List of awards and nominations received by Ugly Betty explained

List of awards won by Ugly Betty
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals62163
Footnotes

This article pertains to the awards, nominations and honors given to the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. The series so far has been nominated for 160 awards and won 60 of them, including 3 Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, 2 GLAADs, 5 NAACP Image, 8 ALMAs and 3 Satellite Awards. Of most of these achievements, America Ferrera has won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, an NAACP Image, a SAG, 2 ALMAs (one of them for Entertainer of the Year in 2008), and a Teen Choice breakout award. It has also been honored with a Peobody Award and was recognized by the United States Congress. In addition, Ferrera was chosen by Time magazine as one of their 100 most influential people in 2007, due to the portrayal of the series' main character, Betty Suarez.

ALMA Awards

The ALMA Awards honors the Hispanic entertainment community. During its first season, Ugly Betty won four of its first seven nominations and in the second season took home three more, along with a Chevrolet Entertainer of the Year Award for Ferrera for her work on the show. Overall the series has received eleven nominations.

YearCategoryNomimeeEpisodeResult
2007 Outstanding Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television MovieAna Ortiz
Outstanding Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Outstanding Writing – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Outstanding Writing – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television MovieDailyn Rodriguez
2008[1] Chevrolet Entertainer of the Year Award America Ferrera
Outstanding Director of a Television Series Linda Mendoza
Outstanding Performance of a Latino-Led Ensemble in a Television Series
Outstanding Writing for a Television Series Silvio Horta
2009 Outstanding Comedy Actress
Outstanding Comedy Actress Ana Ortiz
Outstanding Comedy Actor
Outstanding Comedy Actor
Year Behind the Scenes – Hair Stylist Mary Ann Valdes[2] (Twilight/Ugly Betty)

Emmy Awards

In its ongoing run, Ugly Betty has been nominated for twenty Emmy Awards. In 2007, it won three awards including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting in a Comedy Series and a best Actress in a Comedy series for America Ferrera. The series was also nominated in the category for Outstanding Comedy Series, alongside Entourage, The Office, Two and a Half Men and 30 Rock, the latter having won the honor. In addition series creator Salma Hayek and Judith Light competed for the Best Guest Starring Actress in a Comedy award but both lost to 30 Rock's Elaine Stritch at that year's awards ceremony for her portrayal of Colleen Donaghy in the season one finale, "Hiatus."

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)EpisodeResult
2007 Outstanding Comedy Series[4] ,,,,,,,,,,, and
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[5]
"Pilot"
2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series[6]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2009

Creative Arts Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)EpisodeResult
2007 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[7] and
Outstanding Original Main Title Design Garson Yu and
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series , and "The Box and the Bunny"
Outstanding Costumes for a Series and "I'm Coming Out"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series , and "I'm Coming Out"
2008 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and
Outstanding Costumes for a Series and "Bananas for Betty"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series ,, and "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding"
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series , and "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back"
2009 Outstanding Costumes for a Series[8] and "In the Stars"

Golden Globe Awards

Ugly Betty has been nominated for four awards and won two Golden Globes so far in its run. The first two awards were both won by America Ferrera for Best Actress and for the series itself in 2007.

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2006 Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical[9]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical[10]
2007
2008

GLAAD Media Awards

The Series has won two consecutive GLAAD Media Awards for its portrayal of its LGBT characters and their storylines, as played by actors Michael Urie and Rebecca Romijn.

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Comedy Series

Imagen Foundation Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007 Best Actress America Ferrera
Best Supporting Actress Ana Ortiz
Best TV series
2008 Best Supporting Actor Tony Plana
Best TV series
Best Actress America Ferrera
Best Supporting Actress Ana Ortiz
2009 Best Actress America Ferrera
Best Supporting Actress Ana Ortiz
Best TV series
Creative Achievement Honour Silvio Horta
2010 Best Actress America Ferrera

NAACP Image Awards

Although The NAACP Image Awards honors African americans in the entertainment industry, the series has won five of the Image Awards' eight major TV categories, a rarity among television series with a multicultural cast. In addition to winning an Image award for the TV series in 2007 and Ferrera for best actress in 2008, Vanessa Williams has won back to back honors (in 2007 and 2008) in the Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of Wilhelmina Slater.

