TheFriendscast is celebrating fourEmmynods!
On Tuesday, the Television Academyannounced the nominationsfor the 73rd annual awards show, which will broadcast live in September, and the recentFriendsreunion specialwas recognized in four categories: outstanding production design for a variety special, outstanding directing for a variety special, outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety special and outstanding variety special (pre-recorded).
“The one where we are incredibly grateful to the Academy for this honor and especially thankful for@mrbenwinstonand his entire team for their outstanding achievement,“wroteCox, 57, alongside a selfie of the group with fellow cast memberMatthew Perryand director Ben Winston.
“Thank you Academy and congratulations to@mrbenwinstonWe’re all very grateful. It was so much fun.#friendsreunion” LeBlanc, 53,sharedon his own page.
Kudrow, 57,wrote, “Congrats to@mrbenwinstonand#friendsreunionfor 4 Emmy nominations! Thank you academy!!
Both Aniston, 52, and Schwimmer, 54, shared posts on theirInstagram Storiesin honor of the nomination news.
“Congrats to my @friends family on four Emmy nominations,” Anistonwrote. “This was such a special reunion for us and we couldn’t be happier to share it all with you.”
She continued, “AND extra extra special thanks and shout out to @mrbenwinston who made it all happen. You’re brilliant and WE LOVE YOU!”
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Friendsran for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004. In the years since, the cast only reunited once in an official capacity — without Perry, 51 — for frequentFriendsdirector James Burrows' NBC tribute special in 2016.
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During the HBO Max reunion special, which premiered in May, the stars revealed a number ofbehind-the-scenes tidbitsfrom their time on the show and reminisced about being a part of the hit series.
“It’s funny, when we do get together, it’s like no time has passed,” LeBlanc told PEOPLE ahead of the special’s premiere. “We pick up right where we left off.”
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source: people.com
