Why hasn't Courtney Cox Arquette gotten an Emmy nod?
With the Emmy nominations coming up, I wonder why Courteney Cox Arquette has never been nominated, when all of her fellow Friends have. I say she's every bit as good, and doesn't deserve to be
ignored. -- Jeremy
I agree, Jeremy. Cox Arquette gave Monica a manic, control-freak
edge that was dependably amusing either as simmering rage or
explosions into deft slapstick. She made her character's fierce
competitiveness -- not an attractive trait -- funny. I think she gets
overlooked because the actress has always been such a selfless
ensemble player. Emmy voters didn't even give her a a
final-hurrah nod this year. Other actors in ensemble casts who
shoulda got a statue? James Marsters in ''Buffy'' and/or ''Angel''; Claire Danes in ''My So-Called Life''; Victor Garber in ''Alias.'' All these
performers have been victims of Emmy's snobbery against teen and
sci-fi shows. Finally, of course, there is the enduring crime: ''The
Simpsons'' deserves a best-comedy Emmy, not merely the best-animated
ones it's racked up. Reaching back, did you know Jackie Gleason
never got an Emmy for ''The Honeymooners''? Crazy!
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