Nominations
In 2006, American Idol also became the most nominated unscripted show ever, and has several nominations in the 2006 Emmy Awards for Season 5:
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special – Episode #519
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program – Bruce Gowers
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Large team entries – Primarily Multi-Camera Productions) – "Audition City: Greensboro"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – "Finale"
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation – "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
- Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series – Episode #530
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