'Modern Family' Wins Best Comedy At Emmys 2012

'Modern Family' Wins Best Comedy
This image released by ABC shows, from left, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Ariel Winter and Sarah Hyland in a scene from "Modern Family." Burrell, who portrays Phil Dunphy, was nominated for an Emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Thursday, July 19, 2012, for his role on the program. Also nominated in the same category are fellow castmates Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Peter Stone)
This image released by ABC shows, from left, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Ariel Winter and Sarah Hyland in a scene from "Modern Family." Burrell, who portrays Phil Dunphy, was nominated for an Emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Thursday, July 19, 2012, for his role on the program. Also nominated in the same category are fellow castmates Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Peter Stone)

'Modern Family' has won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series.

'Modern Family' beat out CBS' "The Big Bang Theory," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO's "Girls," NBC's "30 Rock" and HBO's "Veep." This is the ABC series' second win in the Outstanding Comedy series category.

The show's stars Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen also took home awards in the Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series categories, and director Steve Levitan won for Best Director in a Comedy Series.

"We feel so lucky not only to have jobs in these talented times, but to have jobs we love with people we love," Levitan said in his acceptance speech. "Thank you to all of our friends."

Eric Stonestreet - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Emmy Award Winners 2012

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