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Amanda Seyfried: Oscar Wins Aren't Necessary for a Lasting Acting Career

Amanda Seyfried believes winning an Oscar is not a necessity for career success, valuing the nomination's momentum more. She argues that a long, successful acting career is built on making smart, meaningful artistic choices rather than collecting awards. The actress emphasizes her strategy of jumping between genres and balancing indie films with big studio projects. Seyfried feels her consistent choices and values, proven by projects like the profitable thriller *The Housemaid*, have already established trust and success in her career.

Key Points: Amanda Seyfried Says Oscar Wins Aren't Necessary for Success

  • Oscar wins aren't career necessity
  • Nominations provide career momentum
  • Longevity comes from deliberate artistic choices
  • Balancing commercial and indie projects
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Amanda Seyfried feels winning Oscar 'isn't necessary' for career success

Actress Amanda Seyfried discusses why Oscar nominations matter more than wins and how deliberate choices, not awards, define a long career.

"It's not the win that's important. It's the nomination. It does thrust you forward. - Amanda Seyfried"

Los Angeles, Jan 20

Actress Amanda Seyfried feels that award nominations matter more than wins, saying long-term success in acting comes from meaningful choices and not from collecting honours.

Asked if winning an Oscar is important to her, Seyfried told the New Yorker: "No. Do you remember who won in the past 10 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."

The actress, who bagged her first Oscar nomination in 2021 for her performance as Hollywood starlet Marion Davies in the 2020 biopic Mank, which was about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, feels a long, successful career comes from making smart, meaningful choices, and not from awards, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Seyfried added: "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 realised that is what I want for the rest of my career. 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?"

She understands that career success can go up and down.

She said: "I feel I'm already proven. I'm getting people to trust me to do hard things. 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.

"I'm also sitting pretty right now, because The Housemaid made money. That's not always the case. Sometimes you're in Mamma Mia! Sometimes, you do something like Ted 2, or A Million Ways to Die in the West, which were both supposed to do big box office, and underperformed."

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Rohit P
I appreciate her honesty. Many actors here in Bollywood would never admit this publicly, even if they felt it. The pressure to win is immense. But look at legends like Irrfan Khan or Naseeruddin Shah – their legacy is built on incredible performances, not a shelf full of awards.
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Aman W
She makes a valid point about the nomination thrusting you forward. In India, just being nominated for an Oscar (like 'RRR' or 'The Elephant Whisperers') brought those artists massive international recognition. The win is the cherry on top, but the nomination itself changes careers.
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Sarah B
While I admire her confidence, I think this view is easier to have once you've *been* nominated. For many struggling actors, that kind of validation can be a game-changer. Saying awards aren't necessary is a privilege of established success.
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Karthik V
Her point about marrying commercial success with art is key. Our own stars like Rajinikanth or Shah Rukh Khan have balanced mass entertainers with more nuanced roles. That's true longevity. An award is a moment; a beloved career is forever.
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Nisha Z
Love this! It's about the craft, not the crown. As an audience, we remember powerful performances, not necessarily which year they won. Her work in 'Mank' was brilliant, Oscar or not. More artists should focus on the work and let the accolades be a bonus.

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