls (film), Winner

*MTV Movie Awards
**2007, Best Performance: Dreamgirls (film), Nominated

*Screen Actors Guild Awards
**2007, Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Dreamgirls (film), Nominated
**2007, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Dreamgirls, Winner

*Teen Choice Awards
**2007, Choice Breakout Film Actress: Dreamgirls (film), Nominated
**2007, Choice Film Actresss Drama/Adventure: Dreamgirls (film), Winner

Jordin Sparks, Season 6 Winner

*BET Awards
**2008, Viewer's Choice: "No Air", Nominated
**2008, Best Heartbreak Video: "No Air" (shared with Chris Brown), Winner

*Image Awards
**2008, Outstanding New Artist: Winner

*MTV Video Music Awards
**2008, Best Female Video: "No Air", Nominated
**2008, Best New Artist: "No Air", Nominated

*Teen Choice Awards
**2008, Choice Hook Up Song "No Air": Winner
**2008, Choice Breakthrough Artist, Nominated
**2008, Choice Love Song "No Air", Nominated
**2007, Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated

Josh Gracin Season 2 Finalist

*Academy of Country Music
**2005, Top New Vocalist: Nominated

*CMT Music Awards
**2005, Breakthrough Video of the Year: "I Want to Live", Nominated

Kellie Pickler, Season 5 Finalist

*Academy of Country Music
**2008, New Female Vocalist: Nominated
**2007, New Female Vocalist: Nominated

*CMT Music Awards
**2008, Best Performance "I Wonder" CMT Music Awards USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year, Winner
**2008, Best Tearjearker Video "I Wonder", Winner
**2008, Best Performance "I Wonder" @ CMA Awards, Winner
**2007, Breakthrough Video of the Year "Red High Heels", Nominated

*Country Music Association Awards
**2007, Horizon Award: Nominated

Katherine McPhee Season 5 Finalist

*Teen Choice Awards
**2007, Choice Breakout Female Artist, Nominated
**2006, Choice Breakout Female Artist, Nominated

Kelly Clarkson Season 1 Winner

*American Music Awards
**2006, Fan Choice Award: Winner
**2006, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist: Winner
**2006, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Winner
**2005, Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Breakaway, Nominated
**2005, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Nominated
**2005, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist: Winner
**2003, Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist: Nominated

*Billboard Awards
**2005, Top Soundtrack Single "Breakaway"
**2005, Top Hot Dance Airplay Artist
**2005, Top Hot Adult Contemporary Artist
**2005, Top Hot Adult Top 40 Adult Contemporary Artist
**2005, Top Hot Adult Contemporary Single, "Breakaway"
**2005, Top Pop 100 Song, "Since U Been Gone"
**2005, Top Pop 100 Airplay, "Since U Been Gone"
**2005, Top Pop Female Artist
**2005, Pop 100 Artist of the Year
**2005, Top Hot 100 Female Artist
**2002, Top Hot 100 Single Sales "A Moment Like This"

*BRIT Awards
**2006, Best Pop Act: Nominated
**2006, Best International Female Artist: Nominated

*CMT Music Awards
**2008, Collaborative Video of the Year: "Because of You", Nominated

*Country Music Association Awards
**2007, Musical Event of the Year: "Because of You", Nominated

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Country Collaboration: "Because of You", Nominated
**2006, Best Pop Album: Breakaway, Winner
**2006, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Since U Been Gone", Winner
**2004, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Miss Independent", Nominated

*MTV Video Music Awards
**2006, Best Female Video: "Because of You", Winner
**2006, Viewer's Choice Award: "Because of You", Nominated
**2005, Best Female Video: "Since U Been Gone", Winner
**2005, Best Pop Video: "Since U Been Gone", Winner
**2005, Viewer's Choice Award: "Since U Been Gone", Nominated
**2003, Best Pop Video: "Miss Independent", Nominated
**2003, Best New Artist: "Miss Independent", Nominated
**2003, Viewer's Choice Award: "Miss Independent", Nominated

*People's Choice Awards
**2006, Favorite Female Performer: Winner

*Teen Choice Awards
**2007, Choice Payback Song: "Never Again", Nominated
**2005, Choice Music Album: "Breakaway", Winner
**2005, Choice Female Artist, Winner
**2005, Choice Music Single: "Since U Been Gone", Winner
**2005, Choice Summer Song: "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Winner
**2003, Choice Love Song "A Moment Like This", Nominated
**2003, Choice Breakout Artist, Nominated
**2003, Choice Music Crossover, Nominated
**2003, Choice Movie Chemistry for "From Justin to Kelly", Nominated
**2003, Choice Breakout Female Actress for "From Justin to Kelly", Nominated

Mandisa Season 5 Finalist

*Grammy Awards
**2008, Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: "True Beauty", Nominated

Ruben Studdard, Season 2 Winner

*American Music Awards
**2004, Favorite Male R&B Artist: Nominated

*BET Awards
**2005, Best Gospel Artst: Nominated
**2004, Best Male R&B Artist: Nominated
**2004, Best New Artist: Nominated

*Billboard Music Awards
**2005, Top Gospel Artist
**2005, Top Gospel Album "I Need an Angel"
**2003, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Sales Single, "Superstar/Flying Without Wings"

