Amanda Seyfried Reveals Why an Oscar Isn't Important to Her

Amanda Seyfried is opening up about the possibility of winning an Oscar.

The 40-year-old actress has recently been nominated for Best Actress at several awards shows for her latest movie The Testament of Ann Lee, and she is currently among the predictions for a 2026 Oscar nom.

Previously, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Mank in 2021.

In a new interview, Amanda shared why winning that award isn’t important for her.

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“Do you remember who won in the past ten years? It’s not the win that’s important. It’s the nomination. It does thrust you forward. That’s a fact. Now, do I need one in a week or two or whenever? No, of course, I don’t. Would it be great? Of course it would, for every reason. But it isn’t necessary,” Amanda told The New Yorker. “Longevity in an actor’s career is designed. Longevity is about deliberate choices to make art among the big commercial things that are fun and pay. But, for me, all of it is art.”

“Yes, The Housemaid is a thriller that didn’t cost a lot to make, and made a lot of money, and is a box-office hit. And yet every single choice I made in that movie was as artful as the choices I made in Ann Lee. I finally was able to marry the two in my heart and in my head, and I realized that is what I want for the rest of my career,” she continued. “I’m going to jump between genres as much as I can, and jump between indies and studios. So I’ve gotten this far without an Oscar. Why would I need one now?”

Amanda added that she already feels like she’s “proven” herself.

“I’m getting people to trust me to do hard things,” the actress shared. “We all have ebbs and flows in our careers, and how we’re perceived can change from day to day, but I’m consistent in my choices and I’m consistent in my values and my needs.”

The 2026 Oscar nominations are set to be announced THIS Thursday (January 2). Stay tuned to find out if she receives her second nomination!