Better Call Saul has set a mind-blowing record at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
On Monday (January 15), Hollywood's biggest stars gathered inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California to celebrate the best in film and television.
Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the 75th award ceremony - which was pushed back due to the lengthy writers' and actors' strike - proved to be a memorable night for fans of Succession, The Bear, and Beef, as each series nearly swept its respective category in the drama, comedy, and limited series races.
There were also special highlights this year as the audience in attendance gave plenty of love to Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and Niecy Nash-Betts who won an award for her work in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
While many viewers rejoiced in seeing their favorite actors and actresses earn recognition for their on-screen work, Better Call Saul fans were left disappointed as the TV show went home empty-handed...once again.
The AMC drama, which is a prequel spinoff of Breaking Bad, ran for six years. It was nominated in seven categories at this year's ceremony - bringing its total number of nods to 53.
The show's sixth season was up for Outstanding Drama Series, which it lost to Succession’s final season. Lead star Bob Odenkirk was also nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category after playing Saul Goodman but lost to Kieran Culkin, who played Roman Roy on Succession.
Similarly, Rhea Seehorn, 51, earned a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Kim Wexler, however, she lost the category to Jennifer Coolidge, who won her second Emmy for playing Tanya McQuoid in The White Lotus.
Furthermore, writers Gordon Smith and Peter Gould were also nominated twice in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for the episodes "Point and Shoot" and "Saul Gone," but lost to Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.
The series concluded in August 2022 - meaning that this was its last chance to be recognized at the television awards ceremony. It has now officially become the most snubbed series in Emmys history, a fact that has led to outrage on social media.
One angry user wrote: "#Bettercallsaul writers, Rhea, Bob, Peter, Vince, you won in our hearts. You won every goddamn year. Every one of those 53 nominations were rightfully yours to win. I’m sorry the television academy never understood the game-changing piece of art you put on our screens for 6 years."
Another user shed light on the 61-year-old's performance as Saul, penning: "Bob Odenkirk never winning an Emmy for Better Call Saul is absolutely f***ing criminal and is one of the worst things that ever happened to The Emmy’s. That being said; With his brilliant performance Bob Odenkirk created probably one of the most, if not most complex characters ever."
A third user didn't let the snub deter them as they chimed in: "Better Call Saul, for me and a bunch of other people is the best television series ever created. Six beautiful, perfect seasons that included the best and most iconic characters ever brought to television. Thank you to everyone who was part of making my favorite TV show ever."
A fourth added: "It's utterly ridiculous that Better Call Saul didn't win a single Emmy during its entire 6 season run. not one single one. It's one of the best-written shows I've ever seen, while serving as a fantastic prequel to Breaking Bad. Your greatness has not and will not go unnoticed!!"
Before the award show, Seehorn reflected on the chance of never winning an Emmy, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "I think at this point, we all truly feel proud of the work we created and [co-creator, finale writer-director] Peter Gould, even if I wasn’t on this show, nailed the final season and the finale and that’s a really hard thing to do."
"I guess I’d be lying if I didn’t say, who doesn’t want to run up on stage and go, 'Thanks for recognizing our last time out here.' But I have a feeling we’ll feel that way about our show no matter what," she added.