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How Many Emmys Has 'Modern Family' Won? Let's Count Down From the Well-Deserved To Overkill
Can we all agree that Modern Family now has too many Emmy Awards? It's not the first time the Emmys have favored giving multiple golden statues to the same show, but this is getting ridiculous. Excluding the Creative Arts Emmys, the hit ABC series now has 14 awards. Now I'm not saying that all of the awards are not worth it — the show continues to be both hilarious and special in many of its episodes — but 14 awards seem to be a bit too much. In honor of Monday night's 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards where Modern Family has received yet another five nominations, here is my definitive ranking of how much each of Modern Family's Emmys is deserved, and how angry each one makes me.
Outstanding Comedy Series (2010)
This win was the most obvious. In its premiere season, Modern Family was easily the best comedy of the year.
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Ty Burrell (2011)
When Ty Burrell won the Emmy for the hilarious and lovable dad Phil Dunphy, I’ll admit, I was doing a little High School Musical jig inspired by Phil’s love for the movies.
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (2010)
This was a no-brainer. The pilot episode of Modern Family was pure gold and the Emmy voters would have been stupid not to reward it as such.
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Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (2011)
Another smart choice though the pool was starting to get more and more tough.
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Outstanding Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet (2010)
While Eric Stonestreet was a great choice to win Supporting Actor in Modern Family’s first year of Emmy recognition, I can’t help but wonder why voters snubbed Ed O’Neill.
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (2011)
Directing all of those people to make consistently great episodes? Give these guys all the Emmys.
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Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (2012)
Take two, the directors still deserve it though it would have been nice for the Emmys to at least nominate Amy Poehler’s directing skills in Parks and Recreation.
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Julie Bowen (2011)
I love me some Julie Bowen, but is it fair to say she deserves to win over her co-star Sophia Vergara? Still, 2011 was a good year for Bowen to take home the gold.
Outstanding Comedy Series (2012)
The first year that Veep and Girls were nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series should have also been the first year one of them actually won the award.
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Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (2013)
What, are there no other shows that have great directors? Come on, Emmy voters.
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Outstanding Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet (2012)
Again, I understand that Stonestreet is a great actor, but Ed O’Neill has waited long enough for his Emmy.
Outstanding Comedy Series (2011)
Now the Outstanding Comedy recognition is getting silly. 2011 was the only year so far that the Emmys have nominated Parks and Recreation and it would have been a great year to have them win the award as well.
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Julie Bowen (2012)
At this point if I were Sophia Vergara, I’d be thinking two things: 1) “Awesome! I’m Sophia Vergara.” And 2) “Where the hell is my Emmy already?!”
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Outstanding Comedy Series (2013)
Seriously? Do the Emmy voters not even vote anymore? Is there a machine set to Modern Family as the default for Outstanding Comedy? This makes no sense and I shall never understand it.
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