The Wire zero wins, Parks and Recreation 14 nominations without a trophy, and Steve Carell six acting losses define the biggest Emmy snubs in history in the prestige-TV era.
Friday Night Lights earned Drama Series nominations in 2010 and 2011 but never won the top trophy — a program snub on every list of the biggest Emmy snubs in history.
Parks and Recreation went 14 nominations and zero wins — among the most painful comedy shutouts in the biggest Emmy snubs in history conversation among critics and fans.
Steve Carell was nominated six times for The Office and never won Lead Actor in a Comedy — a performance snub that anchors modern biggest Emmy snubs in history lists every September.
The Wire received two nominations and zero wins, never cracking Outstanding Drama — the definitive entry on ranked lists of the biggest Emmy snubs in history for prestige television.