Behold - Emmy controversy that doesn't involve Katherine Heigl at all!

According to the Los Angeles Times, some omissions from the Emmy Awards' top 10 lists may have been due to (wait for it) a lack of a photo next to their names on the official eligibility lists that voters use as a reminder of contenders when checking off ballots.

One of the most notable people snubbed says this is indeed the case.

The lists appeared online and did not include pictures of several stars who got snubbed: Calista Flockhart (Brothers & Sisters), Matthew Fox (Lost), Kelsey Grammer (Back to You), Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy) and Kate Walsh (Private Practice).

Many other stars didn't have their photos posted online when Emmy voting began, but scrambled to provide them and they were added later.

The rep of one snubbed star says the academy's request for a photo was not included on the entry form, but "buried" in supplemental material.

The TV academy denies that. Whatever the case, there were lots of pictures missing on the ballot and that might have affected the outcome.

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