Ingrate or Honorable?
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An actor that doesn't want an award???
Shocking!!!
The LA Times says that when Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl was asked why her name is not on the TV academy's list of Emmy contenders, she issued this statement:
I am truly grateful for the honor that the Academy bestowed upon me last year. 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. In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials.
Some have said that Heigl's right on — her Grey's material did suck this year.
We don't watch the show. We wanna know…is she right and was this an 'honorable' thing for her to do cuz it leaves the field open to more 'deserving' actresses?
But, if she did have shitty material, was it right for her to call out the writers and show suits like she did?
Another theory is that she just forgot to submit her name for Emmy contention and she didn't want to admit it.
Does she think she's above the Emmys????
What do U think?
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in comparison to material she received in season 2, the storyline izzie had in this years season was, without doubt, quite bad.
she is honorable, in that she probably thinks, that of she wins the emmy, she would feel that she didnt work hard for it.
maybe i just wrote a load of crap… i think so anyway lol
but i love katherine heigl
THEORY* Katherine is probably pissed that they only nominated her because she is one of the more famous t.v. actresses and therefore the show would get more viewers
For Gods Sake….EAT SOMETHING….Look at those hip bones!
Don't watch the show but like her in movies. However, it was a bit of a bitch slap to the writers, wasn't it?
The fact that she is saying she doesnt want to take another actress's (who had better material) chance to win, after accepting she had shitty material just shows how confident she is about how much Hollywood loves her and would give her the award regardless. I dont appreciate that attitude.
Who cares!
Clearly, with the writers strike this year causing major setbacks and general complications for everyone in the business, there is some room for contention amongst the work of writers…however, I give Katherine major props for not only refusing credit when she felt she was not deserving of it, but also for speaking truthfully about the content of Grey's this season. I feel she has not only the right state of mind, being a core component of the show, but also the right attitude about the credibility of the Academy and what it has stood for in the past. Her actions are clearly an effort towards maintaining the Academy as a fair and credible organization, and her efforts are just an attempt at keeping it from conforming to the rapidly changing (not in a good way) pop-culture that is the money-hungry business of publicity. Award shows are quickly becoming about what is the most popular, and not about the talents and efforts involved…We all know she has been deserving of such acknowledgment with previous Grey's content, but I have to admit I am right there beside her about this seasons… Good for you Katherine!
Katherine does not believe she is above the Emmys. She doesn't have that pompous personality. She totally won my respect when she publicly stated she didn't want to take any political stance on this current campaign. If only we had more actresses like her!
I do think her performance was as good as can be expected considering the writers strike left a lot of shows with sub-parr stories and lines for actors. I really like her, and I think a lot of actors feel the same but don't have the balls to say "Thanks, but no thanks.
i agree with her - her storyline sucked this year…
I think it's a combo of both. She's (a) being honest and (b) calling out the suits for less than stellar material for her character. I'm hoping the writers resolve this by next season.
She was admirable by withdrawing her name and I think she got her poignant point across to the suits.
Who are we to judge? Maybe she is being a stuck up bitch, maybe she just forgot, maybe she wanted someone else to have a turn. Who the fuck are we to judge? Only allowed if you've never been a bitch in your life or never forgotten something. I can barely remember my own phone number half the time. Props to her for addressing it either way.
Love you Perez.
(ps. I'm from Ontario and loved the post yesterday about same-sex marriage becoming legal 5 years ago.)
Keep the dirt coming,
-K
The season opened with her saving a DEER, and some of the worst writing I have seen was in that story line. She is great, and I think what she has said is completely accurate. She is a great actress, however you can not win awards when you are given bad story lines all year. You can only make crap look good for so long.
Isn't it obvious? She wants to be fired!
That is a really bitchy thing to say.
trust me, from someone who knows… she thinks she's above everything!
She is so full of herself - someone needs to give her a reality check ASAP. I hope her new movie on polygamy bombs - she's not a movie star. Julia doesn't act this way. She's taking a cheap shot at the writer's and the show because she wants off. No one go to her pity party she's throwing for herself.
Maybe she KNEW she didn't deserve the other Emmy & was no way going to merit a nomination this year! So, to avoid the embarassement of a "snub" she just withdrew her name.