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007
2007
2007
2007 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
2008 Outstanding Comedy Series[11]
2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2008 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy SeriesOutstanding Comedy Series
2009 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2009 Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Victor Nelly Jr for Crush'd
2009 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Tracy Poust & Jon Kinally for Crush'd
2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy SeriesOutstanding Comedy Series
2010 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Satellite Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007 Satellite Award for Best TV Series Musical or ComedyBest TV Series Musical or Comedy[12]
2007
2007 Best Supporting Actor – TV Series Musical or Comedy
2007 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy
2008 Satellite Award for Best TV Series Musical or ComedyBest TV Series Musical or Comedy
2008
2008 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy
2008 Best DVD release
2009
2010 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[13]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[14]
2008 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
2009 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Teen Choice Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007 Choice Breakout TV America Ferrera
2007 Choice Breakout TV Villain Vanessa Williams
2007 America Ferrera
2007
2007
2008 America Ferrera
2008 Choice TV Actor: Comedy
2008 Choice TV Villain Vanessa Williams
2008
2009 America Ferrera
2009 Choice TV Villain Vanessa Williams
2009
2009 Choice TV Fabulous Michael Urie
2009 Choice TV Sidekick Michael Urie
2009 Choice TV Parential Unit

Television Critics Association Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007 Individual Achievement in Comedy[15]
2007 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
2007 Outstanding New Program of the Year

Writers Guild of America Awards

YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
2007
2009 Episodic Comedy Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally for Crush'd

Other awards

In addition to the major awards listed above, the series has also been recognized in the awards listed below:

Season one (2006–2007)

YearResultAwardCategoryRecipient
2006 Family Television Awards Best New Series[16]
2007 Favorite New TV Drama
National Television Awards (UK) Most Popular Comedy
ICG Publicists Awards[17] Outstanding Television Series
ELLE Style Awards[18] Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series Eduardo Castro
Excellence in Production Design—Single Camera Television Series Mark Worthington
Individual Achievement in Comedy Judith Light
AFI TV Program of the year
Casting Society of America[19] Comedy Episodic Casting Junie Lowry Johnson
Casting Society of America[20] Comedy Pilot Episodic Casting Junie Lowry Johnson and Bernard Telsey

Season two (2007–2008)

YearResultAwardCategoryRecipient
2009 Excellence in Production Design—Single Camera Television Series Mark Worthington
2007 Family Television Awards Best Comedy Series
BMI Film and TV Awards BMI Music of the year
2008 Winner Outstanding Contemporary Television Series Eduardo Castro
National Television Awards (UK) Most Popular Comedy
Favorite TV Comedy
Television Producer of the Year in Episodic Salma Hayek, James Hayman, Silvio Horta, James D. Parriott, Marco Pennette, Benjamin Silverman, Jose Tamez, Teri Weinberg, Alice West
Performance in Comedy Series Eric Mabius
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial Christopher D. Martin, Michael Cook and Cedric Tomacruz For "A League of Their Own".
Young Artists Awards Best Performance in a TV Series-Guest Starring Young Actress
Young Artists Awards Best Performance in a TV Series-Supporting Young Actor Mark Indelicato
BAFTA Awards, Scotland Acting Performance in Television Ashley Jensen
Casting Society of America Episodic Comedy Casting
Best Comedy Series
Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Urie
Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Becki Newton
Gay People's Choice Awards Best Comedy Series
Gay People's Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star America Ferrera
Gay People's Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Vanessa Williams
Gay People's Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Michael Urie

Season three (2008–2009)

YearResultAwardCategoryRecipient
2009 Favorite TV Comedy
Excellence in Production Design—Single Camera Television Series Mark Worthington
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series Eduardo Castro and Patricia Field
Favorite Female Television Actress America Ferrera
TV Quick and Choice Awards (UK) Best International Show
Webby Peoples Voice Awards Webisodes "Mode After Hours Michael Urie and Becki Newton
Best Performance by a Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series Mark Indelicato
NAMIC Awards Best Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Urie
Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Becki Newton
35th Peoples Choice Awards Choice TV Comedy
35th Peoples Choice Awards Choice TV Comedy Actress America Ferrera
35th Peoples Choice Awards Choice TV Comedy Actress Vanessa Williams
After Elton.com's Divisibility Awards 2009 TV Comedy Of the Year

