Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Colfer enwetala ọtụtụ ihe nrite n'ihi ọrụ ya dị ka Kurt. A họpụtara ya ka ọ bụrụ onye na-akwado ihe nkiri kachasị mma na usoro, obere ihe nkiri ma ọ bụ ihe nkiri telivishọn na 68th Golden Globe Awards. Omume ya n'ọrụ ahụ mere ka ọ banye na 2011 Time 100, "Time's 2011 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Ya na ndị ọzọ na-eme ihe nkiri na-emekarị meriri ọkacha mmasị ọhụrụ Diverse Ensemble Cast na 2009 Diversity Awards. N'afọ 2010, e nyere Colfer onyinye ọkacha mmasị Breakout Actor, ọkacha mmasị TV Actor na Gay / Bi Man nke Afọ site na ebe nrụọrụ weebụ ntụrụndụ nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke "AfterElton.com", onye tụkwara Kurt dị ka onye nke asaa kachasị mma nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke n'oge niile. "AfterElton.com" kwuru, "Nkọwa nke Colfer nke Kurt bụ na o werela agwa nke bụ n'ọtụtụ ụzọ ụdị nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke... ma mee ya ka ọ bụrụ onye nwere obi ụtọ nke nwere ike ime ka anyị chịa ọchị ma mebie obi anyị". Colfer nwetakwara 2010 Choice TV: Nwoke na-ezu ohi na-eme ihe nkiri na Teen Choice Awards, ma bụrụ akụkụ nke "Glee" na-enye onyinye onyinye nke Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series na
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Na 2011 Dorian Awards, Colfer jikọtara ya na onye otu ya bụ Jane Lynch maka onyinye TV Comedy Performance of the Year. Na mgbakwunye na Colfer nke 2010 Golden Globe Award, ihe ngosi ahụ meriri maka Best Television Series <unk> Musical or Comedy. "Glee" nwetakwara 2010 na 2011 GLAAD Media Awards maka usoro ihe nkiri dị egwu.