Katherine Heigl reunited with former Grey’s Anatomy co-star Ellen Pompeo and the hit show’s cast at the 2024 Emmys on Monday – 14 years after she quit the show amid rumblings of an onset feud.
Heigl, 45, who starred as medical intern Dr. Izzie Stevens in the show from 2005-2010, wowed in a scarlet gown as she joined Meredith Grey star Pompeo, 54, Chandra Wilson 54 (Dr. Miranda Bailey), Justin Chambers, 53 (Dr. Alex Karev) and James Pickens Jr., 69 (Dr. Richard Webber).
The star looked delighted as she linked arms with Pickens Jr. while wowing in her strapless gown paired with diamond jewelry.
The cast united to mark the show’s 20th season, making it the longest-running prime time medical drama in TV history.
They also presented the Emmy for supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie.
Katherine Heigl reunited with former Grey’s Anatomy co-star Ellen Pompeo and the hit show’s cast at the 2024 Emmys on Monday – 14 years after she quit the show (pictured Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, Pompeo, Heigl and James Pickens Jr.)
Heigl, 45, starred as medical intern Dr. Izzie Stevens in the show from 2005-2010 alongside Pompeo’s Meredith Grey
Announcing the stars, host Anthony Anderson said: ‘With 39 Emmy nominations and multiple wins. From the series please welcome Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, James Pickens Jr., five-time Emmy nominee Chandra Wilson and Emmy winner Katherine Heigl.
‘When the first episode of Grey’s Anatomy aired in March of 2005, I’m not sure if Shonda Rhimes knew that she had created a show that would have a lasting imprint on television and create lifelong friendships.
‘Over 400 episodes and counting, a tribute to everyone who has been a part of our family.
‘And yes, there have been changes over the years, but the one constant is the amazing fanbase.
‘You stayed with us through plane crashes, superstorms, earthquakes and a global pandemic, and as we start our 20th season, we are officially the longest-running prime time medical drama in TV history.
‘And that would not be possible without all of you, so to all our fans, and to all of you, thank you.
‘Now what? Oh right. And now here are the nominees for supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie’ with Paul Walter Hauser scooping the award for Black Bird.
Katherine told Extra of the reunion: ‘I haven’t seen my old friends in years, so this is really fun and exciting.
‘[James Picken Jr.]’s like the kindest, gentlest soul… so is Chandra, Ellen and Justin is gonna be really fun.’
Pompeo recently left the show after 18 years while Heigl departed back in 2010 following rumors of on-set feuds and a reputation for being ‘difficult’ to work with.
The star looked delighted as she linked arms with Pickens Jr. while wowing in her strapless gown paired with diamond jewelry
The cast united to mark the show’s 20th season, making it the longest-running prime time medical drama in TV history
Katherine looked sensational as she rejoined her castmates
The star wowed in a busty red gown as she posed
She posed up with handsome husband Josh Kelley
Addressing her controversial departure to Variety last year, Heigl said: ‘I was so naive. I got on my soapbox and I had some things to say, and I felt really passionate about this stuff,’ Katherine said. ‘I felt really strongly. I felt so strongly that I also got a megaphone out on my soapbox. There was no part of me that imagined a bad reaction.
‘I felt really justified in how I felt about it and where I was coming from. I’ve spent most of my life — I think most women do — being in that people-pleasing mode. It’s really disconcerting when you feel like you have really displeased everybody. It was not my intention to do so, but I had some things to say, and I didn’t think I was going to get such a strong reaction.
‘I was in my late 20s. It took me until probably my mid- to late-30s to really get back to tuning out all of the noise and going, “But who are you? Are you this bad person? Are you ungrateful? Are you unprofessional? Are you difficult?” Because I was confused! I thought maybe I was. I literally believed that version, and felt such shame for such a long time, and then had to go, “Wait. Who am I listening to? I’m not even listening to myself. I know who I am.”
Pompeo offered: ‘You were just a little early, because they came out with this thing where everybody has their own megaphone and they get a blue check. It’s called Twitter. You were just a little ahead of your time, lady.’
Katherine also described how the ‘confidence’ she got from starring on the hit show led to her getting ‘mouthy.’
The cast are pictured in 2005 during the show’s first season
‘Then Grey’s hit, and the success happened. I think that gave me this confidence that was a false sense of confidence. It was rooted in something that couldn’t and maybe wouldn’t always last for me. So then I started getting real mouthy, because I did have a lot to say, and there were certain boundaries and things that I was not OK with being crossed. I didn’t know how to fight that.’
But Pompeo defended Heigl and acknowledged her co-star was placed in a difficult position.
‘But also, can I mention the incredible amount of attention that you got very quickly is another thing that is like a disease in this town. Everybody gets built up, built up, built up, built up. They create this thing, and then almost wait for something to happen,’ Pompeo said.
‘As an outsider looking in, I saw a lot around you that wasn’t anything to do with you, or your fault. Not many people would know how to react to that much attention, that much focus, that much pressure. Who can be the most gracious, perfect person when all that’s … Certainly, some people are capable of it. OK, Zendaya is capable of it,’ Pompeo added
The strike-delayed ceremony gathers Hollywood’s biggest stars as they celebrate the best of primetime television over the year of 2023.
Comedian and Black-ish star Anthony Anderson will be making his debut as the host alongside an all-Black executive producer team for the first time in Emmy history.
Jason Bateman, Quinta Brunson, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Jodie Foster, Jon Hamm, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale are among the stars announced to take the stage on Monday.
