Grey's Anatomy Snubbed By Emmy Awards
For the first time in three full seasons (Season One was only nine episodes long and therefore not eligible), Grey's Anatomy has been left off the final list of nominees for Outstanding Drama Series at the forthcoming Emmy Awards.
Up for the honor are Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost and Mad Men. Grey's Anatomy was among 10 semifinalists but missed the final cut.
A pair of Grey's Anatomy cast members, Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson, received nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series.
Impressively, this marks the fourth consecutive nomination for Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang) and the third straight for Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey).
Last year, Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens) was nominated and won the Emmy Award for that category. This season... well, you know the details.
What do you think about this? Should Grey's Anatomy have been among the top six - or was Season Four really not up to par?
July 17th, 2008 10:14 AM
This is SO unfair! Chandra and Sandra should be in the race, and so should T.R., Patrick and Ellen. T.R. got robbed last year, I think.
Stupid Emmy people...
July 17th, 2008 10:52 AM
Completely fair! This might wake up the writers and make them realize something is wrong with the show.
Oh, and DarkandTwistyLee, Chandra and Sandra ARE in the race ;) (thank God)
And I still don't understand why the hell Patrick Dempsey was in the top 10.
July 17th, 2008 10:56 AM
This past season was not emmy-worthy. It was very good, patched some things up, but hopefully next season will bring out the original great writing this show used to have. The writers should not be mad at KH just cuz she said she didn't get a story that was worth an emmy. She didn't. She was a whiney cry-baby, and it was annoying, not emmy material. Please bring back the original Izzy!
July 17th, 2008 12:17 PM
what the F***?????? whats the point in even watching the emmys€??????? ellen isnt even nominated. chandra wilson is barely a charecter and ellen and T.R. deserve a big emmy win.
July 17th, 2008 1:01 PM
Fuck the emmys !!!
July 17th, 2008 1:35 PM
The problem with season 4 is that it is very inconsistant. It is almost like the first 11 episodes and the last 5 are totally different seasons. I think that is mostly where things went wrong. Had some consistancy stayed, it probably could have gotten a nomination.
And personally, I know she was never in the top 10 for nominees, but I think Sara Ramirez was really robbed of a nomination. Her work this season has been consistant, and for the most part, Callie has always been in character. I'm sorry, but some of the stuff that Bailey was given this season was really out of character for her.
July 17th, 2008 1:52 PM
This season wasn't the best but Sandra Oh did an amazing job. I really hope she wins
July 17th, 2008 1:53 PM
Completely unfair. House this season was so freaking bad and it is nomminated... -.-
July 17th, 2008 2:37 PM
Season 4 only got good at the end--the writers need this as a wake-up call. They got nominations for 2 and 3 for a reason...they were great. They need to go back to that--the raw emotional honesty.
Ellen Pompeo did get snubbed, this year especially. And of all the years for Sandra Oh to win, I'm not sure this is the one I'd have picked--if she wins this year, I think it's more based off her performance in the show from season 1 to now. She didn't really get much airtime in season 4, to be truthful.
July 17th, 2008 2:38 PM
Season 4 was not good enough for an Emmy. Hopefully season 5 will be much better=).
July 17th, 2008 4:47 PM
In a way it's fair in another it's not the first part of season 4 doesn't deserve a nomination but the after strike episodes were fabulous but this is good so Shonda would wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 17th, 2008 5:18 PM
Why was the show snubbed by the emmys? It's simple, because all this season was a mess (but the season finale)... it wasn't as good as the two previous season... katherine is totally right with what she said, had the writing been good, it would have got a nomination, but it didn't... therefore the writing this season wasn't that good...
July 17th, 2008 5:37 PM
To be honest I'm glad they didn't get a nomination this year...maybe it will push Shonda and the writers to realize that the show hasn't been good or consistent since Season 3, and I don't even understand why the show got a nomination last year...but I am happy for Sandra and Chandra, they do deserve it, as does Ellen Pompeo...it's really unfair that she didn't get a nomination this year...she was amazing...amd I really don't understand why Patrick was in the Top 10, because even though I think he is a really good actor he didn't have any "Emmy" worthy material.
July 17th, 2008 6:02 PM
I admire Katherine - that tooks balls, and I think she was right to do not put anything in to get nominated if you yourself don't feel as if you deserve it.
Honestly, season four sucked, simply put. Didn't serve an Emmy nod. I'm not even sure I would've given Sandra Oh a nomination this year, even though I love her to pieces. Chandra Wilson most definitely, though - she contiunes to amaze me with her acting talent, AND she is not stick thin, which makes me happy. Her and Sara Ramirez put out a good name for all us full-figured chicks ^.~
I also agree with the idea that Patrick didn't deserve a top ten placement, to be honest. He got little to no good material, unlike in seasons past.
Ellen...Ellen should get an Emmy every day of her life. 'Nuff said. Hah!
Amanda :D
July 17th, 2008 6:19 PM
As much as I love the show, I do consider this somewhat fair. I feel that maybe had there not been the writers strike the show could have had some deeper storylines but there weren't as many episodes this year that really captured my attention and had me hooked because just when something would start to happen it sorta went away because the season was basically squished. There were only two or three episodes I was drawn into, and one of them was the season finale, so it might have been because it was the finale, and other than that last season and saeson two were waaaayy better. The amount of drama was down, and I actually think that the "huge storylines" were given to the wrong characters. I'm sure Callie and Erica were supposed to be a large interest but frankly I only cared about scenes which they were in together in the episode where Addie was there. Anyways, thats just my opinion.
