Modern Family - Nominated in 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards

[Photo: ABC]

Yes, "Modern Family" fans!  Our very loved comedy show is nominated in the New Series, Comedy Series category for the 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards.  In addition, the "Pilot" episode is also nominated for an Episodic Comedy Award.  Winners will be announced on Feb. 20, 2010.  Series creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are surely delighted by these nominations.  We all are.  Here are some of the nominees:

DRAMA SERIES

Breaking Bad
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Lost
Mad Men

COMEDY SERIES

30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

NEW SERIES

Glee
The Good Wife
Hung
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

EPISODIC DRAMA

"Broken, Part 1 and Part 2," House
"Come, Ye Saints," Big Love
"The Grown Ups," Mad Men
"Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency," Mad Men
"I Will Rise Up," True Blood
"Phoenix," Breaking Bad

EPISODIC COMEDY

"Apollo, Apollo," 30 Rock
"Broke," The Office
"Chapter 1," Eastbound & Down
"Gossip," The Office
"Pilot," Modern Family
"Reunion," 30 Rock

COMEDY/VARIETY

Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien

LONG FORM—ORIGINAL

Georgia O’Keefe
Grey Gardens
Pedro

LONG FORM—ADAPTATION

America
Taking Chance

ANIMATION

"The Burns and the Bees," The Simpsons
"Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe," The Simpsons
"Gone Maggie Gone," The Simpsons
"Take My Life, Please," The Simpsons
"Wedding for Disaster," The Simpsons

COMEDY/VARIETY—MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES

Film Independent's 2009 Spirit Awards
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

DAYTIME SERIAL

All My Children
As the World Turns
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

(Source: WGAW)