Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: O le matafaioi na maua ai e Colfer ni isi faailoga. Na filifilia o ia i le vaega o le Best Supporting Actor i se Comedy Series i le 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards mo lana faatinoga i le vaega "Laryngitis", ma i le 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards mo lana faatinoga i le "Grilled Cheesus". Na ia mauaina faʻasologa o le Best Supporting Actor i se Faʻasologa, Miniseries poʻo le Televise Ata i le 2009 ma le 2010 Satellite Awards. I le
I le 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards, na filifilia ai o ia mo le Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor i se Comedy Series, ma na aofia ai i le cast ensemble nomination mo le Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble i se Comedy Series, ma na toe aofia ai foi i le cast ensemble nomination mo le 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards.