AFI Awards Modern Family as One of 2009's TV Programs of the Year

Kudos!  to our favorite comedy series, "Modern Family", for being chosen by the American Film Institute(AFI) as one of 2009's TV Programs of the Year.  Here is Ty Burrell who talks about "Modern Family".  Visit the site below to see the other TV Programs and Movies chosen by AFI.





(Source: AFI)

Modern Family's Jason Winer Won at the DGA Awards

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The Directors Guild of America has chosen the winners for the 62nd Annual DGA Awards.  Included in the winners is "Modern Family"'s beloved director, Jason Winer.  He bagged the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series for the episode "Pilot".

This is incidentally, Jason Winer's very first DGA Award.  Congratulations to the whole team and I hope for more episodes to come for "Modern Family".    For the list of winners and to see the names of the whole team of Jason Winer, please see the link below.

(Source: The DGA)

Too Bad Modern Family Didn't Make it in the Golden Globes

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Though Modern Family didn't win last night, it is still the best comedy series for me.  I'm just a bit sad but hey!  There's another year to come, and maybe next time our favorite sitcom will hit the mark on the Golden Globes.  Visit the site below for the list of winners.

(Source: HFPA)

Jason Winer of "Modern Family" Included in the Directors Guild Nominations

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The beloved director of "Modern Family", Jason Winer is nominated in the category Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series.  The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the 62nd Annual DGA Awards.  Contenders vying for this award include directors of "Glee" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm".  I hope DGA recognizes the people behind "Modern Family".  It is such a wonderful and heart-warming comedy show that started out at the right time and hopes it will continue on for a long time.

This award honors the directors deserving of their achievements in film, TV, commercials, documentary, and theatrical direction.  Check out the full list of nominees below.

(Source: The DGA)

Modern Family - Nominated at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards

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Our comedy Wednesday's family, Modern Family TV series is  nominated in the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for the category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.  A show that is so new, fresh, yet funny, natural, and practical.  Not all new shows are given a chance to reach this point, not to mention that this is a comedy show.  Modern Family is not just pure luck but it is a pool of talents that make viewers laugh their hearts out.  The difference of this award giving body is that, actors in their own field are also the ones who vote on who gets to win.  Congratulations to Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for this nomination.

(Source: Screen Actors Guild Awards)

Modern Family and the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

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This is really good news for Modern Family TV series fans out there.  It is nominated for the category Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.  It's rivals are 30 Rock (NBC), Glee (FOX), Entourage (HBO), and The Office (NBC).  As you all know, this mockumentary only started this fall but it has managed to be included in the nominations list together with some shows that have been on air long before.  I wish Modern Family shines on the Golden Globe Awards.



(Source: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association)

Modern Family - Nominated in 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards

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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)

Minnie Driver to Drop by Our Modern Family

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Minnie Driver will play the long time friend that gets in touch with Julie Bowen (Claire).  This will be on one of the episodes come January 2010. The Ripple Effect, Good Will Hunting, X Files, are some of the movies of this woman who has Irish, Scottish, Italian and French ancestry.  I can't wait for her to do comedy stints here in Modern Family.  Surely an episode to look forward to.  Stay hooked for more spoilers.

(Source: TVFanatic)