Courteney Cox Gets First Emmy Nomination For Friends
At long last, Courtney Cox has gotten her first and only Emmy nomination for her work on Friends. The beloved sitcom was one of the most iconic programs to come out of the 1990s, and even today, its cast is well known globally. From 1994 to 2004, Friends remained an integral part of the pop-culture zeitgeist, taking the more traditional aspects of how sitcoms were made at the time and injecting new life into the entire process. Not every aspect of Friends has aged well, but it has continuously managed to draw in new audiences in its post-heyday.
Regardless of how much audiences have grown to love Friends over the years, that love has not been equally shared when it comes to accolades for the cast. Throughout its ten-year long run, five of Friends' central stars have been nominated for or won Emmys. The sole cast member to never have received a nomination for her work was Courtney Cox, who played the uptight and fussy clean-freak, Monica Geller. But finally, years after Friends signed off the air, that's changed.
Per Variety, Cox was one of the nominees for the 2021 Emmys. She was recognized for producing the Friends reunion special that premiered on HBO Max earlier this year. Cox was an executive producer on the special, as were her five co-stars and Friends creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane.
Friends received a total of 62 Emmy nominations throughout its ten year run, with cast members Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow the only two who actually took home trophies. In fact, out of the entire cast, it was Kudrow who scored the most wins, with two Emmys to her credit. However, for Cox, the lack of any award recognition for her work throughout the series was understandably a bit of a thorn in her side. The 57-year-old recently revealed how troubling it was watching her castmates be acknowledged for their performances while she was left out in the cold. And while that certainly wouldn’t be an easy situation to endure, Cox did go on to become a staple in the Scream franchise - something that many horror fans are still grateful for.
It’s hard to say just why Cox was left out of Emmy contention for so long, but part of that could have to do with how Monica’s character was received by audiences. Often considered annoying by many Friends fans, Monica lacked the charm that seemed to come naturally to the remaining cast of characters. That’s not to say that Cox didn’t deserve recognition for her work, only that it’s always harder to love a character who people don’t actually want to be friends with. None the less, 25 years on and Cox finally has her own Emmy credentials. What’s more, if she wins, all three Friends women will have claimed the award.
Source: Variety