*Grammy Awards
**2004, Favorite Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Superstar", Nominated

*Image Awards
**2004, Outstanding Male Artist: Nominated
**2004, Outstanding New Artist: Winner

*Soul Train Awards
**2004, Best New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "Superstar", Nominated

*Teen Choice Awards
**2003, Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner

Taylor Hicks Season 5 Winner

*Billboard Awards
**2006, Top Hot 100 Single Sales ("Do I Make You Proud/Takin It to the Streets")

*Teen Choice Awards
**2006, Choice Male Breakout Artist, Nominated

American Christian Music Awards

*2005, Clay Aiken: Outstanding Yule CD "Merry Christmas with Love", Winner

Grammy Awards

Grammy Notes:
*Most Nominated American Idol Finalist: Season 3 Winner, Fantasia Barrino seven nominations.
*Most Grammy Wins: Carrie Underwood three Grammy Wins.
*Most Grammy-Nominated Season: Season 5 saw finalists Chris Daughtry, Mandisa & Ace Young earn Grammy Nominations.
*Carrie Underwood became the first American Idol Contestant be nominated under the Best New Artist category.
*Underwood also became the 1st American Idol Contestant to win a Big Four Grammy Category - Best New Artist in 2007.
*All of the American Idol Winners except Taylor Hicks & Jordin Sparks earned Grammy Nominations. (Sparks is not yet Grammy-eligible, the debut album will be eligible for the 2009 Grammy Awards)
*Underwood became the 1st American Idol Contestant to have a song nominated for Song of the Year.
*Underwood is also the fastest American Idol Contestant to win a Grammy Award, 1 year and 4 months since the release of her debut album, "Some Hearts".
*Mandisa, Chris Daughtry & Fantasia Barrino all earned Grammy Nominations for their debut albums.
*Despite multiple nominations, Daughtry and Barrino have lost all categories.

New Music Weekly Awards

*2005: Carmen Rasmusen: New Country Artist of the Year,Winner
*2004: Clay Aiken: Top 40 Male Artist of the Year, Winner

Young Hollywood Awards

*2007: Katharine McPhee: Exciting New Vocalist, Winner

Teen Choice Awards

*2008, David Archuleta: Choice Most Fanatic Fans, Winner
*2008, Carrie Underwood: Choice Red Carpet Female Icon, Winner
*2008, Jordin Sparks: Choice Hook Up Song "No Air, Winner
*2008, Jordin Sparks: Choice Breakthrough Artist, Nominated
*2008, Jordin Sparks: Choice Love Song "No Air", Nominated
*2008, David Cook: Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner
*2007, Jennifer Hudson: Choice Movie Breakout (Female) for "Dreamgirls", Nominated
*2007, Katharine McPhee: Choice Breakout Female Artist, Nominated
*2007, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Payback Song "Never Again", Nominated
*2007, Daughtry/ Chris Daughtry: Choice Breakout Group, Nominated
*2007, Daughtry/ Chris Daughtry: Choice Rock Track "It's Not Over", Nominated
*2007, Carrie Underwood: Choice Music Payback "Before He Cheats", Nominated
*2007, Carrie Underwood: Choice Female Artist, Nominated
*2007, Jennifer Hudson: Choice Movie Actress (Drama) for "Dreamgirls", Winner
*2007, Jordin Sparks: Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated
*2007, Sanjaya Malakar: Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner
*2006, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Female Artist, Winner
*2006, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Music Single "Walk Away", Nominated
*2006, Katharine McPhee: Choice Breakout Female Artist, Nominated
*2006, Taylor Hicks: Choice Male Breakout Artist, Nominated
*2006, Carrie Underwood: Choice Female Breakout Artist, Nominated
*2006, Carrie Underwood: Choice Female Artist, Nominated
*2005, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Music Album "Breakaway", Winner
*2005, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Female Artist, Winner
*2005, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Music Single "Since U Been Gone", Winner
*2005, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Summer Song "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Winner
*2005, Fantasia Barrino: Choice Female Breakout Artist, Nominated
*2005, Fantasia Barrino: Choice R&B Artist, Nominated
*2005, Carrie Underwood/Bo Bice: Choice Summer Song "Inside Your Heaven", Nominated
*2005, Carrie Underwood: Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner
*2005, Bo Bice: Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner
*2004, Fantasia Barrino: Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated
*2003, Tamyra Gray: Choice Female Television Breakout Star for "Boston Public", Nominated
*2003, Ruben Studdard: Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Winner
*2003, Clay Aiken: Choice Male Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated
*2003, Kimberly Locke: Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated
*2003, Kimberly Caldwell: Choice Female Reality/Variety Star for "American Idol", Nominated
*2003, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Female Artist (Winner)
*2003, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Love Song "A Moment Like This", Nominated
*2003, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Breakout Artist, Nominated
*2003, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Music Crossover, Nominated
*2003, Kelly Clarkson/ Justin Guarini: Choice Movie Chemistry for "From Justin to Kelly", Nominated
*2003, Kelly Clarkson: Choice Breakout Female Actress for "From Justin to Kelly", Nominated