“Sons of Anarchy” star Charlie Hunnam on the Emmys: “I think it’s a crock of sh*t … F**k ’em.”

The FX  drama Sons of Anarchy has been critically acclaimed but has never been recognized with a single major Emmy nomination.

One of show’s stars, Charlie Hunnam and blunt earlier today when discussing the snub and the Emmys in general during a session at the TV Critics Press Tour.

“I would just like to say that actually I personally was really happy,” he said of the show’s lack of Emmy nods..  “I don’t subscribe to Emmys or awards; … I think it’s corrupting. I was happy we weren’t on the receiving end,  … that could change the dynamic that we have. All of that crap I just think is secondary and completely unimportant but does have potential to ruin a good thing. … F**k ’em.”

Show creator Kurt Sutter was more diplomatic but still pointed in his remarks about the lack of Emmy love: “All I’ll say is this: Every year when the Emmys are announced, half the stories are about the nominations and the other half of the stories are about the absurdities of the nominations and the snubs. To me, perhaps that means this is a system that’s somewhat flawed.”

I chatted with Katey Sagal, whose searing performance as Gemma Teller Morrow is one of the most glaring Emmy oversights of the year, after the panel about Hunnam’s remarks.

“Well, you know, he’s younger,” she said, laughing. “I’ve been at this a long time. I know that all of it plays an important part.”

When Hunnam made his expletive-laden remarks, Sagal – who plays his mother on the show – shot him a bit of a look.

“I have always felt maternal toward Charlie from the moment I met him, it really was the key to the casting,” she explained later. “I have three kids and sometimes I just look at Charlie and I find him so refreshingly himself. So I have a mixture of pride and that sort of thing you get with your kids which is, ‘Really? You’re going to say that?’ It’s a very maternal thing. I just love the guy. So that’s probably [why] that look.”

The show did receive one Emmy nod, last year, for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, but did not win.