Alexis Bledel has withdrawn herself from Emmy consideration for “The Handmaid’s Story” following rule modifications to the visitor appearing classes.

Bledel, who performs Dr. Emily Malek/Ofglen within the Hulu drama, had been submitted for excellent visitor actress in a drama collection for her look within the collection finale, “610 – The Handmaid’s Story.” Nevertheless, as a result of a newly enforced Emmy rule disqualifying actors beforehand nominated in a lead or supporting class for a similar present, the Tv Academy notified Bledel and her workforce that she could be moved to the supporting actress race. In consequence, she opted to withdraw her identify from consideration and won’t seem on the nomination poll when voting begins on June 12.

Bledel gained the visitor actress Emmy in 2017 and was nominated once more in 2020 and 2021. In 2018, after showing in seven of 13 episodes that season, she was deemed ineligible as a visitor and was nominated as a substitute within the supporting drama actress class. That’s sole supporting drama actress nom has made her ineligible to compete in visitor.

The up to date coverage has sparked confusion and criticism throughout the trade.

Meryl Streep, for instance, shall be ineligible for visitor actress consideration for her function in Hulu’s “Solely Murders within the Constructing,” regardless of showing in simply 4 of the ten episodes. She’s going to now compete within the supporting comedy actress class. In the meantime, Paul Rudd was practically eligible for visitor actor in the identical collection however appeared in a single episode too many. Rudd performs two completely different characters throughout Seasons 3 and 4: Ben Glenroy, a murdered Hollywood actor, and Glen Stubbins, his Irish-born former stunt double, used as a comedic twist within the upcoming season.

A supporting drama actress awards run for Bledel’s sole episode look would put her in opposition to her “Handmaid’s Story” co-stars, along with a number of ladies from “Andor,” “Severance” and “The White Lotus.”

Regardless of Bledel’s withdrawal, “The Handmaid’s Story” nonetheless has 35 entries throughout each the Primetime and Inventive Arts Emmy classes. Notable appearing submissions embrace Elisabeth Moss for lead actress and for steering the penultimate episode, “Execution.” Supporting actor submissions embrace Bradley Whitford, Max Minghella and O-T Fagbenle, whereas Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley and Ann Dowd are entered within the supporting actress class.

With Bledel out of the visitor actress class, Hulu nonetheless has Emmy winner Cherry Jones for Episode “602” and D’Arcy Carden for Episode “608.”

Since its debut, “The Handmaid’s Story” has earned 76 Emmy nominations and 15 wins, together with the historic excellent drama collection win in its first season — the primary ever for a streaming platform.

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