You can't lose if you aren't in the game.
Her stuff did suck this year…Jorja Fox's name has been submitted this year (CSI), she deserves some recognition as she's had a pretty good year. Hopefully she'll get at least a nomination! Kudo's to Katherine though, she's a class act!
I completely agree with her. She didn't have award winning material like last season. Justin Chambers deserves an award though. I think it was an honorable thing for her to do.
she wants to give grey's a reason to terminate her contract. it's a well-known fact that she wants off the show to do bigger and better projects like 27 dresses, knocked up, etc. so, publicly stating that she doesn't want an Emmy for the shit that grey's gave her this year is like a big "fuck you" - i respect it, actually!
She is being lame. She wants out of her Grey's contract so I think this is a stab at them. I used to really like her but lately I think she has been acting diva like, thinking she is too good for the show that shot her into stardom….LAME!
I think the material that she referenced was a reiteration of her previous comments that she didn't approve of Izzy and George's adulterous relationship. Especially when in the season prior Izzy was always the one to stand up for relationships and love etc. She thought it was a downgrade of Izzy's character and was dissapointed at the plotline. I agree with her. She doesn't do things to get approval, she speaks her mind. Some say bitchy, I say balsy!!!
Right on! I think that's a fantastic way of putting it, good for her!
she's annoying.
a good actor shines no matter what the script. she is pure style over substance. i hope they force her ass to ride out her contract.
I don't like her at all, but I think she's right here…this whole season of Grey's was really lame. I used to love that show, but it's gone downhill this last season. I don't know if she should have worded it quite like that though…it makes her sound sort of bitchy.
her character really didn't have all that much going on this season. last year she had a very big storyline the whole season with Denny. Plus this year there are more people in the cast, so its not mainly focused on the same few people.
A little pretentious, but her stuff was kind of lackluster this year. she saved a deer for christs sake. but greys is back on its feet as a whole these days!
It is about what a good actor can do with bad material. Is she saying she did not act to her potential and make the most of the script? Isn't that her job?
I think she is an ingrate. After Knocked Up help launch her movie career, she ripped the movie apart saying it degraded women. She is trying to get out of her contract with Grey's so she can act in movies full time and by sticking it to the show and the writers, that is what she is trying to accomplish. By releasing the statement, she is getting what she wanted, more press, people thinking she's being honorable, and not just full of herself. I think she is a good actress and she's so gorgeous:) but an INGRATE none the less.
I don't think she believes she is above the Emmys. She does well with the material she's given. However, the truth is that this year, Greys hit an all time low. Heigl did a good job of portraying the character Izzie, and worked well with what she was given, but there's only so much you can do. Izzie was turned into this whiny, annoying…I can't put my finger on it, but I don't blame Heigl. She's right, the material she was given sucked.
That being said, who's hoping Greys turns around next season?
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I agree with her 100%, I am fan of Grey's Anatomy, never missed an episode, and though this season was really good, her character wasn't as good as it has been in other seasons (SEASON 2- BEST SEASON EVER). So yeah, she did the right thing, she might have been nominated based only on her popularity right now instead of that nomination going to someone who truly deserved it. She is a smart one!
I agree with her. She hasn't had much of a story line. I think it is big of her to make room for other actresses who may have not been nominated.
She is so stuck up I can't stand her
maybe her material did suck, but I don't think she should have blamed the writers, etc publicly for that.
I am an avid Grey's fan. I used to plan my evenings around the show. Now this last season has sucked. I want the old grey's back. With that said "Go Katie" After the deer incident she should've gave more of a dig to the writers. The writers need to step it up big time next season or they will be disappointing a ton of fans, embarrassing themselves, and probably on their way to a show cancellation.
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Skin and hair color have nothing to do with it. Step into the 21st century. Thanks.
Katherine is right, the material she was given was sub-par compared with her previous storylines. It seemed like the writers were all caught up in trying to dazzle the show into contrived silly sub-plots including the ill-fated George and Izzy ( Gizzy for the Grey faithful) romance. This storyline that had TR and her in a romance while he was still married in the show's storyline seemed forced and not well thoughtout. Grey's wasn't very good this past season, simply said. Shondra Rhimes seems lost as to how to get her show back on track after Gay-gate and the Isiah Washington ousting. Katherine has gone on to star in 2 top movies and seems to know how to pick material that works for her. I would believe her if she says she didn't want her name in contention for an Emmy based on the material she was given.
