Julia Roberts addresses Emmy snub for 'Homecoming': 'I'm in exceptional company'
Julia Roberts took to Instagram on Tuesday to address her omittance from the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.
Roberts was widely expected to earn a nomination for her role as social worker Heidi Bergman in season one of Amazon’s series, Homecoming.
After the nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, the 51-year-old actress posted a screenshot of a news alert from USA Today on her phone. The alert read, “Biggest Emmy nomination snubs: Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Emma Stone are among the A-listers shut out.”
“Well, I’m in exceptional company at least. ✅✅,” wrote Roberts, who is not expected to return to the show for season two, but will continue to executive produce the series.
Well, I’m in exceptional company at least. ✅✅
A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts) on Jul 16, 2019 at 10:44am PDT
Roberts’ pal, Clooney, was also unexpectedly snubbed for his role on Hulu’s Catch-22, which marked his return to television following the medical drama, ER. He starred in and directed two of the miniseries' episodes.
As for Stone, she was thought to be a strong contender for her role on Netflix’s Maniac, but also missed out.
See more on the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards nominations below.