Steve Carell & More Celebs Who’ve Never Won an Emmy

In fact, the Television Academy is lucky all the trophies weren’t put in Jell-O.

Rainn Wilson, who played Carell’s No. 2 Dwight Schrute in the Greg Daniels series, slammed the TV academyafter the 2011 ceremony—Carell’s last year of eligibility for the role—in a since-deleted post on X, “The world of TV should be ashamed of itself that Steve Carell never won an Emmy for Michael Gary Scott.” (That year, the Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons took home the Emmy.)

Of course, while Abdul-Mateen II, Rhys and Short have all taken home a trophy at least once, Segel has similarly never won an Emmy. However, despite starring in How I Met Your Mother for nearly 10 years, he only received his first-ever nomination in 2023 for Shrinking. 

Meanwhile, David Harbour—up for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in DTF St. Louis—similarly has an opportunity to receive an Emmy for the first time after missing the opportunity for his Stranger Things role following nominations in 2017 and 2018. 

And although the beloved Netflix series nabbed seven nominations for its final season at this year’s ceremony, the series’ stars—including Millie Bobby Brown who also received nominations in 2017 and 2018—have never taken home wins for their roles.

Of course, TV fans are well aware that “not yet” doesn’t always mean “never.” Noah Wyle finally took home his first win last year after five prior nominations for his iconic role as Dr. John Carter in ER. 

And for the longtime TV emergency physician, the wait was well worth it. 

“What a dream this has been,” Wyle said on stage last year. “Thank you to everyone at HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television for allowing the conditions to exist for lightning to strike in my life twice.”

In anticipation of similar speeches possibly being read tonight, keep reading for more iconic TV stars who have never won an Emmy…