‘Better Call Saul’ Ends Six-Season Run Having Won Zero Of 53 Emmy Nominations

TV

— 16 January 2024

‘Better Call Saul’ Ends Six-Season Run Having Won Zero Of 53 Emmy Nominations

TV

— 16 January 2024

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Garry Lu

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Garry Lu

For the past few years, Better Call Saul has routinely earned nods from the Emmy Awards only to go home empty-handed.

The growing assertion with every passing annual ceremony was that — in line with the usual BS behind Hollywood politics — Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s acclaimed spin-off series starring Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, and Jonathan Banks would win something for their final season.

But with the conclusion of the 2024 Emmy Awards (both Primetime and Creative), and after six seasons of being snubbed, Better Call Saul has officially gone zero for 53 vis-a-vis converting nominations into actual wins.

The legal crime drama itself was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, while Odenkirk and Seehorn were in the running for Oustanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Support Actress in a Drama Series, respectively.

There were also a pair of Outstanding Writing nominations for Gordon Smith (“Point and Shoot”) and Peter Could (“Saul Gone”); as well as a handful of Creative categories in the mix, i.e. Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series. Sadly, none of this matters anymore.

In contrast, Breaking Bad took home 16 gilded statuettes from 58 categories it was nominated for between 2008 and 2014, including:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Byran Cranston (four times)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Aaron Paul (thrice)
as well as Outstanding Drama Series

Perhaps the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences simply can’t stand spin-offs.

Check out the winners list for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards below.

2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Winners List

Best Drama Series

Succession [WINNER]
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Kieran Culkin, Succession [WINNER]
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Brian Cox, Succession
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong, Succession

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Sarah Snook, Succession [WINNER]
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession [WINNER]
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Michael Imperioli, The White Lotus
Theo James, The White Lotus
Alan Ruck, Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus [WINNER]
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore, The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Simona Tabasco, The White Lotus

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Nick Offerman, The Last of Us [WINNER]
Murray Bartlett, The Last of Us
James Cromwell, Succession
Lamar Johnson, The Last of Us
Arian Moayed, Succession
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, The Last of Us

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Storm Reid, The Last of Us [WINNER]
Hiam Abbass, Succession
Cherry Jones, Succession
Melanie Lynskey, The Last of Us
Anna Torv, The Last of Us
Harriet Walter, Succession

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”) [WINNER]
Beau Willimon, Andor (“One Way Out”)
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul (“Point and Shoot”)
Peter Gould, Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, and Brett Baer, Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)
Craig Mazin, The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
Mike White, The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)

Best Directing for a Drama Series

Mark Mylod, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”) [WINNER]
Benjamin Caron, Andor (“Rix Road”)
Peter Hoar, The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
Andrij Parekh, Succession (“America Decides”)
Lorene Scafaria, Succession (“Living+”)
Dearbhla Walsh, Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)
Mike White, The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)

Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear [WINNER]
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear [WINNER]
Bill Hader, Barry
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary [WINNER]
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear [WINNER]
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Phil Dunster, Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso [WINNER]
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building
Pedro Pascal, Saturday Night Live
Oliver Platt, The Bear

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Judith Light, Poker Face [WINNER]
Becky Ann Baker, Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson, Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson, Abbott Elementary
Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Christopher Storer, The Bear (“System”) [WINNER]
Bill Hader, Barry (“wow”)
John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky, Only Murders in the Building (“I Know Who Did It”)
Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly & Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso (“So Long, Farewell”)
Mekki Leeper, Jury Duty (“Ineffective Assistance”)
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, The Other Two (“Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play”)

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Christopher Storer, The Bear (“Review”) [WINNER]
Tim Burton, Wednesday (“Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe”)
Bill Hader, Barry (“wow”)
Declan Lowney, Ted Lasso (“So Long, Farewell”)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Four Minutes”)
Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show (“Don’t Touch My Hair”)

Best Limited Series

Beef [WINNER]
Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Steven Yeun, Beef [WINNER]
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani, Welcome to Chippendales
Evan Peters, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon, George & Tammy

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Ali Wong, Beef [WINNER]
Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback, Swarm
Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird [WINNER]
Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales
Richard Jenkins, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee, Beef
Ray Liotta, Black Bird
Young Mazino, Beef
Jesse Plemons, Love & Death

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Niecey Nash-Betts, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story [WINNER]
Annaleigh Ashford, Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello, Beef
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis, Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone, Daisy Jones & The Six
Merritt Wever, Tiny Beautiful Things

Best Writing for a Limited Series

Lee Sung Jin, Beef (“The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”) [WINNER]
Joel Kim Booster, Fire Island
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg, Prey
Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, Swarm (“Stung”)
Eric Appel and “Weird Al” Yankovic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Best Directing for a Limited Series

Lee Sung Jin, Beef (“Figures of Light”) [WINNER]
Paris Barclay, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Silenced”)
Carl Franklin, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Bad Meat”)
Dan Trachtenberg, Prey
Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, Fleishman Is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
Jake Schreier, Beef (“The Great Fabricator”)

Best Reality Competition Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race [WINNER]
The Amazing Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice

Best Reality Host

RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race [WINNER]
Nicole Byer, Nailed It!
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph, Baking It
Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye

Best Variety Scripted Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver [WINNER]
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Saturday Night Live

Best Writing for a Variety or Talk Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [WINNER]
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

Best Talk Series

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah [WINNER]
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Problem With Jon Stewart

Best Live Variety Special

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium [WINNER]
The Oscars
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
The Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Tonys

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Garry Lu

After stretching his legs with companies such as The Motley Fool and the odd marketing agency, Garry joined Boss Hunting in 2019 as a fully-fledged Content Specialist. In 2021, he was promoted to News Editor. Garry proudly retains a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black bruises from Muay Thai, as well as a black belt in all things pop culture. Drop him a line at [email protected]