'' Once Upon a Time '' was nominated for a 2012 People 's Choice Award for " Favorite New TV Drama " , but lost to '' Person of Interest '' . The show was nominated at the 39th People 's Choice Awards in four categories : Favorite Network TV Drama , Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show , Favorite TV Fan Following , and Favorite TV Drama Actress ( Ginnifer Goodwin ) ; it lost to another ABC show '' Grey 's Anatomy '' in the first category , '' Supernatural '' in the second two , and Ellen Pompeo ( from '' Grey 's Anatomy '' ) in the last category . The show was nominated at 40th People 's Choice Awards , but lost to '' Beauty and the Beast '' and '' The Vampire Diaries '' , respectively
40th People 's Choice Awards
40th People's Choice Awards
Once Upon a Time (TV series)