Why did Gina Carano appear on the Emmy ballot for The Mandalorian?

This year's Disney+ Mandalorian has exactly four non-guest actors nominated for emmys. One of them includes Gina Carano

The news was jaw-dropping, as early as February of this year, Lucasfilm fired it for its "hateful and unacceptable" posts on social media. The statement confirming she would be leaving The Mandalorian even said she would not appear in future Star Wars media, essentially cutting off all ties. Moreover, Carano did not remain silent on the matter, and she immediately criticized her former employer.

Emmy nominations can be a tricky one, with game studios and web companies deciding who to vote based on contractual obligations, likelihood of getting a nomination, and more. In some cases, even when studios refuse to let actors vote, they appear on the ballot. Brooke Smith, for example, is running her own campaign for ABC's Big Sky this year, while multiple Game of Thrones actors, including Gwendoline Christie and Alfie Allen, submitted their nominations a few years ago without HBO support.

However, Carano did not accept consideration; Disney. The studio also didn't hide her involvement in the show's promotional campaign, as the actress began appearing in FYC material in the spring. In addition, Vanity Fair magazine learned that the situation surprised Carano's team. "This was added by Disney without our knowledge," a representative of Carano told V.F. by email. The representative first noted through a poster that Carano appeared in Disney's FYC marketing campaign, after which he was asked to provide an avatar. "But (we) haven't

Carano spread baseless claims about voter cheating after the 2020 election on controversial twitter and ridiculed the use of masks during the COVID-19 era. She appeared in four episodes of two episodes of Mandalorian Television's season eight, which made her ineligible for a guest actor award. Pedro Pascal was nominated to star in the show, with Giancarlo Esposito and Temuera Morrison among the candidates. The Mandalorian is expected to perform well in this year's nominations, earning a best drama series nomination for the first time and performing even better