Katherine Heigl addresses rumors she turned down 'Grey’s Anatomy' Emmy nomination
Katherine Heigl set the record straight on rumors that she turned down an Emmy nomination for her role on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Katherine Heigl set the record straight on rumors that she turned down an Emmy nomination for her role on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
In 2008, Heigl famously took herself out of the running for an Emmy nomination for playing Izzie Stevens on the popular medical drama.
Sixteen years later, Heigl appeared on the June 28 episode of Shannen Doherty’s podcast “Let’s Be Clear.” When Doherty noted that she didn’t know of anyone in the industry who had turned down an Emmy nomination in their career, Heigl clarified that she “didn’t turn it down.”
“You have to submit yourself,” she explained. “You have to submit your work and then they deliberate and then they decide if they want to give you a nomination. I just didn’t submit my work that year.”
Heigl said that she had been discussing the incident recently with her mom, and expressed that she had different feelings about her choices more than a decade later.
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