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| Award | Year (↑) | Category | Nominee / Winner | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VH1 | 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments (#4) | Winner | William Hung vs. Simon Cowell | |
| VH1 | 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments (#23) | Winner | Ruben vs. Clay | |
| USA Today's Best & Worst of TV | 2002 | Best of TV (#9) | Winner | |
| Teen Choice Award | 2002 | Choice TV Reality Show | Nominee | |
| Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | 2002 | Top Ten Best Television Shows (#8) | Winner | |
| Golden Laurel Award | 2003 | Producer of the Year for Reality/Game/Informational Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 2003 | Outstanding Reality/Competition Program | Nominee | |
| Amy Award | 2003 | Get Off Our Show | Nominee | guest judges |
| Golden Tater Award | 2003 | Moment That Made You Want to Throw Out Your TV (#3) | Voted | Frenchie is kicked off |
| Emmy Award | 2003 | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominee | Bruce Gowers |
| TV Guide's Best/Worst of the Year | 2003 | Best Couple | Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard | |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Scariest Reality Moment | Winner | When Ruben made the bottom three. |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Reality Babe | Winner | Paula Abdul |
| Internet TV Award | 2003 | Favorite Primetime Non-scripted Reality or Game Series | Nominee | |
| Internet TV Award | 2003 | Favorite Primetime Non-scripted Reality or Game Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 2003 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single- or Multi-Camera) | Nominee | Klaus Landsberg |
| about.com Primetime TV Awards | 2003 | Best Non-Scripted Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 2003 | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 2003 | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Nominee | Kieran Healy, George Harvey, Matt Ford |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Reality Series | Winner | |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Male Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Clay Aiken |
| Rave Award | 2003 | Television Creator | Nominee | Simon Fuller |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Male Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Winner | Ruben Studdard |
| Family Television Award | 2003 | Television Reality Series | Winner | |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Female Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Kim Caldwell |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Female Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Kimberly Locke |
| Teen Choice Award | 2003 | Choice TV Host for a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Ryan Seacrest |
| VH1 | 2003 | 100 Moments That Rocked TV (#10) | Winner | |
| RATTY Award | 2003 | Best Reality Series or Game Show | Nominee | |
| TV Times Readers' Choice | 2003 | Best Talent Show (#1) | Voted | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2003 | Outstanding Program of the Year | Winner | |
| Amy Award | 2003 | Your Dirty Little Secret | Winner | |
| AOL Television Award | 2004 | Revlon's Sexiest Kiss | Nominee | Simon & Paula |
| Teen Choice Award | 2004 | Choice TV Female Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Paula Abdul |
| Teen Choice Award | 2004 | Choice TV Female Star in a Reality/Variety Series | Nominee | Fantasia Barrino |
| ASCAP Film & TV Music Award | 2004 | Top Television Series | Winner | Catherine Dennis; Julian Gingell; Barry Stone |
| AOL Television Award | 2004 | Most Surprising Moment | Nominee | |
| AOL Television Award | 2004 | Most Memorable Music Moment | Winner | |
| AOL Television Award | 2004 | Most Memorable Music Moment | Nominee | |
| AOL Television Award | 2004 | Most Memorable Reality Moment | Nominee | |
| TV Guide's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2004 | 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (#80) | Winner | Idol Final: Clay vs. Ruben |
| Golden Tater Award | 2004 | Best Baddie (#2) | Voted | Simon Cowell |
| Emmy Award | 2004 | Outstanding Reality/Competition Program | Nominee | |
| Amy Award | 2004 | It's Like a Freaking Car Wreck | Nominee | |
| TV Times Readers' Choice | 2004 | Best Talent Show (#2) | Voted | |
| Internet TV Award | 2004 | Favorite Primetime Non-scripted Reality or Game Series | Winner | |
| Golden Tater Award | 2004 | Moment That Made You Want to Throw Out Your TV (#3) | Voted | La Toya London's early ouster |
| Golden Laurel Award | 2004 | Producer of the Year for Reality/Game/Informational Series | Nominee | |
| E!'s 101 Lists | 2004 | 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment (#79) | Winner | Kelly Clarkson wins |
| Tubey Award | 2004 | Most Overrated Show (#3) | Voted |
