Katherine Heigl won’t be chewing her manicure at this year’s Emmy ceremony. No, tears of joy or stumbling acceptance speeches for Dr. Izzie Stevens. Heigl says she didn’t seek a nomination because Grey’s Anatomy failed to deliver the goods for an award-worthy performance.

Talk about biting the hand that feeds.

The tall blonde was honored as best supporting actress in a drama last year for the ABC series, but declined to put her name in consideration for a bid, a spokeswoman for the actress said Wednesday.

“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 organization” decided against competing, Heigl said in a written statement.

“In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials,” she added.

This is not the first time the outspoken actress has put her two cents. Heigl, who shot to box-office success last summer with the comedy Knocked Up, told Vanity Fair the hit film “a little sexist.” She also said that it painted women as “shrews, as humorless and uptight,” while the male characters were lovable and goofy.

When Grey’s castmates Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight clashed last year over Washington’s alleged use of a homophobic slur. Heigl responded by saying, “I’m going to be really honest right now, he needs to just not speak in public. Period.”