'Modern Family' stars may help each other to win the Emmy again

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Emmy contenders nominated against costars have a secret advantage. Since winners are chosen by judges who view one sample episode from each contender in a category, costars are seen on each other's episode submissions in addition to their own. Thus, they get twice as many chances to show off their acting chops. This curious Emmy factor probably helped Felicity Huffman, for example, to win lead comedy actress in 2005. The performance she gave on her "Desperate Housewives" episode wasn't great, but she was so amazing on Marcia Cross' submission that the two taken together put her ahead of the pack.

Now consider this year's contest for supporting comedy actor in which "Modern Family" has four of the six slots: Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill and Eric Stonestreet. Last year, when "Modern Family" had three of the six nominations, Stonestreet prevailed. In the contest for supporting comedy actress, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara are going head to head. Meantime, over in the category of guest actor in a comedy, Nathan Lane is the only "Modern Family" contender. Even though it's unlikely that many judges will overlap, the seven actors up from this series have submitted seven different episodes in the three categories.

Below is a breakdown of each episode.

Julie Bowen's episode is "Strangers on a Treadmill," in which she tries to help her husband with his Realtor's banquet speech. Who else gets to shine? Burrell, who is seen as sympathetic for much of the episode until he makes the speech and winds up scoring with the crowd.

Ty Burrell, "Good Cop, Bad Dog": Burrell must become the bad parent for a day and force his daughters to do their chores. Who else gets to shine? Ferguson, who desperately wants to go to a Lady Gaga concert, but has to watch after his sick partner instead.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Halloween": Ferguson wears a Spider-Man costume to work only to realize that wearing costumes is not the norm at the office. Who else gets to shine? Vergara, who has a hilarious storyline involving her family trying to correct her thick Colombian accent.

Ed O'Neill, "The Kiss": O'Neill is made to realize that he's emotionally closed off, resulting in his son not feeling comfortable kissing in public. Who else gets to shine? Ferguson again, who squirms around throughout the episode trying to avoid Stonestreet's kisses.

Eric Stonestreet, "Mother's Day": Stonestreet is made to feel self-conscious when he is seen as Lily's mother figure as opposed to her father. Who else gets to shine? O'Neill, who has an unexpected emotional moment when he remembers his deceased mother's cooking.

Sofia Vergara, "Slow Down Your Neighbors": Vergara is taught to ride a bicycle for the first time, showcasing various scenes of physical comedy. Who else gets to shine? Bowen, who has several memorable tantrums as she deals with a speeding neighbor.

Nathan Lane, "Boys' Night": Lane shares drinks with Ferguson, Stonestreet and surprise guest O'Neill. Who else gets to shine? O'Neill again, who finally comes out of his emotional shell and has a great time with his son's gay friends.

Both O'Neill and Ferguson have stand-out moments in two of their cast mates' episodes, which could make them the front-runners in this race. Last year's winner Stonestreet might have had better luck if "See You Next Fall" was submitted to judges, as that was a physically comedic episode where his character ran into a glass door among other stumbles.

Facing off against the "Modern Family" men are recent Golden Globe champ Chris Colfer ("Glee") and 2009 Emmy winner Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men"). Competing against the ladies are Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock"), Jane Lynch ("Glee"), Betty White ("Hot in Cleveland") and Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live").

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Do you think the supporting awards in comedy will be won by stars in Modern Family?

Do you want them to be won by them?

its a possibility they might win them.

I think a male will for sure win but the ladies will probably lose.

I want the dad [Ty Burrell] and mom [Julie Bowen] to win their Supporting Emmys since it would be cool and I like their characters a lot.

I hope Jon Cryer wins...because i hate everyone in the supporting actor category....like seriously everyone and show...well like Glee...but fail to see where Chris Colfer..is comedic scratch

Female.....Jane Krakowski or Kirten Wiig FTW...they truly deserve this one...they've been there forever and dunno how long Ms. Wiig is gonna be in SNL..and 30 Rock is in it's last season....so Jane's gotta win this one.

^ I'm not a fan of 30 Rock and barely like SNL but I see one of those girls winning the Emmy this year since they've been nominated for so many years.

Cryer won last year so I think the Academy will choose a new person and like you said how is Colfer comedic [or at least the best supporting comedic actor]..?

Chris Gilchrist deserved that nomination...soooo tired of him being snubbed

What show is he from again?

United States of Tara....dude is freakishly/scary/sarcastically...funny.

Everyscene with him is just coolio.

jane Adams for Hung as well...where the nuts is she? Also Brie Larson for United States of Tara. The Walking Dead for Best Drama Series? I was shocked when i didn't see their name.

And ofcourse...the Big Bang Ladies...who has been the greatest addition to the show.

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