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Alexis Bledel Withdraws From Emmys Race for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Role After New Policy | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Alexis Bledel is withdrawing her most recent Emmy consideration for The Handmaid’s Tale. The 43-year-old actress played Dr. Emily Malek/Ofglen in the hit Hulu drama series from seasons 1-4, and made a return to the season 6 series finale. She was nominated for four Emmy Awards for the role in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. She won in 2017 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and received the same nomination in 2020 and 2021. However, si…
Alexis Bledel (43) should have been nominated for her guest appearance in the series finale of The Handmaid's Tale. However, her name has now been withdrawn from this year's Emmy selection in the category "Outstanding Guest Act in a Drama Series". According to Just Jared, the reason for this is a new rule of the Television Academy, which prohibits former nominees from being nominated in the guest category later on in the same project. Alexis had…
Alexis Bledel withdraws from Emmy consideration for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ due to rule change
The new Emmy rule for guest eligibility has claimed its first victim. Alexis Bledel, who returned to The Handmaid's Tale for last week's series finale, only had a few minutes of screen time, so she understandably submitted in the Best Drama Guest Actress category for the upcoming Emmys. However, a 2025 addendum to the Emmys rulebook stipulates that if a performer was previously nominated in supporting or lead, they cannot switch to guest for tha…
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