10 Awesome TV Shows That Never Won A (Major) Emmy Award

3. Twin Peaks

Laura Palmer Twin Peaks Pilot
ABC

Twin Peaks: The Return could well sweep the Emmys next year, especially if it's in the Limited Series category, and that would at least go some way to correcting the wrongs of the early '90s, when David Lynch's mystery series was massively overlooked.

The show's incredible first season was nominated for a bunch of big categories, including Outstanding Drama, Directing, Writing, Lead Actor, and Lead Actress, and yet came away with just Costume Design and Editing wins.

The winners of those other categories? L.A. Law, Equal Justice, L.A. Law again, Peter Falk, and Patricia Wettig, and it's hard to argue for any of them over what Twin Peaks and its cast did.

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