America Ferrera, Ugly Betty Win Honors Again

America Ferrera and Ugly Betty were honored yet again last night, this time at the 9th Annual Family Television Awards.  This is an awards show sponsored by The Family Friendly Programming Forum (FFPF), an initiative of the Association of National Advertisers.

Now, what’s really cool is that this show will air on the CW Network, on Thursday, December 27th at 9 pm EST.  So, I’ll put the results after the jump. 

Ugly Betty won Best Comedy, and America Ferrera won Best Actress.  America Ferrera appears on the show.

I’ve often had debates with friends over whether or not Ugly Betty is a family show, because many of the themes are more than a little grown up (in a cartoonish kind of way), and for some reason the show seems to be overly fond of the word “bitch”. And who can forget that our introduction to Daniel in the series pilot was, well, let’s just say it required a little bit of explaining.

However, that’s a superficial view.  What is so endearing about the show, and why I allow my kids to watch it with me every Thursday, is that the basic values of the show (loyalty, family, overcoming hardship, seeing beyond the superficial) are presented so artfully that anything gratuitous can be overlooked.  My kids LOVE Marc, but they also love when he gets his for being mean.  They learn many important lessons by watching Ugly Betty, but to them, they are just watching a funny show.

Here are all the full results for the Family Television Awards:

Comedy – Ugly Betty
Drama – Heroes
Actor – Zac Efron
Actor – Kyle Chandler
Actress – America Ferrera
Miniseries or Special – Planet Earth
Movie Musical – High School Musical 2
New Series – Pushing Daisies
Cable Series – Kyle XY
Reality – Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Favorite Newcomer – Zachary Levi
Source: Association of National Advertisers press release.