Jennifer Aniston has officially gone from being a beloved comedy star to a beloved drama actor in the eyes of the Television Academy: she caught her first dramatic Emmy nomination (for Apple TV Plus’s “The Morning Show”).
“You did the work. It was really clear. You were this other person. And you’re ready, but it was a different tone of balance, maturity. It was really exciting, “former Aniston” Friends “star Lisa Kudrow told Aniston about her work on” The Morning Show “during VarietyActors in Actors in June.
Aniston attributes this to actress and coach Nancy Banks, whom she called an “amazing woman” with whom she breaks down the scripts. “I feel like I’ve discovered a whole new door in what we do, in acting, that I’ve never even thought of in all the years,” she said. “I have a brand new tool belt.”
Aniston’s previous attention to Emmy, including her only win to date, was in the comedy genre. She saw two consecutive nominations in 2000 and 2001 for supporting the comedy actress for her role as Rachel Green in NBC’s modern classic comedy “Friends” and then picked up three more consecutive nominations for that role in the main category, starting with 2002. (2002 also marked her first and only Emmy Award to date.) Her most recent Emmy nomination appears in Guest Comedy Actress for her role as Liz Lemon’s old friend (Tina Fey) on “30 Rock” in 2009 .
However, this is far from Aniston’s first attention in the role of morning newscaster Alex Levy in the Kerry Ehrin broadcast series. During the winter awards season, he earned a Golden Globe nominee and a SAG victory. That SAG became his first small-screen dramatic statue; she had previously won in the comedy ensemble category for “Friends” in 1996.
On the film side, Aniston’s dramatic work has been celebrated before, with SAG and Golden Globe names for “Cake” in 2015.
