How many Emmys did Friends win?

Could there be any more nominations?

It’s the one with all the Emmy nominations!

For 10 years, the cast, writers, and all the other super-talented crew members of Friends made audiences laugh, cry, drink coffee (apparently), and use a bundle of catch phrases and hand gestures regularly still years later. PIVOT! Over the course of its run between 1994 and 2004, the show was nominated for a staggering 62 Primetime Emmy awards. It was robbed won six.

Among those six, though, were Jennifer Aniston for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2002 and Lisa Kudrow for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1998. The show picked up its only Best Comedy Series win in 2002 as well, and, aside from Courteney Cox, every other member of the core cast (Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer) was nominated at some point.

With its roster of top-notch guest stars, the NBC series also was regularly nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series category, which Bruce Willis and Christina Applegate won in 2000 and 2003, respectively. Even the theme song got a nomination for best Main Title Theme in 1995 — way to be there for us, Michael Skloff (composer) and Allee Willis (lyricist)!

Below, see a list of every single nomination Friends ever received (bolded entries indicate a win):

1995

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series for “The One Where Rachel Finds Out”
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Comedy Series for “The One With The Blackout”
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Multi-Camera Production for “The One With 2 Parts”, part II
  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Christina Pickles (Judy Geller) for “The One Where Nana Dies Twice”
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, David Schwimmer (Ross Geller)
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)
  • Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series for “The One Where Underdog Gets Away”
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music

1996

  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for “The One After The Superbowl”
  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Marlo Thomas (Sandra Green) in “The One With The Lesbian Wedding”
  • Outstanding Comedy Series

1997

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)

1998

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)

1999

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Series for “The One With All The Thanksgivings”
  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for “The One Where Everyone Finds Out”
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)
  • Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special for “The One With All The Thanksgivings”
  • Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for “The One Where Everybody Finds Out”

2000

  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Bruce Willis (Paul Stevens)
  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for episode “The One That Could Have Been”, parts I+II
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The One With The Proposal”, parts I+II
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Tom Selleck (Dr. Richard Burke) in “The One with the Proposal”
  • Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special for “The One After Vegas”

2001

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series for “Monica And Chandler’s Wedding”
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Gary Oldman (Richard Crosby)
  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Susan Sarandon (Cecilia Monroe) in “The One With Joey’s New Brain”

2002

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)
  • Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series for “The One Where Rachel Has a Baby”, parts 1 and 2
  • Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for “The One With the Rumor”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The One With the Rumor”.
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The One With the Halloween Party”
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani)
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing)
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Brad Pitt (Will) in “The One With The Rumor”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special for “The One Where Rachel Has a Baby”, parts 1 and 2

2003

  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Christina Applegate (Amy) for “The One with Rachel’s Other Sister”
  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series for “The One In Barbados”, parts 1 and 2
  • Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for “The One In Barbados”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The One In Barbados”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The One With Ross’ Inappropriate Song”
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani)
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Hank Azaria (David)
  • Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special for “The One In Barbados”, parts 1 and 2

2004

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for “The One With Phoebe’s Wedding”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for “The Last One”
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani)
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Danny DeVito (Roy) in “The One Where the Stripper Cries”
  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Christina Applegate (Amy) in “The One Where Rachel’s Sister Babysits”
  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special for “The Last One”, parts 1 & 2

Related Articles