I do find that Sandra & Chandra did deserve their nominations, because the work they did do was good, and that is the sign of good actresses. I'm not upset with any of what katherine did, because frankly, it was the truth. Compared to what she had with Denny and the aftermath of his death and then the whole thing woith George, this season was nothing. She was just another doctor in the background this year.
I agree that Ellen did get snubbed. She deserved to win the Emmy last year, so the fact that she didn't get nominated this year is rediculous. She was amazing., However, this season was not, so the show did not get snubbed.
Hopefully next season will get back to what we had in seasons 2&3....we'll see
July 17th, 2008 6:22 PM
I think they should of got a nomination. So not fair! even though the forth season wasn't as good as other season but they still should of got an Emmy nomination and so should Ellen, Patrick, Kathrine and T.R. I hope they get nominated next year.
July 17th, 2008 6:27 PM
Oh, I forgot to say before, as much as I love Izzies character when she has good storyline, with all this talk aboput maybe killing her off, at least that should give her some good storylines and capture the interest of people. The writers really do need a wake up call and need to realise that the best of Grey's is when there is lasting suspense (ex: Denny & Izzie and Meredith almost dying). People need something to care abot, something to be worried about. The only "suspense" that sorta lasted for more than one episode this season was the guy with ruptured artery....that needs to be fixed for next season.
July 17th, 2008 6:44 PM
Oh, and the brain tumor thing may be plausible with or without Izzie dying - if they want to kill her off, that'd be the way to do it, but with Meredith and Derek's clinical trial saved (or so I'm assuming because they saved Beth), they could give Izzie the tumor and then have Derek and Meredith save her - still letting Katherine stay on the show, but also giving her the brain tumor so Denny can reappear.
Just my mind at work, I s'pose.
July 17th, 2008 6:57 PM
Excuse my language when I say What the heck? I've never even heard of 2 of those shows before. I'm still rather disappointed that Ellen didn't even get in the top 10 nominated list. I feel she really got jipped. Also no Offense to Sandra Oh but I think her work last year should have gotten an Emmy more then this years. She was good this year of course but last years & year's finale was more Emmy worthy for her. I'm also sad Patrick didn't make the finals. I really hope he's get nominated next year.
Oh a side note however Grey's Anatomy is up for quite a few things in the teen choice awards if anyone cares. It's not the Emmy but hey still is nice if they win. There's gotta be a few older teenagers who watch this show besides me.
July 17th, 2008 8:35 PM
SERIOUSLY ???? if u ask b4 the strike if grey's deserved a nomination or not i'd probably say no ..but now i am really pissed off !! the show as gr8 after the strike, plus it's like the 3rd or 4th time to ignore the rest of the cast .. patrick dempsey really did a good job and Ellen Pompeo was amazing and still they weren't nominated
however i hope either Sandra Oh or Chandra Wilson would win !!
July 17th, 2008 10:43 PM
As a fan I consider" Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh.Are both gifted actress.I hope either one should win this category.Grey"s anatomy should win for best drama series.
Your number one Fan Paul
July 18th, 2008 12:39 AM
As much as I love MOST of the actors/characters, The show did not deserve a nod this go round. No matter how bad Greys gets at times. Sandra Oh is outstanding no matter what. Whether she has one line, one word or a paragraph she rocks each and every time. Her performances are always outstanding. She was cheated out of an Emmy last year, so let's see if they can make this right this year. Chandra Wilson is always the forgotten talented actor. She also deserves to win this year. So I figure If they can give an Emmy to someone with NO TALENT. They sure as hell can give 2 for the same category.Both of these ladies have exceptional talent. Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson deserve to win this year. As the Emmys have shown in the past TALENT is NOT a requirement. So this year let talent WIN above all else.!!!
July 18th, 2008 12:42 AM
I think is unfair because the selection to be in the top five didn't depend at all of how good or not the season was, objectively, but subjectively....it's depend of the feeling of the voters. I agree that there're shows like Lost that do it very well, but come on, Boston Legal...that's a parody of lawyers. So was the actors nominations...you did a great job but if you forgot to put your photo for the voters in case they did not remember you or recognized you, you can easily be snubbed..that's what apparently happened with Ellen. So the selection to the Emmy's didn't depend of how really good some show or actor was, depend of perception and it's sad, because an award is something to reward good job...objectively, or at least the more objectively possible...because I get that there's some subjectivity with art, movies, tv shows or whatever...
July 18th, 2008 1:23 AM
A Sandra Oh Emmy is soooooooooooo long overdue. I don't care of she had two seconds of airtime the entire season. She could give a more Emmy-worthy performance staring blankly at a wall than katherine heigl does wailing and shrieking like a cow. Sandra conveys and evokes more emotion with her eyes and her facial expressions than all those "What about meeeeeeeeee's!!!" heigl passes for as acting.
July 18th, 2008 2:20 AM
Well now I guess we all see that Katherine had a point :) I feel that Ellen should have gotten a nomination. She really did do the best acting this season. However, the line that Cristina screamed in the finale "Shut up and let me work!" should be enough to win her an Emmy!
Writers...you better step up your game! Give us some real-life romance. A marriage...something that we can relate to. There are so many things on this show that can be applied in real life. I know that it is Hollywood, but give the show a component of something real that us viewers can take to heart and understand because we have been through it. Thanks!!