List of awards and nominations received by Friends
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Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman for NBC. Starring Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, it premiered on September 22, 1994, as part of NBC's Must See TV lineup.[1][2] Its finale aired on May 6, 2004, after ten seasons and 236 episodes.[3][4] The show follows the characters' personal and professional lives in New York City; according to Crane and Kauffman's original pitch, the show "is about friendship because when you're single and in the city, your friends are your family".[5] Friends became a massive success both during and after its run,[6] and it has frequently been named one of the greatest television shows of all time.[7]
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The series has been recognized with numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards from sixty-two nominations.[a] At the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2002, Friends won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for its eighth season, which coincided with the year the show was the most-watched program in the United States;[11] it received five additional nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series during its run. The main cast members all submitted themselves for supporting acting nominations at the Emmys until 2002, when they submitted themselves for lead acting.[12][13] Kudrow won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998, while Aniston won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2002; LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer also received Emmy nominations for their performances. Michael Lembeck won an Emmy for directing "The One After the Superbowl", and Bruce Willis and Christina Applegate won Emmys for their guest performances.
Friends was also recognized by many guilds and critics' associations. It won two Screen Actors Guild Awards – one for its ensemble and one for Kudrow – from fourteen nominations. Additionally, it received nominations for a Directors Guild of America Award, two Producers Guild of America Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards. The show was nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards and nine Satellite Awards, winning one of each for Aniston's and Kudrow's performances, respectively. It was nominated for six Television Critics Association Awards before receiving the TCA Heritage Award in 2018. The show also saw large success from awards selected by the public, winning eleven People's Choice Awards and twelve Teen Choice Awards. Internationally, the series won a British Academy Television Award and three Logie Awards and earned nominations for two Banff Rockie Awards, a British Comedy Award, and eight National Television Awards.
Awards and nominations
Total nominations and awards for the cast
| Actor | Character | Nominations[h] | Wins[h] |
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| Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Green | 29 | 10 |
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | 22 | 4 |
| Matt LeBlanc | Joey Tribbiani | 15 | 1 |
| Courteney Cox | Monica Geller | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Perry | Chandler Bing | 5 | 0 |
| David Schwimmer | Ross Geller | 4 | 0 |
| Christina Applegate | Amy Green | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Willis | Paul Stevens | 2 | 1 |
| Hank Azaria | David | 1 | 0 |
| Danny DeVito | Roy | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Oldman | Richard Crosby | 1 | 0 |
| Christina Pickles | Judy Geller | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Pitt | Will Colbert | 1 | 0 |
| Susan Sarandon | Cecilia Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Selleck | Richard Burke | 1 | 0 |
| Brooke Shields | Erika Ford | 1 | 0 |
| Marlo Thomas | Sandra Green | 1 | 0 |
| Aisha Tyler | Charlie Wheeler | 1 | 0 |
| Reese Witherspoon | Jill Green | 1 | 0 |
Notes
Nominees for awards
- Additional nominees: Steven Pomeroy (unit production manager/first assistant director); Joel M. Wang (second assistant director); Jeffrey A. Wheat (technical coordinator)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane (executive producers); Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss (supervising producers); Todd Stevens (producer)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane (executive producers); Michael Borkow (supervising producer); Todd Stevens and Betsy Borns (producers)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Adam Chase, Michael Curtis, and Greg Malins (executive producers); Alexa Junge (co-executive producer); Todd Stevens, Wil Calhoun, and Seth Kurland (supervising producers); Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen, and Wendy Knoller (producers); Richard Allen (coordinating producer)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Adam Chase, and Greg Malins (executive producers); Seth Kurland, Shana Goldberg-Meehan, and Scott Silveri (co-executive producers); Todd Stevens, Andrew Reich, and Ted Cohen (supervising producers); Wendy Knoller (producer)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Andrew Reich, and Ted Cohen (executive producers); Todd Stevens (co-executive producer); Sherry Bilsing, Ellen Plummer, Brian Buckner, and Sebastian Jones (supervising producers); Wendy Knoller (producer)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Andrew Reich, and Ted Cohen (executive producers); Todd Stevens, Sherry Bilsing, Ellen Plummer, Brian Buckner, and Sebastian Jones (co-executive producers); Wendy Knoller, Mark Kunerth, and Dana Klein (producers)
- Nominees: Ben Winston, Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer (executive producers); Emma Conway, James Longman, and Stacey Thomas-Muir (co-executive producers); Brett Blakeney (supervising producer); Dave Piendak, Carly Robyn Segal, Guy Harding, Paul Monaghan, Tracie Fiss, Mike Darnell, and Brooke Karzen (producers); James Corden (producer/host)
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Wil Calhoun, and Todd Stevens
- Nominees: Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri, Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen, and Todd Stevens
- Nominees: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer
Other
- This total is based on the official count from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[8] It does not include the specials Friends: The One Before The Last One or Friends: The Reunion, which were nominated for one and four Emmys, respectively.[9][10] Both specials have been included in the list below.
- The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.
- The award recognizes multiple composers each year.
- Award voted on by fans
- For the 2001 ceremony, a first round of nominees was selected by television executives and announced in late December. These nominees were then voted on by the public to determine finalists, which were announced in late January, and the winners were announced at the ceremony in February.[136] For the purposes of this list, "shortlisted" refers to a nomination that reached the first round but was not selected as a finalist.
- Awards for individual actors are counted here; group awards are omitted.
