Because of his roles in comedies like The 40-Yr-Previous Virgin and Anchorman, Steve Carell is a family identify. Nonetheless, many followers know and love Carell’s position as Michael Scott from The Workplace.
Shockingly, Carell by no means obtained an Emmy Award for his position within the NBC comedy sequence. In honor of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 19, we’re highlighting the numerous occasions Carell was nominated for his position on The Workplace and the explanations the actor was snubbed of an Emmy win.
Steve Carell’s historical past of Emmy snubs
Michael Scott is arguably one in every of Carell’s most memorable characters. As probably the most ignorant human beings, the fictional boss made for some uncomfortable moments on The Workplace. However these moments are partly what made the present so interesting. The present continues to enchantment to a wholly new era of followers at this time, due to the cringe-worthy comedy within the sequence.
Carell was up for Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection yearly on the Emmy Awards from 2006 till 2011. However annually, one other actor beat Carell within the class, together with the inspiration behind the character Michael Scott, Ricky Gervais.
Why Steve Carell doesn’t have any Emmys for ‘The Office’
With regards to Carell’s Emmy snubs, there are solely theories about why he by no means obtained an award for his position in The Workplace. Possible, it’s because of the actors he was up towards within the years he was nominated.
The world of TV must be ashamed of itself that Steve Carell by no means gained an Emmy for Michael Gary Scott. Goodnight.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) September 19, 2011
For example, in 2006, Carell misplaced to Tony Shalhoub from “Monk” for what IndieWire refers to because the academy’s “lengthy and inexplicable love affair with USA Network’s comedy.” Carell misplaced to Gervais, one other academy favourite, in 2007. That pattern continued with Jim Parson’s wins for The Huge Bang Principle — the Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences allegedly loves Parsons.
In different years, Carell’s efficiency was bested by Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock,” a job that rivals Michael Scott. Whether or not Carell’s snubs are actually due to who he was up towards or due to his box-office star standing is unclear, however we really feel the actor deserved recognition for doing the unimaginable — creating a job so beloved and but laborious to look at on the identical time.
Has Steve Carell ever gained an Emmy?
So far, Carell has not gained an Emmy Award. Outdoors of his Workplace nominations, Carell was up for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection for The Morning Present in 2020. He misplaced to Jeremy Robust for his position in Succession.
‘The Office’ Emmy wins
The academy hasn’t acknowledged Carell with an Emmy, however the present has taken residence the win for the next classes:
- Comedy Collection in 2006
- Writing for a Comedy Collection in 2007
- Directing for a Comedy Collection in 2009
- Single-camera Image Modifying For A Comedy Collection in 2007 and 2013
In whole, The Workplace has been nominated for 42 Emmys from 2006 by way of 2013. Plus, exterior of Carell’s nominations, The Workplace was up for:
- Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Collection (Half-hour) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013
- Comedy Collection in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
- Writing for a Comedy Collection in 2006 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011
- Image Modifying for a Comedy Collection (Single Or Multi-Digicam) in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Casting for a Comedy Collection in 2009
- Directing for a Comedy Collection in 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection in 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection in 2007
Watch the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 19 on CBS.