List of Ugly Betty awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

In its ongoing run, "Ugly Betty" has been nominated for eighteen 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

Golden Globe Awards

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

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 a 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.

Teen Choice Awards

Other awards

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

eason one (2006-2007)

eason two (2007-2008)

Peabody Award

On June 4, 2007, the series was honored with a Peabody Award for its storylines, which explores clashing concepts of beauty, class, race and footwear with intelligence, warmth and wit [ [http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=143 Press release from The University of Georgia (2007-04-04)] ] .

Other accolades

*The show's impact on issues and culture has also attracted the attention of the United States Congress, where on January 17, 2007 California congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-32nd, El Monte) saluted Ferrera on both her Golden Globe win and for bringing a positive profile to the Latin and Hispanic communities. [ [http://solis.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca32_solis/wida2/AmericaFerrera.shtml http://solis.house.gov] (2007-01-17)]

* On May 8 2007, star America Ferrera was honored by Time Magazine on their annual list of the 100 most influential people. The event took place at New York's Lincoln Center and the actress was recognized for defying stereotypes with the show [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1595332_1616652,00.html] .

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