And the nominees include Pedro Pascal, Hannah Waddingham, Keri Russell, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Hart, Elisabeth Moss, Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk.
The awards ceremony normally occurs in September but was delayed because writers and actors were on strike at the time last year.
Due to the industry strikes, the Emmys were postponed to 2024 on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the United States and arrives in the heels of the Golden Globes.
At this year’s Emmys, Succession leads nominations with 27 nods. The series’ stars Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox are up against each other for Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series. Their co-star Sarah Snook is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama
Like at the Globes — which celebrated 2023’s top films and television shows on January 7 — Succession dominates most categories.
At this year’s Emmys, Succession leads nominations with 27 nods.
The Last of Us follows closely behind with 24, The White Lotus with 23, and Ted Lasso with 21.
Succession is in the running for the Outstanding Drama Series for the third time after previously winning the title in 2020 and 2022.
The series’ stars Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox are up against each other for Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series.
Their co-star, Sarah Snook, is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama.
The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal is up for lead actor in a drama while his co-star, Bella Ramsey, is nominated for lead actress.
Bad Sisters’ Sharon Horgan, Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey, The Handmaid’s Tale’s Elisabeth Moss and The Diplomat’s Keri Russell are also in the same category for best leading actress in a drama.
The Bear’s duo Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are also up for lead actor and supporting actress, respectively, for their roles in the restaurant dramedy’s debut season.
The Last of Us received 24 nominations. Pedro Pascal is up for lead actor in a drama while his co-star Bella Ramsey is nominated for lead actress
The Bear duo Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are also up for lead actor and supporting actress, respectively, for their roles in the restaurant dramedy’s debut season. Due to the industry strikes and delay, the first season of The Bear is in the contending rather than the second season, which was released this past summer
Due to the industry strikes and delay, the first season of The Bear is in the contending rather than the second season, which was released this past summer.
For that reason, many of nominated television shows, which were released up to 19 months ago, are now receiving their moment.
Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is up for Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series against Beef, Daisy Jones & The Six, Fleishman Is In Trouble and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
For Outstanding Comedy Series, The Bear is up against Ted Lasso as well as Abbott Elementary, Barry, Jury Duty, Only Murders In The Building, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Wednesday.
At this year’s award show, there will be a series of cast reunions and recreations to honor and commemorate beloved, classic television series like The Sopranos, Cheers, I Love Lucy and All In The Family.
Stars from Grey’s Anatomy, American Horror Story and Ally McBeal will also reunite onstage while presenting awards at the Emmys.
Fan-favorite comedians and presenter duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who is also nominated for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program, will also take the stage at the award ceremony.
The show will kick off at 5 p.m. PT and can be streamed live on Fox or FXX through streaming services such as Hulu + Live TV, Sling, DirecTV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
The day after the award ceremony, the Emmys will be available to stream on Hulu.
The first Emmy Award was held back in 1949 to celebrate the artistic and technical merit for the television industry.
75th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Jennifer Coolidge seen in The White Lotus
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Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Kieran Culkin seen in character as Roman Roy in HBO’s Succession
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki seen in The Crown
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Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jenna Ortega in Wednesday
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
James Marsden (L) in Jury Duty
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Limited Series
Beef – WINNER
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ali Wong pictured in Netflix’s Beef
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Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Evan Peters pictured in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee – Beef
Ray Liotta – Black Bird
Young Mazino – Beef
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
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Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah pictured above
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Guest actor in a comedy series
Jon Bernthal – The Bear
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane – Only Murders In The Building
Pedro Pascal – Saturday Night Live
OIiver Platt – The Bear
Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso
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Guest actor in a drama series
Murray Bartlett – The Last Of Us
James Cromwell – Succession
Lamar Johnson – The Last Of Us
Arian Moayed – Succession
Nick Offerman – The Last Of Us
Keivonn Montreal Woodard – The Last Of Us
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Actor in a short form comedy or drama series
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Tim Robinson – I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
Ben Schwartz – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Narrator
Mahershala Ali – Chimp Empire
Angela Bassett – Good Night Oppy
Morgan Freeman – Our Universe
Barack Obama – Working: What We Do All Day
Pedro Pascal – Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World
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Host, reality or competition program
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph – Baking It
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye
Nicole Byer – Nailed It!
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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Matthew Macfadyen pictured in HBO’s Succession
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Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession
Melanie Lynskey seen in Yellowjackets
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Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Bill Hader in Barry
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Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
Abbott Elementary cast pictured above
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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Ayo Edebiri (R) seen in The Bear
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Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER
Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello – Beef
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
Camila Morrone seen in Daisy Jones & the Six
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Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The Series 3 Tour pictured
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Guest actress in a comedy series
Becky Ann Baker – Ted Lasso
Quina Brunson – Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary
Judith Light – Poker Face
Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter – Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson seen hosting SNL last April
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Guest actress in a drama series
Hiam Abbass – Succession
Cherry Jones – Succession
Melanie Lynskey – The Last Of Us
Storm Reid – The Last Of Us
Anna Torv – The Last Of Us
Harriet Walter – Succession
Storm Reid in The Last Of Us
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Actress in a short form comedy or drama series
Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Jasmine Guy – Chronicles Of Jessica Wu
Paula Pell – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Character voice-over performance
Julie Andrews – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Alex Borstein – Family Guy
Mel Brooks – History Of The World, Part II
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Wanda Sykes – Crank Yankers
Ali Wong – Tuca & Bertie
Julie Andrews is the voice of Lady Whistledown in Queen Charlotte
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Scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
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