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On September 16, 2007, Heigl won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] for her role as Izzie Stevens on ''Grey's Anatomy''. In her acceptance speech, she said that even her mother didn't think she would win. When her name was called for the award, her exclamation of "Shit!" was [[censorship|censored]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Edward|last=Wyatt|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/arts/television/18emmy.html|title= Fox Explains Censorship of Actors at Emmys |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York City|access-date=October 20, 2008|date= September 17, 2007}}</ref>
 
Heigl starred with [[James Marsden]] in the film ''[[27 Dresses]]'', for which she received US$6&nbsp;million.<ref name=Salary/> The ''[[New York Post]]'' expressed some disappointment with the mismatch of Heigl's talent and the film's "chick-flick" triviality, suggesting Heigl might be more compatible "with female directors such as [[Kimberly Peirce]] (''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]'') or [[Tamara Jenkins]] (''The Savages'')...".<ref>{{cite news | title=For Better or Worse, Katherine Heigl is a Chick-Flick Advocate | work=The New York Post | date=January 18, 2008 | url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01132008/entertainment/movies/_27_dresses__477685.htm | first=Sara | last=Stewart}}</ref> Heigl was announced the Most Desirable Woman of 2008, according to ''[[AskMen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.askmen.com/specials/2008_top_99/katherine-heigl-1-1.html|title= Top 99 Women 2008 Edition: Katherine Heigl|access-date= February 3, 2008|work= [[AskMen.com]]|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080227085738/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2008_top_99/katherine-heigl-1-1.html|archive-date= February 27, 2008|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Anne Fletcher]], the director of ''27 Dresses'' described her as having the “‘It’ factor”. She explained further, “You can't buy it; you can't learn it; you can't create it; it just is. We haven't had one of her in many years. [[Julia Roberts]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Meg Ryan]]— those have been our go-to girls for romantic comedy for a very long time, but we haven't had a new one. Katie has beauty, vulnerability, identifiability. She's funny, charming, lovely to watch. Her slightest eye movement is captivating; you know instantly what's going on.”<ref name=VF08/>
 
In a highly publicized ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' interview, Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow and Rogen when she starred in ''Knocked Up'', she had a hard time enjoying the film itself. She called the film "a little sexist", claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys."<ref name=VF08a>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/services/presscenter/pressrelease/katherine_heigl200801 | title=Katherine Heigl Talks About Marriage, Ratings Ploys, and Why She Thinks Knocked Up Is Sexist | magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | publisher=[[Condé Nast]]| location=New York City| date=December 3, 2007 | access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> Apatow and Rogen were reportedly not pleased with Heigl's interview, as Rogen said that he enjoyed working with Heigl and was stung by her comments.<ref name="Taylor" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-rogen-katherine-heigl-knocked-up-feud-918640|title=Seth Rogen Talks Feeling "Betrayed" After Katherine Heigl's 'Knocked Up' Comments|date=August 10, 2016|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Heigl's comments generated a widespread reaction in the media.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/03/katherine-heigl-on-how-k_n_75086.html | title=Katherine Heigl On How "Knocked Up" Is Sexist, Ratings Ploys And Mormonism | access-date=December 30, 2007 | work=[[The Huffington Post]] | date=December 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/calm-down-katherine-heigl-did-not-slam-knocked-up|title=CALM DOWN! Katherine Heigl Did Not "Slam" Knocked Up | access-date=December 30, 2007 | work=The Movie Blog|date=December 4, 2007 }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, Heigl said:
[[Anne Fletcher]], the director of ''27 Dresses'' described her as having the “‘It’ factor”. She explained further, “You can't buy it; you can't learn it; you can't create it; it just is. We haven't had one of her in many years. [[Julia Roberts]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Meg Ryan]]— those have been our go-to girls for romantic comedy for a very long time, but we haven't had a new one. Katie has beauty, vulnerability, identifiability. She's funny, charming, lovely to watch. Her slightest eye movement is captivating; you know instantly what's going on.”<ref name=VF08/>
 
In a highly publicized ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' interview, Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow and Rogen when she starred in ''Knocked Up'', she had a hard time enjoying the film itself. She called the film "a little sexist", claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys."<ref name=VF08a>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/services/presscenter/pressrelease/katherine_heigl200801 | title=Katherine Heigl Talks About Marriage, Ratings Ploys, and Why She Thinks Knocked Up Is Sexist | magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | publisher=[[Condé Nast]]| location=New York City| date=December 3, 2007 | access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> Apatow and Rogen were reportedly not pleased with Heigl's interview, as Rogen said that he enjoyed working with Heigl and was stung by her comments.<ref name="Taylor" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-rogen-katherine-heigl-knocked-up-feud-918640|title=Seth Rogen Talks Feeling "Betrayed" After Katherine Heigl's 'Knocked Up' Comments|date=August 10, 2016|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
 
Heigl's comments generated a widespread reaction in the media.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/03/katherine-heigl-on-how-k_n_75086.html | title=Katherine Heigl On How "Knocked Up" Is Sexist, Ratings Ploys And Mormonism | access-date=December 30, 2007 | work=[[The Huffington Post]] | date=December 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/calm-down-katherine-heigl-did-not-slam-knocked-up|title=CALM DOWN! Katherine Heigl Did Not "Slam" Knocked Up | access-date=December 30, 2007 | work=The Movie Blog|date=December 4, 2007 }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, Heigl said:
 
