ABC’s Modern Family was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series with Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell), Eric Stonestreet (Cameron), Ty Burrell (Phil) receiving nominations in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series category. Series actresses Julie Bowen (Claire) and Sofia Vergara (Gloria) received Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series nominations. Fred Willard received a guest actor nomination for his work as Frank Dunphy. Series Director Jason Winer has received an Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series nomination for his work on the “Pilot” episode. While “Pilot” garnered an Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series nomination for writers Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.
Other nominations for ABC’s new comedy included Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series – Moon Landing, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-hour) and Animation — “En Garde”, Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series — “Moon Landing”& “Fears”, two nominations in Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera) — “Pilot” and “Family Portrait”, and Outstanding Casting in a Comedy Series.