C'Mon, Tell Us! What Was the First Award You Ever Won?

Eva Longoria Parker

"I think it was a spelling bee. I was in the third grade."

-With reporting by Bronwyn Barnes, Marshall Heyman, Kimberly Lansing, Lindzi Scharf, Andrea Simpson and Nakisha Williams

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee: "I won a dance award from the New York City Dance Alliance. I grew up a dancer and that was awesome for me."

Pete: "I got a soccer trophy that everybody on the team got. I was six and I thought it was awesome. Everything was awesome [when I was six].

John Legend

"The Springfield city spelling bee in Ohio. I won first place in my hometown. I was a good speller and I'm still pretty good!"

Melissa George

"I think it was for rollerskating. I won for champion rollerskater when I was 8."

Leah Remini

"The first award I ever won was a Lifetime Achievement Award of nothing from Ellen DeGeneres five years ago. She gave me an award because she felt bad that I've never won anything. It's a Barbie doll that looks like Ellen."

Amy Adams

"I won Best Hair in 9th grade!"

-With reporting by Bronwyn Barnes, Marshall Heyman, Lindzi Scharf and Nakisha Williams

Debra Messing

"I haven't won that many! I think in junior high school I got an owl certificate because I did well in my grade."

George Clooney

"I won a People's Choice Award for Best Ensemble on Roseanne. Though before that, I was most improved in high school basketball. What did I have to do to get that? I had to improve!"

Javier Bardem

"It was a rugby medal when I was 13. I played for 17 years, but I quit 10 years ago. I can't really play anymore. I'm too old, and they're too fast."

Ellen Page

"It was probably sports-related. I think I won a fencing competition. In grade four, I used to fence."

Leighton Meester

"When I was in 4th grade the whole county entered a creative writing story competition. I won first place for my story about a girl during the civil war."

Patricia Arquette

"I won a roller disco championship award. I'm really proud of that. I actually never got my trophy, which upsets me."

Jason Bateman

"I won an award for best newcomer when I was 12. It was for Silver Spoons. I can't say my acting was all that subtle then."

Allison Janney

"It was an Emmy. I didn't win any acting awards when I was in college; I thought I heard my name announced, but when I stood up, I realized that it wasn't me. I never won anything. Not a spelling bee, nothing!"

Tilda Swinton

"I won a bottle of aftershave called Pagan Man at the church raffle when I was 12. I gave it to my 11-year-old brother. He told me recently that he still has it."

Jennifer Love Hewitt

"I don't know, but I remember the first award show I ever went to! I'd only been in LA for two days. I'd just turned ten and I got to go to the Grammy awards!"

Minka Kelly

"I got the Gift from the Gods award from Spike TV. Actually, I got a perfect attendance accolade in surgery class. Before Friday Night Lights, I worked as a nurse for 4 years."

Brittany Snow

"It was the Young Artist Award for the soap opera Guiding Light when I was 13. They flew me out to L.A. for the first time and I wore a sequined gown. It was exciting! The award is still in my room at home in Florida."

Maria Bello

"I don't think I've ever won an award in my life! No, I've won a couple things like a SAG award. But as an adult, not when I was a kid."

Leslie Mann

"A cow-milking competition at Knott's Berry Farm when I was 8. I don't know if they still have them, or if that kind of thing still exists."

Melora Hardin

"I actually won an award when I was 15 for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the Union Film Awards. I was in a series called Second Family Tree with James Spader. I also sang that night with Tiffany. She was my back-up singer!"

Eric Mabius

"A gold medal in the Junior Olympics at my high school in the long jump. I was also on the Junior National Luge team in high school. Doing the luge was the most solitary thing I'd ever done. It helped with acting-your mind races, you have to work on your visualization."

Alec Baldwin

"It was probably a merit badge in the Cub Scouts."

Gabrielle Union

"I think I won Best Legs in high school. I was narrowly beaten out for Best Body. There's a little part of me that wants to find that girl and see what she looks like today. I'm not bitter or anything."

Angie Harmon

"It was a national award for being an athlete. You know that little badge that you got? I was just looking at it the other day. You did all these different sports for it. I freaked out when I got something from President Reagan."

Lisa Kudrow

"I think it was at camp. I can't remember the category, but I was just so happy to get an award. You know, they make stuff up. It's like, 'Hey! You won the best person wearing shorts! You did that really well!'"