The nominations have been announced for the Primetime Emmy Awards and a lot of recognition has gone to the acclaimed AMC drama Better Call Saul. A Breaking Bad prequel series, the show is currently in the midst of its sixth and final season. Series stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn have been fan favorites from the start, and their acting will be recognized as two of the nominees representing the show at this year’s Emmy Awards.
For Seehorn, who’s up for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the Emmy nomination is long overdue. For years, fans of Better Call Saul have been left stunned by Seehorn’s omission from the Emmy nominees. This year marks Seehorn’s first Emmy nomination for her acting, finally righting that wrong. Other nominees include Patricia Arquette for Apple TV+’s Severance, Julia Garner for Netflix’s Ozark, Jung Ho-yeon for Netflix’s Squid Game, Christina Ricci for Showtime’s Yellowjackets, J. Smith-Cameron for HBO’s Succession, and Sydney Sweeney for HBO’s Euphoria.
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Odenkirk has previously been nominated four times for Better Call Saul but has yet to pick up the win. He previously won Emmys for his writing on Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show, but not one yet for his acting. Other nominees are Jason Bateman for Netflix’s Ozark, Brian Cox for HBO’s Succession, Lee Jung-jae for Netflix’s Squid Game, Adam Scott for Apple TV+’s Severance, and Jeremy Strong for HBO’s Succession.
Better Call Saul Has Been Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series
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Better Call Saul has also been nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. The AMC show is a five-time nominee but has not yet won the award. This year, it’s up against HBO’s Euphoria, Netflix’s Ozark, Apple TV+’s Severance, Netflix’s Squid Game, Netflix’s Stranger Things, HBO’s Succession, and Showtime’s Yellowjackets. Whether the series can finally pull off winning the award for its final season remains to be seen but many fans are hopful.
Writer Thomas Schnauz has also been nominated for Outstanding Writing For a Drama Series for the season 6 episode “Plan and Execution,” which is the highest-rated episode of the series on IMDb. The other nominees in that category are Chris Mundy for “A Hard Way to Go,” Ozark; Dan Erickson for “The We We Are,” Severance; Hwang Dong-hyuk for “One Lucky Day,” Squid Game; Jesse Armstrong for “All The Bells Say,” Succession; Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson for “F Sharp,” Yellowjackets; and Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for “Pilot,” Yellowjackets.
The series is also up for Outstanding Music Supervision, Outstanding Sound Editing For a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Sound Mixing For a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour).
New episodes of Better Call Saul are released every Monday on AMC and AMC+, though there are only five episodes left. The news of the Emmy nominations for the show come one day after the series returned with its midseason premiere, picking up after the shocking cliffhanger ending that was the midseason finale. To see more Emmy nominations, you can visit the official website for the Primetime Emmy Awards.
