Awards
In 2010, Modern Family was nominated with five Television Critics Association Awards. The show gained noms for best new series, best comedy series and best program of the year, while stars of the program, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet, were both nominated individually. Also like Friends to keep the idea of an ensemble cast, the cast all submitted for Supporting Actor and Actress nominees instead of Lead Actor and Actress for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
AFI Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Television Program of the Year | Won |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Julie Bowen | Nominated |
Directors Guild of America Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Jason Winer | Won |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
Writers Guild of America Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Best Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | New Series | Won |
| 2010 | Episodic Comedy Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan | Won |
Peabody Award
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | — | Won |
GLAAD Media Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Best Comedy Series | Nominated |
Young Artist Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Outstanding Young Performers In A TV Series Rico Rodriguez II, Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter | Won |
Television Critics Association
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Individual Achievement in Comedy Ty Burrell | Nominated |
| 2010 | Individual Achievement in Comedy Eric Stonestreet | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding New Program | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Won |
| 2010 | Program of the Year | Nominated |
Teen Choice Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Choice Comedy Series | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series Moon Landing | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series Pilot | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera) Pilot | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera) Family Portrait | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Eric Stonestreet | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Ty Burrell | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Julie Bowen | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Sofia Vergara | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series Fred Willard in Travels with Scout | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation En Garde | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Pilot | Won |
GLSEN Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Primetime | Won |
TV.com Now Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Funniest New Show | Nominated |
