In November 2010, Alderson and costar Brandon Buddy were honored by Michael Fairman giving them the "Power Performance of the Week" when Starr and Cole were forced to say goodbye after he is sentenced to 10 years in prison. Alderson and Nic Robuck were also featured on Chelsea Handler's late night talk show, "Chelsea Lately", in which Handler poked fun at the list of reason's James gives for not having sex with Starr when she is still grieving from Cole being sent to prison. Alderson earned her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination and win in 2013 for her portrayal of Starr on "General Hospital" in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress.