Sandra Oh : Actress Says Goodbye to Grey’s Anatomy

Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) bid farewell to “Grey’s Anatomy” Thursday night and she actually made it out alive. She wasn’t killed in an automobile accident. She wasn’t mowed down by a mad gunman. And she wasn’t, thank God, blown to bits in a Seattle mall explosion.

Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) bid farewell to “Grey’s Anatomy” Thursday night and she actually made it out alive. She wasn’t killed in an automobile accident. She wasn’t mowed down by a mad gunman. And she wasn’t, thank God, blown to bits in a Seattle mall explosion.

Between 2005 and 2009, Oh reaped five consecutive Emmy nominations as Best Drama Supporting Actress. Though she’s still Emmy-less, Oh won a Golden Globe as Best TV Supporting Actress in 2006 and scored two SAG Award wins: Best Female Actor in 2006 and Best Drama Ensemble in 2007.

It’s been years since Oh — or any series regular from “Grey’s Anatomy,” for that matter — have been real contenders on the awards circuit. But that has less to do with the show’s quality and more to do with TV academy voters’ current infatuation with all things cable/streaming. “Grey’s Anatomy” reflects an old-school approach to television (i.e. being on a major network and producing more than 20 episodes per year) that the Emmys have more or less moved away from.

Oh’s final season of “Grey’s Anatomy” gave her a plethora of memorable storylines to play, from her epic fight with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), to her nomination for the acclaimed Harper Avery award, to moving to Zurich and becoming Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Burke’s (Isaiah Washington) hospital.

Her increased storyline throughout Season 10 and emotional goodbye could very well give Oh the extra bit of oomph she needs to reap an Emmy nomination for Best Drama Supporting Actress.

Agencies/Canadajournal