On July 19 , 2007 , the series received 11 nominations at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in the Comedy category ( the most of any comedy series ) , including Outstanding Comedy Series , Best Actress ( Ferrera ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Williams ) , and Best Guest Starring Actress ( Hayek for her role as Sofia ; Light for her role as Claire . Both lost to Elaine Stritch ) . It won three awards — Best Casting in a Comedy Series , Best Direction in a Comedy Series ( for the show 's pilot episode ) , and Best Actress in a Comedy Series ( Ferrera ) . For its second season , it received six other Primetime Emmy Award nominations , going home empty handed . Overall , '' Ugly Betty '' has been nominated for eighteen Emmy Awards
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
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