Bruce Gowers

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Bruce Gowers

Bruce Gowers

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Bruce Gowers

Date of Birth: December 21, 1940
Date of Passing: January 15, 2023
Birthplace: New Kilbride, Scotland

Bruce Gowers was an Emmy award-winning director best known for Queen's Bohemian Rhapsoy music video and American Idol.

His other work includes high-profile awards shows including the Emmys, the MTV awards, the Academy of Country Music awards and the Comedy awards. He also directed nine series of American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, which brought him an Emmy award in 2009.

Bruce Gowers was an Emmy award-winning director best known for Queen's Bohemian Rhapsoy music video and American Idol.

His other work includes high-profile awards shows including the Emmys, the MTV awards, the Academy of Country Music awards and the Comedy awards. He also directed nine series of American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, which brought him an Emmy award in 2009.

Gowers masterminded a string of TV specials for music legends including the Rolling Stones, Prince, Fleetwood Mac and Rod Stewart, and oversaw coverage of President Bill Clinton's inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial, which gathered artists from Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin to Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan and the rapper LL Cool J.

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Awards & Nominations

7 Nominations | 1 Emmy
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series - 2009
  • Winner
  • Bruce Gowers, Director
  • American Idol
  • "Show 833 (The Final Three)"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program - 2007
  • Nominee
  • Bruce Gowers, Director
  • American Idol
  • "The Final Two"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program - 2006
  • Nominee
  • Bruce Gowers, Director
  • American Idol
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming - 2005
  • Nominee
  • Bruce Gowers, Directed by
  • American Idol
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming - 2003
  • Nominee
  • Bruce Gowers, Director
  • American Idol
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.

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