This Is the One Huge Snub of the 2014 Emmy Nominations

Overall, the list of nominations for this year's Emmy Awards is encouraging. Gone are most of the crappy network sitcoms (except for one) that gummed up the works and blocked the likes of "Louie" from getting nominated.

However, no matter what, there will always be at least one big snub. This year, that snub is Tatiana Maslany of "Orphan Black." And it's a big one.

Whatever you think of the BBC America genre show's convoluted sci-fi plot, there's no denying that Maslany is a huge talent. For those unfamiliar with the show, Maslany plays multiple characters who are clones of one another, meaning she appears in almost every scene of the show as one of her 13 total characters (thus far), sometimes acting alongside herself. Even without considering her performance, she deserves an award just for the taxing schedule she undoubtedly endures.

It would be easy for an actress to hide behind an accent or a costume for each clone and rely on the gimmick to make people think that what she's doing is impressive. But Maslany gives each character her own robust personality and quirks. She embodies each character fully, to the point where sometimes you truly forget that the same actress is playing each clone.

And yet, here we are. Season two of "Orphan Black" is come and gone and Maslany, though given a nod at the Golden Globes last year, remains nominationless at the Emmys.

We're not going to argue that any of the other women nominated in the Lead Actress - Drama category are unworthy. Lizzy Caplan is magnetic on "Masters of Sex" and Robin Wright had a particularly good season on "House of Cards." Michelle Dockery and Kerry Washington are never not good on "Downton Abbey" and "Scandal" respectively.

But the main reason why Maslany gets consistently snubbed is that the Academy tends to see a lower-budget genre show on a cable network as somehow lesser than a more popular, bigger budget show. Let's be honest here, though: Is "Homeland" really relevant anymore? "The Good Wife" almost certainly isn't. So while Claire Danes and Julianna Marguiles gave good performances, they weren't as challenging or impressive as Maslany's.

Of course, we could complain until the clones come home, but it won't change anything. Here's hoping that the season three renewal of "Orphan Black" brings better luck in the future.