Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Basa racho rakaita kuti Colfer asarudzirwe mimwe mibayiro. Akasarudzwa muBasa Rakanakisisa Rokutsigira Mutevedzeri muComedy Series chikamu pa 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards nokuda kwekuita kwake muchikamu "Laryngitis", uye pa 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards nokuda kwekuita kwake mu "Grilled Cheesus". Akagamuchira akateedzana Akanakisa Anotsigira Actor muChikamu, Miniseries kana Terevhizheni Firimu mazita pa2009 na2010 Satellite Awards. Pa 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards
, akasarudzwa nokuda kweMabasa Akakosha neMurume Actor muComedy Series, uye akabatanidzwa mumutambo wevashandi vekusarudzwa kweMabasa Akakosha neEnsemble muComedy Series, uye akabatanidzwa zvakare mumutambo wevashandi vekusarudzwa kwe18th Screen Actors Guild Awards.