Modern Family is an American television
sitcom created by
Steven Levitan and
Christopher Lloyd and aired by the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The show premiered on September 23, 2009, and ended on April 8, 2020, after
250 episodes spanning eleven seasons. It stars
Ed O'Neill,
Sofía Vergara,
Julie Bowen,
Ty Burrell,
Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
Eric Stonestreet,
Sarah Hyland,
Ariel Winter,
Nolan Gould, and
Rico Rodriguez, with
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons,
Jeremy Maguire, and
Reid Ewing joining the main cast in later seasons. The show uses a
mockumentary format to follow three related families: the
nuclear family of Phil, Claire, and their children Haley, Alex, and Luke; Jay and Gloria, a
blended family with Gloria's son Manny; and
gay partners Mitchell and Cameron, who adopt a daughter, Lily.
Modern Family was acclaimed during its run for its humor and portrayal of gay relationships, and it was credited with a resurgence in network sitcoms after its debut. The show won twenty-two Primetime Emmy Awards from eighty-five nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series five consecutive times from 2010 to 2014, tied with Frasier for most wins in the category. It also won four Producers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy and two GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. From critics' organizations, the show received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, the inaugural Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Series, and two TCA Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Modern Family was named one of the top television programs of the year four times by the American Film Institute and received a Peabody Award in 2010.
O'Neill, Vergara, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, and Stonestreet were each nominated for multiple Emmys for their performances. They ultimately won a combined six Emmys – four for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (two for Stonestreet and two for Burrell) and two for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (for Bowen). In addition, the cast won five Screen Actors Guild Awards – four for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and one for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (for Burrell). The show's directors received four Emmys from nine nominations and two Directors Guild of America Awards from ten nominations, while its writers received six Writers Guild of America Awards from nineteen nominations as well as two Emmys.
Awards and nominations
Emmy awards and nominations for the cast
Screen Actors Guild awards and nominations for the cast
Major guild awards and nominations