Amanda Seyfried Will Be Campaigned for Supporting Actress in an A24 Documentary That Opened to $15 Million
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's A24 documentary follows the Theranos founder through the 34 days before she reported to prison and keeps rolling afterward. It opened to $15 million over the weekend, a figure Variety describes as one most nonfiction films never see across an entire run.
The awards attention settles on Amanda Seyfried, who appears as herself while reprising the Emmy-winning turn as Holmes she played in The Dropout, and who will be campaigned in the supporting actress category. A nomination would be her second, following Mank (2020).
Fielder may also be eligible to submit as a performer, though he is credited as himself. If he were eligible and submitted, the logical home would be lead actor — and no actor has ever been nominated for playing themself.
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The odd part is the hybrid: Seyfried appears as herself in a documentary while replaying a character she already won an Emmy for, so the vote would land on a performance that keeps stepping out of character. And because Fielder is credited as himself, the never-yet-nominated feat of playing yourself would be his to attempt.
That feat stays hypothetical, though — being eligible is not the same as being submitted, and 'may' doesn't put anyone on a ballot. Until a performer credited as himself is actually put forward, it's a possibility rather than a page of Oscar history.