Emmy Award: Modern Family gets comedy series trophy

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Los Angeles: -Modern Family- received the outstanding comedy series trophy at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards here.


Actresses Sarah Hyland, Sofía Vergara, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Julie Bowen and Ariel Winter, winners of the Outstanding Comedy Series Award for -Modern Family- pose in the press room during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Pic/AFP

The show is presented in a mockumentary style with fictional characters talking directly into the camera.

-Modern Family- also had more wins at the awards ceremony hosted by Seth Meyers Monday night.

Earlier in the evening, Ty Burrell was given the trophy for the outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his portrayal as Phil Dunphy in a popular show, whose director Gail Mancuso bagged the outstanding director trophy for the series.

The outstanding supporting actress in the comedy series was handed over to Allison Janney for -Mom-.

Jim Parsons, popular as Sheldon Cooper on -The Big Bang Theory-, went home with the outstanding lead actor trophy in the series for the Sitcom, while the outstanding lead actress in the comedy series was bagged by -Veep- star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was also one of the presenters of the function.

The outstanding writing for the comedy series title went to Louis C.K for -So Did The Fat Lady-.

Jimmy Fallon, the host of -Saturday Night Live-, won the outstanding guest actor in the comedy series, and the outstanding guest actress in the comedy series went to Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne -Crazy Eyes- Warren, in -Orange Is The New Black-.