The Emmy nominations are out, and TV fans have a series of bones to pick. One of the glaring omissions that has TV fans raging is the absence of Antony Starr for his work on The Boys.
The New Zealand actor closed out his run as utter scumbag Homelander this year, as the Prime Video superhero satire wrapped up its fifth and final season. Starr's villain, deranged by power, finally got what was coming to him, but the actor himself has noticeably not.
Given that Starr had yet to receive a nod for his work on the show, he now never will. A tweet pointed out the oversight to over 3 million views, with countless replies describing Homelander as 'the greatest villain in TV history.'
Countless fans have come out in support of Starr, comparing him to Andrew Lincoln, who was also Emmy-nom-less after 11 seasons starring on The Walking Dead. "One of the greatest villain performances I've ever seen, and he's single-handedly kept The Boys captivating for years on YEARS. A crying shame," one fan wrote.
Some The Boys watchers pointed to the show's decline in later seasons as a potential reason why it was shut out, even if they remained unanimous on the fact Starr should have received some recognition. The long-running abuse-of-superhero-power tale did get some Emmy love, but only in behind-the-camera categories.
The Boys is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
