+ List of awards won by Ugly Betty Awards & Nominations Award Won NominatedAmerican Film Institute 1 1ALMA Awards 12 15 Art Directors Guild Awards 1 5BAFTA Awards 0 1BMI Film & TV Awards 1 1Casting Society of America Award 1 3Costume Designers Guild Awards 3 4Directors Guild of America Awards 1 1 ELLE Style Awards 1 1Emmy Awards 3 20Ewwy Awards 0 5Family Television Awards 2 2GLAAD Media Awards 2 3Golden Globe Awards 2 4Gracie Allen Awards 0 0ICG Publicists Awards 1 1Image Awards 5 13Imagen Foundation Awards 8 11Kids Choice Awards 0 1National Television Awards (UK) 0 2NAACP Image Awards 5 15NAMIC Awards 1 1Online Awards 1 1Peabody Awards HonouredSatellite Awards 3 10People's Choice Awards 0 6Prism Awards 1 2Producers Guild of America Awards 1 1Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 6Teen Choice Awards 2 15Television Critics Association Awards 0 3Time Magazine HonouredYoung Artist Awards 1 3Visual Effects Society Awards 0 1Webby Peoples Voice Awards 0 1Writers Guild of America Awards 1 2Total number of wins and nominations Totals 62 163 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.
Year Category Nomimee Episode Result 2007 Outstanding Actress – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie America Ferrera 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 Silvio Horta Pilot Outstanding Supporting Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie Mark Indelicato Outstanding Supporting Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie Tony Plana Outstanding Writing – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television MovieDailyn RodriguezAfter Hours 2008"Betty Cleans Up Good at ALMAs From Yahoo.com (August 18, 2008) Chevrolet Entertainer of the Year Award America Ferrera Outstanding Director of a Television Series Linda Mendoza Betty's Baby Bump Outstanding Performance of a Latino-Led Ensemble in a Television Series Outstanding Writing for a Television Series Silvio Horta Jump 2009 Outstanding Comedy Actress America Ferrera Outstanding Comedy Actress Ana Ortiz Outstanding Comedy Actor Mark Indelicato Outstanding Comedy Actor Tony Plana Year Behind the Scenes – Hair Stylist Mary Ann Valdes (Twilight/Ugly Betty)
Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Director Episode Result 2007 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series "Pilot"
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
Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result 2007 Outstanding Comedy Series , , , , , , , , , , , and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series "Pilot" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2009
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result 2007 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series 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 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.
Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2006 Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical 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.
Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Outstanding Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Comedy Series 2009 Outstanding Comedy Series
Imagen Foundation Awards Year Category Nominee(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.
Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Outstanding Comedy Series 2007 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2007 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 2009 Outstanding 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 Outstanding 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 Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Best TV Series Musical or Comedy 2007 Best Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2007 Best Supporting Actor – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2007 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2008 Best TV Series Musical or Comedy 2008 Best Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2008 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2008 Best DVD release 2009 Best Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy 2010 Best Supporting Actress – TV Series Musical or Comedy Vanessa Williams
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2009 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Choice Breakout TV America Ferrera 2007 Choice Breakout TV Villain Vanessa Williams 2007 Choice TV Actress: Comedy America Ferrera 2007 Choice TV Show: Comedy 2007 Choice TV Show: Breakout 2008 Choice TV Actress: Comedy America Ferrera 2008 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Michael Urie 2008 Choice TV Villain Vanessa Williams 2008 Choice TV Show: Comedy 2009 Choice TV Actress: Comedy America Ferrera 2009 Choice TV Villain Vanessa Williams 2009 Choice TV Show: Comedy 2009 Choice TV Fabulous Michael Urie 2009 Choice TV Sidekick Michael Urie 2009 Choice TV Parential Unit Tony Plana
Television Critics Association Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Individual Achievement in Comedy 2007 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 2007 Outstanding New Program of the Year
Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2007 Best New Series 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) Year Result Award Category Recipient 2006 Family Television Awards Best New SeriesFrom Yahoo (11-30-06) 2007 33rd People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Drama National Television Awards (UK) Most Popular Comedy ICG Publicists Awards"Variety" February 7, 2007 Outstanding Television Series ELLE Style AwardsFrom BBC (February 14, 2007) Outstanding Comedy Series 9th Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Contemporary Television Series || Eduardo Castro Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design—Single Camera Television Series Mark Worthington Prism Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Judith Light American Film Institute AFI TV Program of the year Casting Society of America Comedy Episodic Casting Junie Lowry Johnson Casting Society of America Comedy Pilot Episodic Casting Junie Lowry Johnson and Bernard Telsey
Season two (2007–2008)