Katherine Heigl Quits Emmy Race

[underpants]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365741,00.html

LOS ANGELES — 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.

[terrya]

1. Oooh...backhanded slap at the writers there.

"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"

I've never heard of an actor or actress declining a nomination because of the writing they've dealt with. That's going to cause some tension.

[underpants]

2. She may be trying to get out of her contract

and everyone says that the show has gone downhill (my wife lost interest in it too)

[Orsino]

3. I didn't know that actors "sought" nominations...

...or that if they did, that they would admit to doing so. Huh.