With the increasing popularity of the show , Pompeo garnered worldwide reputation among television viewers . Her performance has garnered her five People 's Choice Award nominations , with three wins . At the 37th People 's Choice Awards , she was nominated against Dempsey and Oh in the Favorite TV Doctor category , and the following year , she garnered a nomination in the Favorite TV Drama Actress category , an award that she has won thrice at the 39th , 41st and the 42nd People 's Choice Awards . Pompeo has been nominated for several other awards for her performances in the show . She and the '' Grey 's Anatomy '' cast won Best Ensemble in a Television Series at the 2006 Satellite Awards . During the following year 's ceremony , she was named Best Actress in a Television Drama Series . She was among the '' Grey 's Anatomy '' cast members awarded the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series accolade at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards , and received nominations in the same category in 2006 and 2008 . Pompeo received a Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 64th Golden Globe Awards – the program won Best Drama Series at the same ceremony . In 2007 , Pompeo and the female cast and crew of '' Grey 's Anatomy '' received the Women in Film Lucy Award , which honors those " whose work in television has positively influenced attitudes toward women . " In 2007 , Pompeo was honored by the National Italian American Foundation for her achievement in entertainment at a black-tie gala in Washington , D.C . In the same year , show-business awards reporter Tom O'Neil commented that Pompeo was overdue for an Emmy Award nomination for her role in '' Grey 's Anatomy '' . The view was echoed by later critics , including Mary McNamara of the '' Los Angeles Times '' who suggested that Pompeo , " who has worked very hard and against all narrative odds to make Meredith Grey an interesting character at last " should have received a nomination at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards . During the twelfth season of the show , '' Western Gazette '' 's Alex Hawnkings gave Pompeo credit for carrying the show and re-iterated it was time for her to finally win an Emmy Award . Readers of O'Neil 's awards website , '' The Envelope '' , included Pompeo in their 2009 nominations for Best Drama Actress in the site 's Gold Derby TV Awards
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39th People's Choice Awards
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