Who has the most Emmy nominations without a win?
Was Susan Lucci. After eighteen failed nominations, it came as a shock to both her as well as the viewing audience when she finally won in 1999. http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Susan_Lucci http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Susan_Lucci As Jessica Fletcher in the long-running television series, Murder, She Wrote (1984 – 1996), she found her biggest success and a worldwide following. It was to be one of the longest running prime time detective drama series in US TV history and made her one of the highest paid actresses in the world and a record as the most nominated lead actress without a win in the prime time Emmy awards (with 12 nominations).
