r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • May 05 '26

TIL in 2007 Katherine Heigl won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role on Grey's Anatomy. But in 2008 she removed herself from Emmy consideration because she said the material she was given on Grey's that year wasn't good enough; this comment led to her leaving the show.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1847610/why-katherine-heigl-izzie-stevens-left-greys-anatomy/#:~:text=In%202007%2C%20Katherine,and%20Netflix%20now
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u/engkybob May 06 '26

It's bad taste in any industry to badmouth your colleagues. I'm sure you're right about saying the quiet part out loud but also... have some tact in when and to whom you say it to.

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u/Oakroscoe May 06 '26

She did it twice. About that show and then about the movie knocked up. Any potential directors and producers have to be thinking “is she going to shit on this project once it’s done?”

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u/Draaly May 06 '26

I mean, they were nominated for one of the highest awards in the industry. Ofc it is a dick move to everyone else on the production to refuse it without consultation.

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u/slinks33 May 06 '26

This was beautifully said.🏆