Lengkepan kalimah di handap ieu: Colfer geus meunang sababaraha panghargaan pikeun ngagambarkeun Kurt. Anjeunna dingaranan Aktor Dukungan Pangalusna dina Séri, Miniseri atanapi Pilem Televisi di 68th Golden Globe Awards. Penampilanna dina peran groundbreaking earned anjeunna tempat dina 2011 Time 100, "Time" 2011 daptar 100 jalma paling boga pangaruh di dunya. Manéhna jeung séri regular séjénna meunang Favorite New Diverse Ensemble Cast di 2009 Diversity Awards. Dina taun 2010, Colfer diganjar Favorite Breakout Actor, Favorite TV Actor jeung Gay/Bi Man of the Year ku situs hiburan gay "AfterElton.com", anu ogé meunteun Kurt salaku karakter gay katujuh pangalusna sadaya waktu. "AfterElton.com" nyebutkeun, "Colfer ngagambarkeun Kurt nyaéta anjeunna nyandak karakter anu dina sababaraha cara stereotip homo... sareng ngajantenkeun anjeunna janten jalma anu saé anu tiasa ngadamel urang seuri sareng ngarecah haté urang". Colfer ogé meunang Choice TV 2010: Male Scene Stealer accolade di Teen Choice Awards, sarta mangrupa bagian tina "Glee" cast ensemble dibéré Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award di
16th Layar Actor Guild Awards. Dina 2011 Dorian Awards, Colfer dihijikeun jeung co-béntang Jane Lynch pikeun TV Comedy Performance of the Year. Salian ti Colfer sorangan 2010 Golden Globe Award, acara meunang pikeun Best Télévisi Series <unk> Musical atawa Komedi. "Glee" ogé narima 2010 jeung 2011 GLAAD Media Awards pikeun Outstanding Series Comedy.