Better Call Saulhad a fantastic night at theCritics' Choice Awards. On Sunday night, the 28th Critics' Choice Television Awards were held, andBetter Call Saulhad quite the presence with five total nominations. That made it the second most nominated show of the night behind onlyAbbott Elementary, which had six. It wasn’t a total sweep, butBetter Call Sauldid pick up the coveted win for Best Drama Series. It was up against Disney+‘sAndor, Apple TV+‘sBad Sisters, Netflix’sThe Crown, HBO’sEuphoria, Paramount+‘sThe Good Fight, HBO’sHouse of the Dragon, Apple TV+‘sSeverance, and Paramount Network’sYellowstone.
For his role as Gus Fring,Giancarlo Espositoalso got the win for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He beat out Andre Braugher forThe Good Fight, Ismael Cruz Cordova forTHe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Michael Emerson forEvil, Jon Lithgow forThe Old Man, and Matt Smith forHouse of the Dragon.
Series leadBob Odenkirk, who previously won the award in 2015, again won for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He beat Jeff Bridges forThe Old Man, Sterling K. Brown forThis Is Us, Diego Luna forAndor, Adam Scott forSeverance, and Antony Starr forThe Boys.
Meanwhile, two of the show’s stars were up for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Carol Burnett was nominated for her role as Marion while Rhea Seehorn was up once again for playing fan favorite Kim Wexler. Jennifer Coolidge got the win in that category forThe White Lotuswith the other nominees including Milly Alcock forHouse of the Dragonand Julia Garner forOzark.
Better Call Saulhas garnered wins at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in the past. That goes back to 2015 when Odenkirk won for Best Actor in a Drama Series with Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut) taking the win for Best Supporting Actor. The tie-in videoEmployee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexleralso won in 2021 for Best Short Form Series.Better Call Saulhas been nominated for Best Drama Series many times as well with additional acting nominations also given to Odenkirk, Banks, Seehorn, and Michael McKean (Chuck McGill).
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Better Call Saul Is Hit or Miss With Awards Shows
Better Call Saulcan go either way at awards shows. It has long had a presence at the Primetime Emmy Awards, where it has garnered 46 total nominations over the years. However, at that event, the series has yet to pick up a single win. It was recently up again for more awards at the Golden Globes, bringing its total nomination count up to six. After another winless night, the series also remains without a Golden Globe trophy as well.
But there are other awards shows whereBetter Call Saulpicks up wins. Itcleaned up at the Saturn Awardslast year. The show has also picked up notable wins at other awards shows including the American Film Institute Awards, the Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, and the Peabody Awards, among others. It was also recently given the Golden Tomato Award as the best-reviewed drama series of 2022.
