Courteney Cox says she was hurt being the only ‘Friends’ star not nominated for an Emmy

As of today, Courteney Cox has a net worth of around $150 million.

Of course, money will make things easier. But at the time they shot Friends, Courteney Cox had one thing that really hurt her. All the other cast members earned an Emmy nomination sometime during the show’s lifetime, but not Courteney Cox.

“Sure. Yeah, it always hurt my feelings,” Cox told Howard Stern. “When every single cast member was nominated but me, it definitely hurt my feelings. I was happy for everybody, and then when it was finally like, ‘Oh, I’m the only one?’ It hurt.”

“I want them to win, I just also want to be part of I’ve never wanted to take anything away from anyone,” she added. “I just sometimes want to be included in certain things. And these girls on the show and the guys, everyone deserved every [nomination].”

Career after ‘Friends’

Courteney Cox might not have gotten an Emmy while on Friends. But awards would come her way through her many great performances moving on.

Following her stint on Friends, Courteney Cox moved on to work on other television projects, foremost on the sitcom Cougar Town. Cox starred as Jules Cobb in a total of 102 episodes between 2009 and 2015, and this time, she’d be recognized for her performance.

In 2010, Cox earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role on Cougar Town for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. In 2021, the actress also got her recognition from the Friends era, as she and her castmates were nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for the Friends reunion special.