Jennifer Aniston Responds To Emmy Nomination For ‘The Morning Show’ Role

Jennifer Aniston is very happy to be nominated at the 2020 Emmy Awards.

Aniston scored her first lead Drama Primetime nomination for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards for her role on "The Morning Show." Being nominated is nothing new to the actress, but it's her first in the drama department. Aniston took to social media to share her joy over the nomination.

"What a morning waking up to this news! I am so proud of my @themorningshow family," Aniston wrote on Instagram.

"This team worked so, so hard to make the best show we possibly could, and I am truly honored to be a part of it. Thanks for this acknowledgment and congratulations to EVERYONE," she continued.

It remains unknown if the red carpet and pre-show interviews will still happen. But one thing is certain, the annual awards show will never be the same due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aniston is aware of this, so she ended her post with her natural humor.

"Now, I’m just gonna have to figure out what MASK I’M GONNA WEAR," she wrote.

According to Deadline, Aniston has been nominated six times before in the comedy category. Five times for her hit sitcom "Friends" as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series that she won in 2002. She was also nominated for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009 for "30 Rock.”

In January, Aniston surprised many when she won SAGs' Female Actor in a drama series for "The Morning Show." In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Aniston admitted that she was typecast as Rachel Green. Many thought she was only good at doing comedy.

“So, I just fought with myself and who I was in this industry forever, and it was constantly about trying to prove that I was more than that person [Rachel]. But there is such a freedom in getting older because you just stop giving a crap,” Aniston said.

Rose Byrne, who was also part of the interview, admitted about the struggles when transitioning from doing dramas to comedies and vice versa because when they do comedy, people would think they can't do serious shows.

“They forget that we're actors and we actually have it all in there. It's just about finding it and accessing it and getting the material,” Aniston responded.