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WHAT A BITCH! THAT IS A DIG AT THE SHOW THAT MADE HER WHAT SHE IS TODAY! JUST BEACUSE SHE WANTS OUT OF HER CONTRACT…..SHE BETTER WATCH OUT, HOLLYWOOD REMEMBERS THE "ACTOR" THAT BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS…..
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Integrity! Her material lacked,however she is so popular,they need her to get ratings for award show. Good for her!
She is RIGHT ON!!!! What the hell happened to Grey's?! It used to be so good…
Yeah her material was not that good this year, but she was getting married and very busy……….so it could be either way.
give me a break, kate, isn't it a little egotistical of you to snubb the award. that's like doing a job for an employer, who tries to pay you, and you saying, "no thanks, the job you gave me to do was unworthy?????? this is an outright clearcut method who is trying to gain more notoriety, hence, the first woman to turn down an emmy nomination. guess what darling, you are just not that important. the accademy is probably laughing at you, i am too.
She right on, Sandra Oh deserves the nomination and the award. I watch the show and the writing overall has not been as sharp, offbeat and engaging. If this provides the spark to keep it from jumping the shark, that you, Katherine.
Class ACT..!
Perez - You don't watch GREY'S ANATOMY?!?
I think it was neither honorable nor ingrateful - rather, it was presumptuous. She just ASSUMES she'd have been nominated? I think she should have put her name in and let the Academy decide whether her acting or her "material" warrant a nod.
Her material did suck this year and I commend her for not accepting a nomination she didn't feel she was worthy of receiving. Wish more in Hollywood were like that.
I side with her. The show this season was too short and her role wasn't that great as well… still
Perhaps she wanted to save face in the off-chance that she did NOT even get a nomination this year. It would looks pretty strange to win in '07 and not even make the list in '08.
I mean she did revive road-kill in the back of a pick-up this season…. and it was one of her finer moments!
who gives a shit?
what makes her think that she was going to get it again anyway…if the material was so bad wouldn't they choose someone who is deserving of it?
Who is the designer of her beautiful dress?
who gives a shit!
Katherine's character didn't have the greatest story line this year, and I am sure that in addition to her not wanting to take away from other actresses she was happy to piss of the writers and the suits as she has been trying to get out of her contract.
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WHATEVER!! she's annoying ON GRAY'S!!! I HOPE SHE LEAVES THE SHOW!! WHENEVER SHE COMES ON SCREEN EVERYONE AT MY HOUSE LETS OUT A HUGE GROWN……
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Simply bad manners and bad form. When an actor from a show is honoured it is publicity for the show, win or loose. She is biting the hand that feeds her.
I think she wanted to make a point about how crappy her storyline this year was. I think she was able to do a "classy" thing by taking herself out of the running but also able to get her dig in.
She's definately right—her material on grey's was terrible. Not because of her, but because of the writers.
Hmm, you know, I'd be more inclined to admire her alleged selfless move if she had done it quietly and not issued a statement. Instead she takes a dig at the writers for not giving her an emmy worthy storyline this year. Poor baby, can't be the star of the show every season ya know. Quit whinging and cash your paycheque.
What an arrogant bitch…she isn't that good! fucking writers should stab her with a stake left over from the strike. what a cunt!
I would have to agree that her material pretty much sucked this last season. Her character wasn't the same ( I think so anyway), She should have had a bigger role. The most exciting thing about Izzy (her character) is that her and Alex may have a fling again, and even that wasnt all that exciting. She is still a great actress though, I think the writers gave her shitty material on purpose since there were rumors going around that she wanted out of the show to do movies, which is pretty low. I ♥ her no matter what she does =)
PRETENTIOUS. my god. "give the academy integrity" wouldn't that be by letting them decide what is good material. she's driving me crazy.
