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Actor Kevin Costner hit a new level of stardom when he starred as John Dutton in the neo-Western showYellowstone. The show has garnered much appreciation for its writing and performances and also has a dedicated fanbase. Though the show has yet to receive any nominations from the Primetime Emmy Awards, it has received other accolades.
One of the most memorable performances in the show is of Kevin Costner, who won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2023. He was up against stalwarts such as Jeff Bridges, Bob Odenkirk, Diego Luna, and Adam Scott. TheBetter Call Saulteam poked fun at Costner’s win with a reference from the show on their social media.
Better Call SaulCelebrates Kevin Costner’s Golden Globe Win With A Cheeky Reference
Kevin Costner’sperformance as John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstonegarnered him much appreciation from audiences and critics alike. The actor has had a tryst with the Western genre throughout his career, fetching him his first Golden Globe and Oscar as Best Director for the WesternDances with Wolves. The film is credited with reviving the genre.
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In 2023, Costner won his third Golden Globe, his second for acting, forYellowstone. He was up against other extraordinary actors such as Bob Odenkirk fromBetter Call Saul, Adam Scott fromSeverence,Diego Luna fromAndor, and Jeff Bridges fromThe Old Man. For his win, theBetter Call Saulteam posted a congratulations Tweet with a cheeky reference to their show.
Congrats on your big win, Kevin Costner.#GoldenGlobespic.twitter.com/pSm68usVLp
In the show, Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill successfully seduces a woman pretending to be Kevin Costner and gets caught the next morning after she realizes that he is not theYellowstonestar. The story is also mentioned inBetter Call Saul’s original showBreaking Bad, in which Odenkirk first made his appearance as Saul Goodman.
The tweet was a tongue-in-cheek reference to one of the funniest moments in the show. It is also a play on Odenkirk’s physical similarity to Kevin Costner.Better Call Saulalso lost the Best Television Series – Drama category to the HBO showHouse of the Dragon.
Bob Odenkirk’sBetter Call SaulFamously Never Won An Emmy Despite Acclaim
Bob Odenkirkstarred in theBreaking Badspinoff showBetter Call Saulfor six seasons. The show was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould and was acclaimed throughout its run on AMC. The show has often been considered to be a worthy successor to the original crime drama and many have even placed it above the Bryan Cranston-starrer.
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While Bob Odenkirk’s performance as Jimmy McGill a.k.a Saul Goodman has been acclaimed by critics and fans alike, he never won an Emmy or a Golden Globe during his entire six-season run. According toDen of Geek, the show itself had received a whopping 53 nominations at the Emmys and never won any award.
On the contrary, the show’s predecessorBreaking Badhad won 16 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes. It even won lead actor Bryan Cranston one Golden Globe and four Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actor in a TV Series – Drama. The extensive wins for the predecessor are speculated to have hampered the victories of the spinoff show.
Better Call Saulalso faced stiff competition from other well-written and performed dramas of the decade includingHouse of the Dragon, Yellowstone, andSuccession.The show lost the Golden Globe toHouse of the Dragonin 2022 and lost the Emmys to its predecessorGame of Thronestwice before. It also lost the award for shows such asSuccessionandThe Handmaid’s Tale.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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