KATHERINE Heigl has voluntarily dropped out of the race for this year’s Emmy Awards, saying that her recent work on hit series Grey’s Anatomy does not merit an award.
The star - who won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Dr. Isobel Stevens in the medical drama last year - insists she doesn’t deserve the award because she wasn’t given good enough storylines.
She told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: “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 organisation, 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.”