I think she's not giving enough credit to the Academy because if she was really not given good enough material, then naturally she wouldnt even be nominated. So if she thought she'd still be nominated and taking another actress' chance to win even though she didn't have good material, then she's basically saying the academy is stupid and doesn't base awards on merit but on celebrity.
It is a power play. Katherine is so beyond TV in her skills and they will not release her. You know how the stakeholders evaluate everything in nominations, awards, viewers etc. This is killing them, like taking money
out of their pockets. She is a smart girl, but better be careful!!
Honorable. Her material this year was terrible! I have always been a fan of her and think that odds are she was being serious about the fact that she won last year when she actually deserved it. This season the whole show shouldn't have been nominated because it was terrible.
its true, Izzie was not that great this season… im glad that even she noticed cause i loved her character in the past seasons and was starting to get an "ugh" feeling about her during this season. But I still LOVE her! She definitely is Honorable!
i dont think that she was trying to say that the writing of the show was shitty, i think that she was saying that the story line of her character wasn't monumental enough to warrant an emmy.
and i think she did the right thing.
even if she was saying that the writing was bad, that's on the writers, not her. if they're embarassed then they should write better stuff.
She is totally right. The material she has had for the past two seasons was great. This season was not so good for her in terms of Emmy material. I think she is also saying this because she is frustrated that the show won't let her go to work on movies and yet gives her crap material.
Well done Katherine! The writers have screwed up her character over the last one and a half seasons. She was at the top of her game at tg]he end of season two but then the material she was given became poor. She is one of the m ost talented actressess around at the moWell done Katherine! The writers have screwed up her character over the last one and a half seasons and only now it's being sorted. She was at the top of her game at the end of season two but then the material she was given became poor. She is one of the most talented actresses around at the moment she deserves a good script. Well done her for speaking out and saying she doesn't deserve to be nominated. I don't think it has anything to do with wanting to leave why on earth would she have negotiated such a long contract. Lets face it, would she really have put herself through that messy negotiation last time?ment and she's constantly
this was an honorable thing to do- her material has been awful and her character is becoming quite annoying- they should make her do something like "doctors without borders" since she manages the clinic.
however, it also seems like she's calling out the writers and "thanking" them for a bad job.. personally, if i were a writer on that show, i'd try to make her as bland as possible.
I watch the show almost religiously…I for one think in the past 2 seasons the writing has been hurting. Heigl's character this past season was hardly seen at all, so I can see where she's coming from…When we did see her….she was usually bitching and/or crying. Her character has a lot of potential but was not put to good use this season….someone needs to get on the ball and get things back to the way they were…we need another bomb or plague….or both!
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DIDNT SHE TALK SHIT ABOUT "KNOCKED UP" TOO?? SAYING SHE WASNT HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT?!? GOD, ALL THIS WOMAN DOES IS BITCH AND MOAN….IF SHE IS SOOOOO UN-HAPPY WITH HER CHOICES WHY DOSENT SHE LOOK FOR A NEW PROFESSION AND LET THE ACTORS WHO WOULD KILL TO GET THE ROLES SHE GETS A CHANCE…….SHE IS A BITCH.
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Maybe they feel like she did a great job with the shitty material she was given?
she's so right. greys sucked all around this year w/o addison and burke
She seems to think she is above the Emmys. I think she has an inflated ego.
never watched the show. That sound like a bitchy comment. if you're nominated then be humble and "hope you win". she just wants out of her contract so she can do more crappy moves like "knocked up"… which sucked totally.
While I agree that Grey's Anatomy has definitely gone downhill the past two seasons, I think it was incredibly unprofessional and ungrateful for Heigl to publicly place blame on those same people who gave her such incredible opportunities in the past. I mean, if it weren't for Izzie Stephens, would any of us know who Katherine Heigl even is? I doubt it. I believe her huge success is a direct consequence of the success of Grey's Anatomy.
