 Despite critical success , Offerman never received a Emmy Award nomination for this role . Several reviewers expressed particular surprise that he did not receive a nomination for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2011 , which many considered the biggest snub of the season . Amy Poehler in particular was outraged by Offerman 's snub , and said it was " a hot load of bullshit that [ Offerman ] didn 't get nominated . " Multiple other actors , including Michelle Forbes and Ty Burrell ( the latter of which received a nomination in , and eventually won , the category Offerman was competing in ) stated that they believed Offerman should have been nominated , and Burrell added that Offerman deserved the nomination more than he . 