Season four (2009–2010)

YearResultAwardCategoryRecipient
2010 Excellence in Production Design—Single Camera Television Series Mark Worthington
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic/Pilot Television Michael A. Price
Dorian Awards Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series Patricia Field
Gay Peoples Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Series
Gay Peoples Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star America Ferrera
Gay Peoples Choice Awards Favorite TV Ensemble Cast
Lesbian/Bi Peoples Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star America Ferrera
Lesbian/Bi Peoples Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Series
Ewwy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series
Ewwy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Vanessa L. Williams

Peabody Award

On June 4, 2007, the series was honored with a Peabody Award[21] for its storylines, which explores clashing concepts of beauty, class, race and footwear with intelligence, warmth and wit.[22]

Other accolades

Notes and References

  1. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_en_tv/alma_awards_5 "Betty Cleans Up Good at ALMAs
  2. Web site: ALMA Awards 2012 . 2013-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204231400/http://www.almaawards.com/2009-winners.html . February 4, 2013 .
  3. Web site: DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the television categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Reality Programs, Daytime Serials and Children's Programs for 2006 . 2008-03-07 . February 2007 . Newsletter . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070823175245/http://www.dga.org/news/dgamonthly-0207/awrdsnews_tvcatsannounce-0207.php3 . August 23, 2007 . mdy .
  4. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 59th Primetime Emmy Awards . . 2007-09-16 . 2008-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071024190532/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/pte59emmywinners.pdf . October 24, 2007 . mdy .
  5. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards . . 2007-09-08 . 2008-07-17 .
  6. Web site: The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are... . 2008-07-17 . 2008-07-17 . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  7. Web site: The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are... . 2008-02-18 . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  8. Web site: 2009-07-16. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are.... dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090718001718/http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_noms.php. July 18, 2009. 2009-07-16. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. mdy.
  9. Web site: NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS 2007 . 2008-03-07 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080319094910/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2006 . March 19, 2008 . mdy .
  10. News: Phil . Gallo . 'Atonement,' 'Sweeney' win Globes . Variety . 2008-01-13 . 2008-02-18.
  11. NOMINEES FOR 39TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ANNOUNCEDLIVE AT PRESS CONFERENCE BYMARA BROCK AKIL, RICHARD T. JONES, "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT'S" KEVIN FRAZIER AND NAACP EXECUTIVES . . 2008-01-08 . 2008-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120844/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/NOMINEES_FOR_39TH_NAACP_IMAGE_AWARDS_ANNOUNCED.pdf . August 7, 2008 . mdy-all .
  12. News: Libby . McCarthy . Satellite nominations announced . Variety . 2007-11-30 . 2008-02-18.
  13. News: 'Dreamgirls' and 'Sunshine' Dreams Come True . https://archive.today/20080508003559/http://www.etonline.com/sag2007/2007/01/38574/index.html . dead . 2008-05-08 . . 2007-01-28 . 2008-02-18 .
  14. News: Pamela . McClintock . 'Country' takes top SAG film award . Variety . 2008-01-27 . 2008-02-18.
  15. NBC Triumphs At TCA Awards . . 2007-07-21 . 2008-03-07.
  16. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061130/ap_on_en_tv/family_television_awards_1 From Yahoo (11-30-06)
  17. https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117958934.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1 "Variety" February 7, 2007
  18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/6360929.stm From BBC (February 14, 2007)
  19. Web site: Casting Society unveils Artios noms. Parkinson. Gretta. October 3, 2007. The Hollywood Reporter. January 30, 2015.
  20. Web site: Carnahan casts twin wins at the Artios. Kilday. Gregg. November 6, 2007. The Hollywood Reporter. January 30, 2015.
  21. http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/ugly-betty 66th Annual Peabody Awards
  22. http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=143 Press release from The University of Georgia (2007-04-04)
  23. http://solis.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca32_solis/wida2/AmericaFerrera.shtml http://solis.house.gov

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