She was right her material did suck, but it wasn't the writers fault she sucks on the show, and is the worst character, hopefully the writers kill her off soon!
i like what she said, but she did call out the writers, they wont be thrilled, she should have said, i didnt perform to my best ability to warrent an emmy, so she wont offend.
i think it was ignorant. she should is being such a bitch lately. she is so pretentious and acts as if she is better than the show that made her a star. she should have sucked it up and admitted that she didn't submit her name and she should have never called out the shows writers. i agree that the show sucked this year but it is unprofessional to call out the people who hired you and are responsible for your career
Honorable? Give me a fucking break. She's proven time and time again that she does not have a lot of class when it comes to dealing with her superiors. Yes, I appreciate that she stuck up for TR Knight and will always remember that. But she has gone on record, time and time again, trashing both the producers and writers of the show ('Grey's Anatomy') and movie ('Knocked Up') that made her a star.
A real class act would have taken their name out of the running and just kept their mouth shut about it. By doing this, she's just calling attention to herself and clearly trying to stir up another fight with the show's brass. So no, it's not classy. It's tacky. And quite frankly, I don't think she deserved that first Emmy anyway! The show (and her performance) is mediocre at best.
maybe that was her intention while also 'giving it' to the suits on her show. PS- super astonished that you [Perez] do not watch Grey's. you should start… 1st season is decent but by the end of the 2nd you will not be able to stop!
ABOVE the Emmy's?! It sounds like she is humble and at this moment the Emmy's are too important to use as an ego boost. I am not even a big fan of hers, but I think she is ABSOLUTELY doing the honorable thing here.
this makes her sound like she is full of her self. as if she did not take her name out she was a definite winner. and did not want to take it from the others, sounds like her head is about to explode…
no, she's right. her stuff was so bad this year. the show was bad this year.
yeah im a big greys fan……..but her material this year did suck! actually the show wasnt that good this season in general, but her part was really bad they never gave her any real storylines..so i think its very cool of her to do what she did. and it was calling out the writers–but ive read other rumors the past months that said she was thinking about leaving the show because the underdevelopment of her character lately….
good for her. she's won once for that role/character. it's crazy that the same actor/character can be nominated every year. A role should get an award once.
she deffinatly didnt have any material on greys that would warrent her an emmy. but i think it's kind of snotty to call the writers out on it. but they should have done more with her. shes a really gifter actress and it was frustrating week after week to see nothing done with her character. especially since she's my favourite! hopefully they give her more challenges in the future, otherwise they are just wasting her abilities.
i like katherine. i think shes extremely down to earth, and that is taken as snottiness. i really think she is one of th few real people in hollywood today. good for her. really. shes awesome.
and knocked up is hilarious!
i'm on her side. she did get shitty material this season despite being a good actress. she's always been willing to call people on the shit they pull, even if it gets her into trouble. remember the isaiah incident? and i think it's brave. her actions may have been honorable on the surface but underneath i think she's kinda bitter and this is her trying to make the writers or producers or big-wigs or whoever feel bad or small. go for it.
Good. Natalie Dormer from "The Tudors" deserves it more anyway.
I think she's fabulous for it. She didn't have Emmy-worthy material this season and I don't think it means she's calling out the writers at all. She just feels that her performance based on what she had to work with was not Emmy-worthy. I think it's an extremely honorable thing to do and I really respect her for it.
that's really honorable of her to refuse a Emmy nomination, who would do that ? and she's always been really straightforward about what she thinks and has strong opinions and convictions so i'm not surprised.
katherine you rock, though i don't watch grey's anymore
she's probably embarassed to be *possibly* nominated and then lose….she's definitely not honourable nor is she an ingrate. she just doesn't want the embarassment of losing. douche.
Why does she always dress like she's 60 years old? Isn't she 28 or so? She needs a new stylist….
Shes right before the strike the show was soo dry nothing was happening and the stories were just repeating over and over after the strike however it kicked ass!!
so good for her, if the writers were shit shes should let them know, if i wasnt doing my job right then id want someone to tell me, if only to make myself better, alot of people are relying on this show to work and they bombed this year!! but i can't wait for next year now!!
I used to LOVE Grey's Anatomy. Now I can't stand it. Hate the way the film it in some old style film with faded colors. Looks like a show from the 70s and nothing good came out of the 70s. I saw one this year when Izzy was working on a deer and I turned it off and never came back. What was that about? Seriously- do you think we are that stupid that we would enjoy that? And Meredith? Come on- her sappy 'I can't make up my mind' storyline makes me want to smack her. Greys Anatomy has gone down the drains!