Better Call Saulpicked up a big win at the Writers Guild of America Awards. WriterThomas Schnauzwon the award for Episodic Drama with the episode “Plan and Execution,” which served as the midseason finale for last year’s sixth and final season. Gordon Smith had also been nominated for the episode “Rock and Hard Place,” makingBetter Call Saulthe only show in the category with two nominations. Episodes ofOzark,The Good Fight,Bad Sisters, andSeverancewere also nominated.Better Call Saulhad also been up for the Drama Series award which went toSeverance.
Congratulating Schnauz on the win, series star Bob Odenkirk wrote on Twitter, “Big, congrats to Tom Schnauz! What a great writer, and a great person! Love this guy thank you for all the wonderful scripts Tom – – and thanks to all the writers on our final season ofBetter Call Saul!!!”
“An amazing THANK YOU to all ourBetter Call Saulwriters who helped build this script and our season, & thank you to Bob, Rhea, Banks, GE, & the whole cast, especially Patrick Fabian, who just kicked ass,“Schnauz also saidof the win. “Our writers: Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Ann Cherkis, Ariel Levine, the creator of our universe, Vince Gilligan, and our leader & amazing showrunner, Peter Gould!”
Better Call Saulhas garnered several nominations at the Writers Guild of America in previous years. It won the Episodic Drama award on two prior occasions. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould won in 2016 for the series premiere episode, “Uno.” Gordon Smith would win in 2018 for the season 3 episode “Chicanery,” which was another one of the show’s most highly acclaimed episodes.
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Better Call Saul Has Another Shot at Emmy Gold
Better Call Saulis a series that has been highly acclaimed but cannot seem to get a win at the Primetime Emmy Awards. It has been nominated 46 times over the years, but not once has it gotten the win. Fans have expresse their disappointment over the snub each time it’s happened before, and now there’s just one more chance left to get the gold, as the back half of season 6 is eligible for this year’s Emmy season. Perhaps the final batch of episodes will be what finally gets theBreaking Badspinoff its award wins at the Emmys as well.
Meanwhile, the show is doing well with other awards shows. It recentlywon Best Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Awards, while stars Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito also won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
