It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia has existed as one of the funniest shows on television for nearly 20 years now, but you wouldn't know it by looking at its lacking recognition from mainstream awards shows. In fact, there's even a meta Season 9 episode about the unfortunate trend titled "The Gang Tries Desperately To Win An Award." It's a peculiar part of the show's history, but the stars/creators have taken it in stride. For Glenn Howerton, it helps to remember that there are a lot of terrific filmmakers and performers who get even less recognition then they do.
Howerton has personally been at the subject of awards chatter in the last few months thanks to his acclaimed performance in the new movie Blackberry, and how that conversation has lined up with the annual snubbing of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia came up in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. He was asked about how it feels being talked about as a potential Oscar nominee, and he explained,
