‘Better Call Saul’ Is 0 For 53 In Emmy Nominations, Ending Six-Season Run Without A Win
deadline.comAfter six seasons and 53 Emmy nominations, including seven for Outstanding Drama Series, Better Call Saul has left us without a single win.
The critically acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel was nominated for seven Emmys tonight, including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor for Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, as well as Picture Editing, Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series, Sound Mixing and two nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for the “Point and Shoot” episode and series finale, “Saul Gone”, but came up empty for all.
The series somehow, despite its acclaim, never matched the awards success of the mothership series, which won 16 Emmys out of 58 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, four Lead Actor wins for Bryan Cranston, three for Aaron Paul in the supporting actor category and one for Anna Gunn for supporting actress.
Created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, the prequel revolved around Odenkirk’s former con man Jimmy McGill and his transformation from a down-on-his-luck fledgling lawyer, to the notoriously sleazy yet endearing Saul Goodman.
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