Universal has finalised its Oscar campaign for Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey, and its most talked-about decision is where Anne Hathaway will compete: in the supporting actress race, alongside co-star Samantha Morton.
The campaign, reported on October 27, 2026, contains no acting bids for Zendaya or Charlize Theron, two of the film’s other high-profile stars. Awards watchers describe the Hathaway placement as a calculated move. It avoids a best actress contest against Julianne Moore in The Debut, and it immediately puts Hathaway at the front of Gold Derby’s supporting-actress predictions.
The stakes of the choice are historic as well as tactical. Should the film earn a best picture nomination and Hathaway go on to win, she would become the first woman to win two supporting Oscars from two different films that both contended for the night’s top prize.
It is important to be clear about what this news is not: these are campaign placements, not nominations. The Academy has not announced its nominations, and campaigns are a studio’s argument to voters, not a result. But the placement already shapes the season’s conversation, signalling where Universal believes its strongest acting case lies.
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