Glee failed to ever be nominated for any awards.
Amber Riley . She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee ( 2009 -- 15 ) . For her performance on the series , she won a Screen Actors Guild Award , and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards , three NAACP Image Awards , and three Grammy Awards . Glee (season 5) . The season was nominated for one Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Glee (season 6) . Amber Riley returns to the main cast as Mercedes Jones and Dot-Marie Jones , who portrays Shannon Beiste , the school 's football coach , was promoted to the main cast after four years as a recurring character .