Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Kua riro i a Colfer ētahi tohu mō tana whakaahua i a Kurt. I whakaingoatia ia ko te Kaitito Tautoko Pai rawa atu i roto i te Raupapa, Miniseries, i te Kiriata Whakaata ranei i te 68th Golden Globe Awards. Ko tana mahi i roto i te mahi whakahirahira i whakawhiwhia ki a ia he waahi ki te 2011 Time 100, te raarangi 2011 o te "Time" o nga 100 tino tangata whai mana i te ao. Ko ia me etahi atu o nga raupapa raupapa i toa i te Favorite New Diverse Ensemble Cast i te 2009 Diversity Awards. I te tau 2010, i whakawhiwhia a Colfer ki te Kaitito Whakatikatika Pai, Kaitito TV Pai me te Gay / Bi Man o te Tau na te paetukutuku whakangahau gay "AfterElton.com", nana hoki i whakatau a Kurt ko te tuawhitu o nga taangata taangata pai o nga wa katoa. "I muri i a Elton.com" i kii, "Ko te whakaahua a Colfer mo Kurt na te mea kua tangohia e ia tetahi ahuatanga he ahua taatai... a ka hurihia hei tangata tino pai ka taea e ia te kata me te pakaru i o tatou ngakau. " I toa ano a Colfer i te 2010 Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer i te Teen Choice Awards, a, ko ia tetahi o nga kaiwhakaari o te "Glee" i whakawhiwhia ki te Tohu Whakaaturanga Pai rawa atu na te Whakaaturanga i roto i te Tohu Whakaari i te 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He aha? I nga Tohu Dorian 2011, i honoa a Colfer me tana hoa whetu a Jane Lynch mo te Tohu Whakaari Whakaata Whakaata o te Tau. Hei taapiri ki te Tohu Golden Globe a Colfer i te tau 2010, i wini te whakaaturanga mo te Raupapa Whakaata Pai rawa atu <unk> Waiata, Waiata ranei. I whiwhi hoki a "Glee" i nga Tohu Panui GLAAD 2010 me 2011 mo te Whakaaturanga Whakaaturanga Tino.