The 2024 Emmys marked the continuation of a 24-year Larry David curse regarding best sitcoms of all time, with 2024 seeing the final run for the show after 24 years and twelve outstanding seasons. After co-creating Seinfeld, Larry David proves his own capabilities as a series lead, playing a neurotic fictionalized version of himself who struggles to navigate simple social niceties with his wife, friends, and Hollywood peers.

Larry David was nominated for his 31st Emmy in 2024, this time in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category. He lost the award to Jeremy Allen White from The Bear. It seems fitting that the 77-year-old comedian wasn't even in attendance, as it wasn't a stretch of the imagination that The Bear would continue to sweep its award show categories. Season 12 wasn't the best Curb Your Enthusiasm season, but it's still sad to see a classic show ending, especially knowing David never won an award for his iconic, self-deprecating portrayal.

Larry David Never Won Best Comedy Actor At The Emmys After 7 Nominations

Larry Can't Catch A Break At The Emmys

Despite creating two of the best TV shows of all time, Larry David has had a surprisingly unsuccessful career at the Emmys. His most recent award win was for Seinfeild in 1993, and he never picked up one for Curb Your Enthusiasm. In fact, the HBO series only won 2 awards for its total of 55 nominations in directing and editing categories. David was nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series a whopping seven times since the show began in 2000, never winning.

There are plenty of great shows that the Emmys constantly snubbed, and it makes sense that Curb never really fit their bill. Similar to the infamously snubbed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Curb doesn't stick to the confines of the sitcom genre and has always been ahead of the curve with its humor. The world may not have been ready for Larry David, and it should be no shock that he's generated such a massive audience from younger viewers.

Was Larry David Snubbed For Any Of His Emmy Losses?

Season 3 May Have Been Larry's Best Shot

It's hard to say whether Larry David was truly snubbed for Curb Your Enthusiasm, as it's arguably not the most prolific performance. However, Larry is consistently capable of making his audience laugh, and it's one of the few sitcoms that almost solely relies on the abilities of its star's humor rather than an ensemble. Curb Your Enthusiasm season 3 is commonly considered one of the show's best, meaning his 2003 nomination could have been the one he deserved to win instead of losing to Tony Shalhoub from Monk.