If major motion pictures have The Academy Awards to recognize the exceptional work done by stars, filmmakers, and related entities, then the silver screen boasts of The Emmy Awards for their accolades. Thus, the entire world believes that Better Call Saul deserves to be awarded every major category that the show has been nominated for.
The show became the new benchmark of what the silver screen can accomplish with its offerings, just like its predecessor Breaking Bad. Despite the love for the show by the audience and extremely enthusiastic critical acclaim by many, the show has been nominated a total of 53 times for the Emmys but has won not even once, which is why fans are calling this out.
Better Call Saul Has Never Won An Emmy Award Despite 53 Nominations In Total
When it comes to stories being brought to life on the screen that defy expectations and truly give us something to marvel at, seldom do we think of TV shows as the ones to do it. But despite this popular belief, director Vince Gilligan managed to flip the script and make Better Call Saul, the show that raised the bar for silver screen dramas of the future.
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And yet, even after six seasons and 53 nominations for the Drama Series category in all these years, people are naturally shocked when they learn that the show has never won a single Emmy Award. Even when lead star Bob Odenkirk, who plays the role of the titular protagonist Saul Goodman in the series, has never won an Emmy for his outstanding performance.
‘BETTER CALL SAUL’ has never won an Emmy after being nominated 53 times.
See the full winners list: https://t.co/0y5evx8xak pic.twitter.com/3qBTYfaXc5
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 16, 2024
This is considered to be one of if not the biggest robbery in the 75 years of history associated with The Emmys, where such a widely-beloved and absolute masterpiece of a TV show only has a staggering number of nominations for it, but not a single win in any of those categories. With both public and critical acclaim overflowing in favor of the series, the audience is calling it downright unjustifiable to not award them what they deserve.
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What Do the Fans Have to Say About This?
In the eyes of most audience members, Better Call Saul was arguably even better than its predecessor Breaking Bad, and still, The Emmys failed to acknowledge that impact, which is why fans are voicing their opinions.
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fucking unbelievable, it deserved it just as much as breaking bad did for most of its awards. People who seen it obviously know how great it was but it’s a shame it was never awarded
— Craig (@CS11__) January 16, 2024
Me right now. pic.twitter.com/iA10wGBN7s
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) January 16, 2024
Did them dirty
— Russ' TD ⚡ (@RussFcb) January 16, 2024
Emmys made sure Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould never sniffed a category win after Breaking Bad
— diego™ (@sevdiego_) January 16, 2024
Unbelievable, daylight robbery and injustice. pic.twitter.com/94wD4xEDxK
— SmackNPie (@SmackNPie) January 16, 2024
In the end, the show never got an award to commemorate their contributions to the silver screen, which will forever go down in history as an oversight on the part of The Emmys.
Better Call Saul, streaming on Netflix.
