Heigl passes on Emmy
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 honoured 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 from her publicist, Melissa Kates.
�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 humourless and uptight,� while the male characters were lovable and goofy.
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