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Grey's Star: Heigl Emmy Controversy Misdiagnosed
Katherine Heigl by Dan MacMedan/WireImage.com
A new chapter began Tuesday in the Katherine Heigl Emmygate when Grey's Anatomy costar Chandra Wilson weighed in on the issue.
In the midst of speaking to the press about her upcoming Hallmark Channel movie, Wilson had Heigl's back when the subject came up. "It's amazing to me that it got so blown out of proportion," she said. "If you ask every single actor on every single show, they'll tell you the same thing. Some years you submit [your name for consideration], some years you don't."
Heigl — who took home an Emmy last fall — sparked much speculation when she recently explained that she would not seek another statuette this year by saying, "I did not feel that I was given the material [on Grey's] to warrant an Emmy nomination." Widely seen as a bid to find an exit from the show, the comment, of course, spread like wildfire.
With her statement on the matter, Wilson seems to have hoped to water down the remaining embers. Do you think her point's valid, or a cover-up for an unfortunate gaffe? — Anna Dimond
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Jul 8, 2008 7:47 PM
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It's just a classy move by a classy person.
Someone else brought up the subject and Chandra Wilson just said all the right words, something Heigl has yet to learn. I am a fan but she isn't as poised as one would think she is.
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Jul 8, 2008 9:05 PM
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Chandra Wilson is a class act -- everyone must remember her sag award acceptance speech. She was given great material this year and I expect that she will win.
Heigl unfortunately has a history of putting her foot in her mouth and the more she speaks in public, the less I like her.
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Jul 9, 2008 12:07 AM
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Do you think her point's valid, or a cover-up for an unfortunate gaffe?
It's both.
Chandra's right: Some years, Emmy members of all specialties -- not just actors -- don't submit work. And I mean creative peeps who think they have a chance of winning, 'natch.
Katherine's right: her storyline sucked this year. Except for the part where Izzie brought a deer back to life, which rocked.
Heigl certainly ticked people off when she said why she didn't submit her name. Of course if I were one of the writers on the show most responsible for the Gizzie debacle, I'd be embarrassed and ticked. But seriously, though, if this had happened in any other year than a writers' strike year, it would have blown over within two days. Okay, and if Heigl hadn't done that dumb Vanity Fair interview and if she hadn't rightfully spoken out on the whole kerfuffle between the boys in the cast last year.
Now, I don't think that Heigl or any other Emmy-able person should publicly state why they didn't submit their names for Emmy consideration unless, well, the actor or an assistant forgot to file the form correctly/on time -- the whole burning bridges thing and all. But at this point, the press has obsessed over it soooo much that IMO, the continued attention put on Heigl's comments is now more flame-y than whatever bridges Heigl might have burnt and rebuilt with any peeps in Shondaland.
Let it go, reporters, just let it the fudge go. (Oh, blurgh!)
-- Rob
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Jul 9, 2008 3:01 AM
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The whole situation was blown out as proportion imho.
Greys is an ensemble show, as with any ensemble show (especially one with such a large cast) actors won't always get juicy stories that arc the whole series. One season they might get a strong arc, the next they may be resigned to B stories. The storys for Izzie this season show this perfectly
Now the problem is with these awards is they arent voted on based on a whole season,a small story arc thats strong can get you a nomination, not to mention its shown year in year out that voters go for the familar.
Perhaps if more actors pulled their name out of contention when they havent been the main focus for the big storylines in the most recent season we would start seeing those who deserve the nominations getting them rather than being overlooked
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Jul 9, 2008 7:24 AM
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When I first read Heigl's comment, I didn't think she was blasting GA because she wants out. Her saying she didn't have the material this year...to me that meant she was saying that izzie's storyline wasn't as strong this year because the focus was on others. This is not a bad thing, everyone can't be red hot in a story all the time. (except the main star, i suppose). and if your character has some downtime before the next big story, then why would you submit yourself for emmy consideration? i just don't think she was being a smart a** about this, and it got blown way out of proportion.
