'' Glee '' has received a number of awards and nominations . In 2009 , the series won five Satellite Awards : " Best Musical or Comedy TV Series " , " Best Actor " and " Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series " for Morrison and Michele , " Best Supporting Actress " for Lynch and " Special Achievement for Outstanding Guest Star " for Kristin Chenoweth . In 2010 , the show won a Golden Globe Award for " Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy " . Morrison , Michele and Lynch also received acting nominations . The series was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards , with screenplays nominated in the " Comedy Series " and " New Series " categories . It also won a Peabody Award in 2009 . The '' Glee '' cast won the " Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series " award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards . Paris Barclay and Ryan Murphy both received nominations for " Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series " at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on '' Glee '' . In July 2010 , '' Glee '' received nineteen Emmy Award nominations , including " Outstanding Comedy Series " , " Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series " for Morrison and " Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series " for Michele ; it won four of these , including " Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series " for Lynch and " Outstanding Guest Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series " for Neil Patrick Harris . Paris Barclay was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Best Directing in a Comedy Series in 2010 for his episode " Wheels "
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Glee (TV series)