Jun 12, 2008 9:51 am US/Eastern
Heigl Says No Thanks, Emmy, It's Undeserved
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Actress Katherine Heigl arrives at the In Style Magazine and Warner Bros. Studios Golden Globe After Party held at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 15, 2007 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Katherine Heigl won't be chewing her manicure at this year's Emmy
ceremony: She says she didn't seek a nomination because "Grey's
Anatomy" failed to deliver the goods for an award-worthy performance.
Heigl, who was honored as best supporting actress in a drama last
year for the ABC series, declined to put her name in consideration for
a bid, a spokeswoman for the actress said Wednesday.
"I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant
an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the
academy organization" decided against competing, Heigl said in a
written statement provided by her publicist, Melissa Kates, who was
contacted by the AP.
"In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity
from an actress who was given such materials," added Heigl. She plays
Dr. Izzie Stevens on "Grey's Anatomy," which slipped in the ratings
this past season but remained a top 10 show.
An after-hours message left with a publicist for "Grey's Anatomy"
creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes was not immediately
returned Wednesday night.
Heigl, who shot to box-office success last summer with the comedy
"Knocked Up," has established herself as one of Hollywood's rare voices
of candor.
In a Vanity Fair magazine interview published in January, she called
the hit film "a little sexist" and said that it painted women as
"shrews, as humorless and uptight," while the male characters were
lovable and goofy.
Heigl also was outspoken when "Grey's" castmates Isaiah Washington
and T.R. Knight clashed last year over Washington's alleged use of a
homophobic slur.
"I'm going to be really honest right now, he needs to just not speak
in public. Period," Heigl said at one point of Washington, who ended up
being booted from the medical drama.
Nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced July 17. The ceremony is Sept. 21.
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