At the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, Chris won "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television" for his role as Kurt Hummel on Glee.
At the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award, Chris was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series" for his role as Kurt Hummel on Glee as well as "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" with the rest of the cast.
Chris: I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.
Chris: (On his background helping him in Glee) I was a major drama nerd in high school. So the fact that we preform music that I'm already familiar with a good thing.
Chris: (On what attracted him to Glee) I grew up doing musical theater. So, I was immediately attracted to the music and performance aspects of it. That fact that it's actually funny, not trying to be funny, but actually funny was appealing, too.