In about a month, when nominations are announced for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, last year’s drama-series actress winner, Katherine Heigl of “Grey’s Anatomy,” won’t be among them.
That’s because she took herself out of contention this year, she told Mr. All Things Trophy Show, Tom O’Neil.
O’Neil, who wrote the definitive book on the Emmys, appropriately titled “The Emmys,” and who writes for the Los Angeles Times’ TheEnvelope.com, gets the ballots that list all the contenders for Primetime Emmy nominations. He noticed Heigl’s name was missing. He investigated.
She responded via an intermediary with a statement: “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, I withdrew my name from contention.”
No, she’s not kidding. And yes, there is more: (more…)