'' Psych '' 's first season received a total of five award nominations , winning one of them . Three of the nominations were for acting on the show . For his performance in portraying Burton " Gus " Guster in the episode " Spellingg Bee " , Dulé Hill was nominated to win the award for " Best Actor &ndash; Comedy " at the 13th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards . The awards are organized by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications ( NAMIC ) , and are given for " outstanding achievements in original , multi-ethnic cable programming " . Other nominees for the award were Carlos Mencia , Romany Malco , and Damon Wayans . Hill lost the award to Mencia . The International Press Academy recognized James Roday 's portrayal of Shawn Spencer by nominating him as the best actor in a comedy or musical series at the 11th Satellite Awards . Other nominees for the award were Steve Carell , James Spader , Ted Danson , Stephen Colbert , and Jason Lee . Spader received the award for his work . Calum Worthy , who appeared as a guest star in the episode " Shawn vs. The Red Phantom " and in the second season episode " If You 're So Smart , Then Why Are You Dead " , was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor at the 29th Young Artist Awards . Presented by the Young Artist Association , the awards honor the best performances by young performers in television . Ten other actors were also nominated , with the award going to Connor Price for his work on '' The Dead Zone ''
11th Satellite Awards
11th Satellite Awards
Psych (season 1)