NBC’s hit sitcom and the audience’s one of the most favorite shows, FRIENDS was first aired in 1994. It starred Matthew Perry as Chandler, Courteney Cox as Monica, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, David Schwimmer as Ross, Matt LeBlanc as Joey, and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe. It has been over one and a half-decade since the show ended, yet the fans of the show keep on increasing.
With so much success and popularity, the show got nominated in huge amounts for prestigious awards. It also bagged some of the most popular awards that any show will be proud to win. You might not be so surprised to know that during its 10-season run, FRIENDS earned a huge 62 Emmy nominations while winning six. It includes the Outstanding Comedy Series in 2002 for “The One Where Rachel Had Her Baby” in the eighth season. In 2002, the show picked up its only Best Comedy Series win. However, every other member of the core cast was nominated at some point, aside from Courteney Cox.
Many fans probably think that the six main cast members were nominated for every season of the show, but because they were competing not only with each other but also with actors from other shows that wasn’t exactly the case. The writers, the cast, all the other super-talented crew members of the show made audiences cry, laugh, drink coffee, and use a bundle of hand gestures and catchphrases regularly still years later. The six main characters have all gone on to star in, direct, and produce other great TV shows and got Emmy nominations between them.
The NBC series also was regularly nominated in the “Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series” category because of its roster of top-notch guest stars with Christina Applegate and Bruce Willis won in 2003 and 2000, respectively. In 1995, even the theme song got a nomination for the “Best Main Title Theme” with Allee Willis (lyricist) and Michael Skloff (composer).
Here is a full breakdown of all the prestigious awards that are won by FRIENDS over the years.
Creative Arts Emmy Awards:
1. Year – 2000
Category – Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner – Bruce Willis (“The One with the Ring”)
2. Year – 2003
Category – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner – Christina Applegate (“The One with Rachel’s Other Sister”)
Golden Globe Awards:
1. Year – 2003
Category – Best Lead Actress in a Television Series: Comedy or Musical
Winner – Jennifer Aniston
Primetime Emmy Awards:
1. Year – 1996
Category – Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Winner – Michael Lembeck (“The One After the Superbowl, Part 1 & 2”)
2. Year – 1998
Category – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner – Lisa Kudrow
3. Year – 2002
Category – Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner – FRIENDS
4. Year – 2002
Category – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner – Jennifer Aniston
Publicists Guild Awards:
1. Year – 1996
Category – Television
Winner – NBC and Warner Bros. Publicity Departments
Screen Actors Guild Awards:
1. Year – 1996
Category – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Winner – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer
2. Year – 2000
Category – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner – Lisa Kudrow
Online Film & Television Association Awards:
1. Year – 1997
Category – Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Winner – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer
2. Year – 2000
Category – Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner – Bruce Willis
3. Year – 2002
Category – Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner – Jennifer Aniston
American Comedy Awards:
1. Year – 2000
Category – Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a Television Series
Winner – Lisa Kudrow
Logie Awards:
1. Year – 2004
Category – Most Popular Overseas Star
Winner – Jennifer Aniston
TV Quick Awards:
1. Year – 2004
Category – Best Comedy Show
Winner – Marta Kauffman and David Crane
Satellite Awards:
1. Year – 2001
Category – Best Lead Actress in a Series – Comedy or Musical
Winner – Lisa Kudrow
TV Guide Awards:
1. Year – 2000
Category – Editor’s Choice award
Winner – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer
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Apart from these amazing prestigious awards bagged by FRIENDS, Jennifer Aniston also won Aftonbladet TV Prize Awards under the category of “Best Foreign Television Personality – Female” for 4 consecutive years, that is, from 2001 to 2004. Not just this, Michael Skloff won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards under the category of “Top TV Series” for 11 years straight, from 1995 to 2005. Allee Willis won BMI Film & TV Awards under the category of “BMI TV Music award” from 1996 to 2004.
However, after what seems like a lifetime, “FRIENDS: The Reunion” finally happened on May 27, 2021. The show was host by James Corden and streamed on HBO Max. The special was initially confirmed in February 2020. Unfortunately, then COVID happened, and the whole world was on a break. The reunion was back in March this year with all six original cast members, that is, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, and David Schwimmer. They reunited on the original FRIENDS set at Stage 24, Warner Bros Studio. The reunion special was directed by Ben Winston which featured FRIENDS guest stars, dozens of celebrity cameos, and delighted fans in the audience to watch their favorite friends unite.
Moreover, nobody has forgotten the most famous friends group that has ever been in New York City. Millennials still adore the characters of the show to this day, as well as the actors who played them. The cast of FRIENDS will always hold a place in our hearts, no matter what they do, as thanks for the way they made us feel all the emotions for a decade.
