Yellowjackets' Liv Hewson Pulls Their Name Out Of Consideration From Emmy Awards

Liv Hewson has pulled their name from consideration for Yellowjackets for the upcoming Emmy Awards.

The 27-year-old actor, who is non-binary, has withdrawn their name from even being submitted for consideration for one of the top television prizes.

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Late last month, it was revealed that Showtime was going to push Liv for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, along with several of their co-stars on the hit series.

However, Liv is politely declining and their reasoning comes from how the Emmys split up the categories into gender norms.

“There’s not a place for me in the acting categories,” they told Variety. “It would be inaccurate for me to submit myself as an actress. It neither makes sense for me to be lumped in with the boys.”

Liv added, “It’s quite straightforward and not that loaded. I can’t submit myself for this because there’s no space for me.”

They also noted that even if the Emmys adapted non-gendered categories, that would most likely result in less recognition for female performers.

“There is an implied fatalism there, which suggests that we’ve all agreed that equality is impossible. And that’s sad,” Liv says. “We’re not going to start awarding best female and male director, or female or male cinematographer. “Because we all understand that implicitly would be insulting. You can keep things as they are right now — I just won’t be participating.”