When You Were Young: Jennifer Aniston’s Top 10

*The world said goodbye to its greatest single woman last night, when Jennifer Aniston announced she was engaged to Justin Theroux. Here are her 10 Best Moments – pre-married – and we’re including the Brad Pitt Era in here, because they always say you can get married more than once.

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Derailed (2005)

It was a terrible movie. But, it was okay for about 1:40.

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Jen Goes Viral (2011)

Aniston signed on with Smart Water and made cottage life look good. Then, she ad libbed her way through a YouTube video and got almost as much attention as the talking dog.

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Along Came Polly (2003)

Scoff if you want, but Aniston’s performance as Ben Stiller’s neutoric-neturalizing girlfriend was beaten only by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance as his slippery footed best friend, Sandy Lyle.

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The Emmy (2002)

Yes, she won an Emmy. What, you thought this was only some shallow post about her face, breasts, and body? In all fairness, what else can we put in? Why do you think she’s in film?

Jen won the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Friends in 2002. Do you think Brad Pitt was thinking about Angelina Jolie the whole time?

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“The One With the Prom Video” – Friends (1996)

Again, her best moments are her sweetest. She still had the Rachel, too.

“He’s her lobster.”

(*Sorry for the quality. NBC’s a bunch of goons.)

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Horrible Bosses (2011)

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddddd we’re back. 

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“And then, that evolved into Rumor Has It…” (2009)

Aniston casually referenced her love life and her string of movie role titles that eerily mimicked her own personal career.

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Friends With Money (2006)

In case you’re wondering: yes, we went from Horrible Bosses, then to a women’s empowerment speech, and then back to a scene where she vaccums in a maid’s outfit. Listen, she’s picking the roles…

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Between Two Ferns (2012)

Zach Galifianakis being himself. Tila Tequila being funny. Jennifer Aniston adapting to the triangle.

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GQ (2009)

It’s not even the gratuitous near nudity that puts this on the list. It’s that this GQ shoot is how Aniston entered the age of 40. Act cynical all you want, female world, but that’s gender equality.