Hey! Clay Aiken! Where's YOUR Grammy?

Carrie Underwood now joins Kelly Clarkson as Grammy winners that have come from American Idol! Congratulations for your THREE Grammy wins, Carrie!

It's been a good year so far for former AI contestants! Carrie got her Grammy's and Jennifer Hudson has won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award for her knockout performance in "Dreamgirls". Now we just wait and hope for her to win an OSCAR!

Let's look at some of the awards that AI alumni have both been nominated for and have won.

Here's the data for Kelly Clarkson:

Grammy Awards
2004: Nominated - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - "Miss Independent"
2006: Won - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - "Since U Been Gone"
2006: Won - Best Pop Vocal Album - Breakaway
Billboard Music Awards
2003: Won - Best Selling Single of the Year - "A Moment Like This"
2005: Nominated - Artist of the Year
2005: Nominated - Hot 100 Song of the Year - "Since U Been Gone"
2005: Nominated - Digital Song of the Year - "Since U Been Gone"
MTV Video Music Awards
2003: Nominated - Best New Artist - "Miss Independent"
2003: Nominated - Best Pop Video - "Miss Independent"
2003: Nominated - Viewers Choice - "Miss Independent"
2005: Won - Best Pop Video - "Since U Been Gone"
2005: Won - Best Female Video - "Since U Been Gone"
2005: Nominated - Viewers Choice - "Since U Been Gone"
2006: Won - Best Female Video - "Because of You"
2006: Nominated - Viewers Choice - "Because of You"
People's Choice Awards
2005: Won - Favorite Female Performer
American Music Awards
2003: Nominated - Best New Artist
2005: Won - Adult Contemporary Artist
2005: Won - Artist Of The Year
2006: Won - Favorite Pop/Rock Female
2006: Won - Adult Contemporary Artist

Here is the data for Carrie Underwood:

2005
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Reality Star - Female (Won)
Billboard Music Awards
Top-Selling Hot 100 Song Of The Year: "Inside Your Heaven" (Won)
Top-Selling Country Single: "Inside Your Heaven" (Won)
Country Single Sales Artist Of The Year (Won)
2006
Gospel Music Association Awards
Country Recorded Song Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Won)
Country Music Television Awards
Female Video Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Won)
Breakthrough Video Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Won)
Most Inspiring Video Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
Academy of Country Music Awards
Top New Female Vocalist Of The Year (Won)
Single Record Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Won)
Top Female Vocalist Of The Year (Nominated)
Song of the Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
NARP organization of record retail merchants
Breakthrough Country Artist (Won)
Music Row
Critics Pick (Won)
Teen Choice Awards
Best Female Artist (Nominated)
Breakout Female Artist (Nominated)
Country Music Association Awards
Female Vocalist Of The Year (Won)
Horizon Award (Won)
Music Video Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
Single Of The Year: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
12th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards
Mainstream Country Artist of the Year (Won)
Song Of The year: "Jesus Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
Video Of The year: "Jesus Take the Wheel" (Nominated)
American Music Awards
Favorite New Breakthrough Artist (Won)
Favorite Country Female Artist (Nominated)
Billboard Music Awards
Country Artist of the Year (Nominated)
Female Country Artist of the Year (Won)
Album Of The Year (Won)
Country Album Of The Year (Won)
Country New Artist Of The Year (Won)
Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year (Won)
World Music Awards
World's Best-Selling New Artist (Nominated)
2007
People's Choice Awards
Favorite Country Song: "Before He Cheats" (Won)
Favorite Female Singer (Won)
Grammy Awards
Best New Artist (Won)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "Jesus Take The Wheel" (Won)
Best Country Song: "Jesus, Take The Wheel" (Won)
Song of The Year: "Jesus, Take The Wheel" (Nominated)

Here's the data for Jennifer Hudson:

Awards and Nominations
Year
Presenter
Award
Result
2006
ShoWest
Female Star of Tomorrow
Won
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Won
National Board of Review
Best Female Breakthrough Performance
Won (tied with Rinko Kikuchi)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress
Runner-Up
New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress
Won
New York Film Critics Online
Best Supporting Actress
Won (tied with Catherine O'Hara)
Breakthrough Performer
Won
Hollywood Life Awards
Breakthrough of the Year
Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Washington, DC Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Best Breakthrough Performance
Won
African-American Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Breakthrough Performance Award
Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award
Breakout Performance
Won
2007
The National Society of Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress
Runner Up
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Austin Film Critics Association
Breakout Artist
Won
Broadcast Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Golden Globes
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Won
Academy Awards
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
NAACP Image Awards
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie
Nominated
BAFTA
Actress in a Supporting Role
Won
Ohio Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Best Breakthrough Performance
Won

Here's the data for Clay Aiken:

American Music Awards
2003: Won - Fan's Choice Award
2003: Nominated - Favorite Male Artist - Pop or Rock
Billboard Awards
2003: Won - Best Selling Single of 2003 - "Bridge Over Troubled Water / This Is The Night"
2004: Won - Best Selling Christmas Album - Merry Christmas With Love
2005: Won - Best Selling Christian Album - Merry Christmas With Love
New Music Weekly Awards
2004: Won - Top40 Male Artist of the Year
American Christian Music Awards
2005: Won - Outstanding Yule CD - Merry Christmas With Love

Hmmm. Not very impressive, Clay. Why is it you are consistently overlooked? Could it be because you are seen as a JOKE in the music business?

Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS to Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Hudson? Go GET that OSCAR, girl!!