<blockquote>My motive was to encourage other women like myself to not take that element of the movie too seriously, and to remember that it's a broad comedy"; and added, "Although I stand behind my opinion, I'm disheartened that it has become the focus of my experience with the movie."<ref>{{cite web|title=Katherine Heigl Clarifies Knocked Up Remarks| work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=December 7, 2007|url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/calm-down-katherine-heigl-did-not-slam-knocked-up|access-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref></blockquote>
 
There was some speculation that Heigl might be leaving ''Grey's Anatomy'' after the end of its [[Grey's Anatomy (season 5)|fifth season]]. This speculation revolved around her refusal to submit her name for Emmy consideration for the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/katherine-heigl |title=Katherine Heigl Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> Heigl had disagreements with the character's direction in the fourth season, deeming the storyline involving Izzie's affair with George a "ratings ploy" that served to be "shocking"<ref name=VF08a/> and others speculated she would leave due to the time devotion in producing a film version of [[Carolyn Jessop]]'s book ''[[Escape (Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer book)|Escape]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/16924.html |title=Heigl Checking Out of "Grey's Anatomy"? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618163406/http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/16924.html |archive-date=June 18, 2008 |website=The Celebrity Cafe |date=June 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://defamer.com/398420/greys-anatomy-has-exciting-arc-planned-for-katherine-heigl-in-which-she-drops-dead |title="Grey's Anatomy" Has Exciting Arc Planned for Katherine Heigl in Which She Drops Dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201074243/http://defamer.com/398420/greys-anatomy-has-exciting-arc-planned-for-katherine-heigl-in-which-she-drops-dead |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |website=Defamer.com |date=July 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/rhimes%20no%20plan%20to%20kill%20off%20izzie_1074120 |title=Rhimes: No Plan to Kill Off Izzie |website=ContactMusic.com |date=July 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/tv/killing_off_heigl_119880.htm |title=Katherine Heigl On Her Way Out From "Grey's Anatomy" |work=[[New York Post]] |date=July 14, 2008}}</ref> Heigl said publicly that she'd opted out of the Emmy race that year because she felt the material she'd received didn't warrant Emmy consideration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/arts/television/14heig.html|title=Katherine Heigl Shuns Emmy Race and Angers 'Grey's Anatomy' Producers|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|date=June 14, 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 21, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The comment reportedly angered the show's producers and writers, who interpreted it as a slight on their work. ''Grey's'' showrunner [[Shonda Rhimes]] said she was not insulted by Heigl's Emmy withdrawal, and noted that Heigl's character was downplayed during the season because Heigl had asked for a lighter work schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/07/rhimes-heigl-as.html|title=Rhimes: Heigl asked for light schedule|work= The Live Feed}}</ref> Despite Heigl's reported displeasure with the previous season, and persistent rumors that her character had died, ABC confirmed that Heigl would return for the sixth season of ''Grey's''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Report-Heigl-Greys-1007082.aspx | title=Report: Heigl Will Stay on Duty at Grey's Anatomy | access-date=June 19, 2009 | work=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6873492 |title=Knight Out, Heigl In on "Grey's Anatomy" |website=[[ABC 7 Chicago]] |date=June 19, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Matt|last=Mitrovich|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Heigl-staying-1007116.aspx|title=ABC Makes It Official: Heigl is Staying on "Grey's|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=NTVB Media|location=New York City|date=June 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/katherine-heigl-returning-greys-anatomy/007727|title=Katherine Heigl Returning to "Grey's Anatomy": Confirmed|website=The Celebrity Truth|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=July 21, 2009|archive-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912073137/http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/katherine-heigl-returning-greys-anatomy/007727|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Heigl said publicly that she'd opted out of the Emmy race that year because she felt the material she'd received didn't warrant Emmy consideration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/arts/television/14heig.html|title=Katherine Heigl Shuns Emmy Race and Angers 'Grey's Anatomy' Producers|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|date=June 14, 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 21, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The comment reportedly angered the show's producers and writers, who interpreted it as a slight on their work. ''Grey's'' showrunner [[Shonda Rhimes]] said she was not insulted by Heigl's Emmy withdrawal, and noted that Heigl's character was downplayed during the season because Heigl had asked for a lighter work schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/07/rhimes-heigl-as.html|title=Rhimes: Heigl asked for light schedule|work= The Live Feed}}</ref> Despite Heigl's reported displeasure with the previous season, and persistent rumors that her character had died, ABC confirmed that Heigl would return for the sixth season of ''Grey's''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Report-Heigl-Greys-1007082.aspx | title=Report: Heigl Will Stay on Duty at Grey's Anatomy | access-date=June 19, 2009 | work=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6873492 |title=Knight Out, Heigl In on "Grey's Anatomy" |website=[[ABC 7 Chicago]] |date=June 19, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Matt|last=Mitrovich|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Heigl-staying-1007116.aspx|title=ABC Makes It Official: Heigl is Staying on "Grey's|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=NTVB Media|location=New York City|date=June 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/katherine-heigl-returning-greys-anatomy/007727|title=Katherine Heigl Returning to "Grey's Anatomy": Confirmed|website=The Celebrity Truth|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=July 21, 2009|archive-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912073137/http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/katherine-heigl-returning-greys-anatomy/007727|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Heigl starred with [[Gerard Butler]] in ''[[The Ugly Truth (film)|The Ugly Truth]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news | author=Matt Mitovich | title=Will Big-Screen Life Interrupt Katherine Heigl's Grey's Shift? | url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Heigl-Berlanti-Life-1007216.aspx | work=JewishJournal | date=June 25, 2009 | access-date=June 25, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626224946/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Heigl-Berlanti-Life-1007216.aspx | archive-date=June 26, 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was made on a budget of $38 million and earned $205 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ugly Truth (2009)|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=uglytruth.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=September 15, 2013}}</ref>