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Jul 9, 2008 7:30 AM
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It DID get blown out of proportion. And she was darn right in her assessment of her material this season. Which episode was she supposed submit for consideration? Izzie saves a deer?
What people who get mad at her fail to grasp is that if she were really a spoiled brat or whatnot, she would have submitted her name, and she likely would have gotten nominated due to the Emmys nominating the same people year after year with no eye to whether they deserve it each time. Instead, she cleared out and has allowed other people the chance - including Chandra Wilson, who did have excellent material this year that gave her a chance to flex her acting muscles.
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Jul 9, 2008 8:21 AM
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KH may be outspoken but she has never said anything that wasn't the truth. Her storyline this season sucked big time. Izzie's taking control of the clinic and a possible reunion with Alex may be just what the doctor ordered (pun intended) to put her character back on track in season 5.
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Jul 9, 2008 8:30 AM
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Chandra Wilson is a class act - she often returns to Houston to help out with the very arts programs that gave her her start, while others actors from this area, including some Oscar and Emmy winners, seem to have forgotten where they came from.
I think Katherine Heigl's remarks would have gone unnoticed if she didn't notoriously suffer from foot-in-mouth disease. Acknowledging that it was her turn to have a front-burner story last year and that this year there were other performances she felt would be more deserving would essentially be saying the same thing, just a bit more diplomatically.
While I hate to say it, b/c I SO roll my eyes when others do, but if George Clooney had said the same thing at the same point in his career while on ER he probably would have been applauded, not branded a diva. An actor who pulls the same stunt is driven, an actress is being a bitch.
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Jul 9, 2008 8:42 AM
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I think it's the fact that she is notorious for diarrhea of the mouth that this became an issue at all. And I think what is most upsetting to people is the way she said it and the fact that 1. there was a writer's strike and 2. she asked them to work around her movies being filmed and they did that. Of course if they are working around her, they can't give her a big storyline because she isn't going to be there to do it. It's a slap in the face to the writers--you did me a favor and now I'm going to call your work crap.
She didn't have anything Emmy worthy, but instead of blaming the writers, she could have said a million other things, either a diplomatic explanation, an I-forgot-to-submit-it lie, or the No Comment that she should doesn't use nearly enough.
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Jul 9, 2008 10:22 AM
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Ms. Heigl seems to, very often, bite the hand that feeds her. This isn't the first time she's made negative comments about a movie or show she appears in.
For someone in her position, making the money she makes, she seems very ungrateful about how she got there!!! Not only does she disrespect the writers and actors of the shows she works on, but the fans that watch
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Jul 9, 2008 12:24 PM
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I think that this was completely overblown. Katherine Heigl is a talented actress and seems like a genuinly nice person. She was right about her storyline, it was completely screwed up this past year and she has a right to say that the writting for her character wasn't good. The fact that most of the season was a stinker for the show was just a coincidence!
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Jul 9, 2008 1:06 PM
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I would've been more impressed with KH had she announced she was giving back the Emmy she won last year that she didn't deserve...IMO
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Jul 9, 2008 2:52 PM
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I believe that Heigl was not dissing "Grey's". I think if she would have thrown her name in, that people would say the same thing. She did not have the "meaty" material to warrant a nomination. They would cry that someone more deserving lost their shot in favor someone on the basis of winning last year. I do, however, believe that Heigl needs to stop biting the hands that feed her.
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Jul 9, 2008 2:59 PM
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Heh - I agree with the commenter that said that if Clooney had done the same thing.....
When I first heard about this hoopla my first reaction was that reporters were putting words into KH mouth. I still believe that. All she said was that she wasn't given the material. I didn't see anything about writers, etc.. I don't know if there is a video where she says this or if it was quote taken - but it was all ridiculous in my opinion.
And on top of that - I adore Chandra Wilson. She deserves all the recognition she gets.
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Jul 9, 2008 4:58 PM
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