The Monica Geller depicter gets candid as she talks about the Emmy snub and how her Golden Globe nomination for 'Cougar Town' managed to take 'a little of the sting out.'

AceShowbiz - Courteney Cox was "hurt" to be the only "Friends" star not nominated for an Emmy during the sitcom's 10-season run.

The actress' portrayal of clean-freak chef Monica Geller was never recognised by Emmy Awards voters, even though the five other main castmembers - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer - all received multiple nominations.

Kudrow won the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy in 1998 for her portrayal of kooky Phoebe Buffay while Aniston was named Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Rachel Green in 2002 - and Cox readily admits the snub was upsetting.

Speaking on U.S. satellite radio's "The Howard Stern Show", Cox confessed, "Yeah, it always hurt my feelings. When every single castmember 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."

"Friends" earned a total of 62 Emmy nominations during its heyday and won six, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2002 for season eight, which featured Rachel having her baby Emma with Schwimmer's alter ego, Ross Geller.

As a result of being continuously overlooked for the Emmys, Cox felt an enormous sense of pride when she received a Golden Globe nomination for the first season of her subsequent sitcom "Cougar Town" - which she co-produced via Coquette Productions, the company she set up with her ex-husband David Arquette.

Cox continued, "The only thing that made me feel good - because they've all won and they've gotten so many accolades - I got nominated for Cougar Town the first year - a Golden Globe. And I want to say, 'Oh, who cares?' (but) it meant everything to me."

"I wanted my peers to respect me and I know that the Golden Globes is not your peers, necessarily, but it's like, 'Ah!' It took a little of the sting out."

Although she was disappointed to miss out on an Emmy nod, Cox always watched the ceremony when her "Friends" co-stars were in the running.

In the joint interview with close pals Aniston and Kudrow, she said, "I want them to win... I've never wanted to take anything away from anyone. I just sometimes want to be included in certain things... And these girls on the show and the guys, everyone deserved every (nomination)."

"I'm in awe of both of your talent. And every way. I mean, to this day, even though we're this close, I get excited when I watch (Aniston's latest series) The Morning Show... I mean, it's incredible. And you (Kudrow), too, everything you do. Your dramas - everything."

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