The top five 'Grey's' scenes we hope the Emmy voters saw

It's down to the wire, folks. Nominations for the 2009 Emmy Awards will be announced Thursday morning. You guys have done your part to support 'Grey's Anatomy' by letting us know which of its stars deserve recognition. Unfortunately, the situation is now out of our hands. All we can do now is sit back and wait, and hope that before filling out their ballots, the Emmy voters saw these five scenes (presented here in no particular order) that prove why 'Grey's Anatomy' was truly Emmy-worthy in its fifth season:

Episode 13 "Stairway To Heaven": Meredith Grey has had plenty of dark and twisty moments in her life, but none have been portayed on the show as hauntingly as her fulfillment of her promise to patient William Dunn to watch his execution. Ellen Pompeo's facial expressions show us her true anguish as she tries to understand her need to show compassion for a serial killer.

Episode 24 "Now Or Never": Izzie flatlines in Alex's arms. George traces "007" on Meredith's hands. And as everyone else rushes to save their friends, the viewers can feel the world crashing down around them.

Episode 6, "Life During Wartime": In a moment of pure raw emotion, Erica Hahn is overcome by the realization that she's unequivocably gay, and compares her new lover Callie  to the glasses she hadn't realized she'd needeed as a child- until she began to see things through them. But her ecstasy turns to heartbreak when she begins to sense Callie's fear and uncertainty. Brooke Smith, who played Hahn, was mysteriously fired from the show shortly after, and the only explanation given was that her character "wasn't working". But I challenge anyone to watch this scene and find one thing that didn't work about it.

Episode 22 "Here's To Future Days": Izzie's slow, stumbling walk down the aisle at her surprise dream wedding to Alex  (with the touching assist of her best friend, George) was this year's best example of the blend of sweeping romance and intense medical drama that propelled 'Grey's' to an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006.

Episode 24 "Now Or Never": The tortured romance between Cristina Yang and Owen Hunt gave the show much of its magic back this season. Their love story culminated in this painful scene where Cristina chokes out the words "I love you" to Owen as if it's killing her, and he calmly asks her to meet him halfway.

Notice how short this list is? That's because I want you to tell me what other scene five moments you hope registered on the minds of the Emmy voters. Alternately, what scenes do you hope they didn't see? Have at it in the comments section.

For more on 'Grey's' Emmy chances, check out Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl nominated for Gold Derby Awards, 'Grey's Anatomy' stars get endorsement from Huffington Post blogger and Why 'Grey's Anatomy' deserves some Emmy love this year.

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