{"id":948186,"date":"2026-10-27T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/948186\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:30:43","slug":"the-odyssey-sets-acting-categories-for-oscars-no-zendaya-charlize-lupita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/948186\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odyssey sets acting categories for Oscars: No Zendaya, Charlize, Lupita"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you have a cast of thousands, not everyone can get in on the Oscar campaign action. Such is the case with The Odyssey<\/a>. Christopher Nolan<\/a>‘s epic adaptation of Homer is the front-runner for Best Picture and is expected to contend in nearly every eligible Academy Award category, making a run at the Sinners nomination record<\/a>. <\/p>\n

However, Universal had to make some difficult decisions when it came to winnowing down the list of actors to campaign. While Matt Damon (Odysseus), Anne Hathaway<\/a> (Penelope), and Tom Holland<\/a> (Telemachus) were no-brainers as the family at the center of the tale, there was a constellation of other A-list stars and notable character actors worthy of consideration. Now, Gold Derby has confirmed which actors will be submitted for the Oscars<\/a> and who didn’t make the cut. <\/p>\n

\"Elon<\/a> \"The<\/a> <\/p>\n

Damon leads the way in Best Actor, with Hathaway and Samantha Morton<\/a> (Circe) in Best Supporting Actress, and Holland, Robert Pattinson<\/a> (Antinous), and John Leguizamo<\/a> (Eumaeus) in Best Supporting Actor. <\/p>\n

\"\"Anne Hathaway and Tom HollandUniversal Pictures<\/p>\n

That leaves out a who’s who of worthy actors, including Zendaya<\/a> (Athena), Charlize Theron<\/a> (Calypso), Lupita Nyong’o (Helen of Troy\/Clytemnestra), Jon Bernthal<\/a> (Menelaus), Elliot Page<\/a> (Sinon), and Himesh Patel<\/a> (Eurylochus). <\/p>\n

As we noted early on<\/a>, Hathaway could have chosen to run as lead actress \u2014 a move that would have allowed Theron or Zendaya to be put into play in supporting alongside Samantha Morton, whose role as the enchantress Circe was immediately hailed as a highlight. Universal decided it was more strategic to keep Hathaway in supporting, where she immediately vaulted to the top position in the Gold Derby odds, instead of a tough race with Julianne Moore (The Debut) in Best Actress. <\/p>\n

\"SamanthaSamantha MortonUniversal Pictures<\/p>\n

While the math didn’t work in terms of Oscar entries, many of the actors mentioned above won’t be completely overlooked this awards cycle. Most will be included in the ensemble submissions at the Actor Awards and Critics Choice. <\/p>\n

Sinners set the record earlier this year with 16 Oscar nominations<\/a>. If the Gold Derby prediction data (see below) pans out and The Odyssey scores nominations for picture, director, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, and adapted screenplay, and then goes 10-for-10 in the craft categories, Nolan’s film would tie Sinners. And if an extra performer (or two) sneaks into the supporting races, The Odyssey’s name will be sung in the Academy record books for years to come.<\/p>\n

\"\"John LeguizamoUniversal Pictures<\/p>\n

Here’s the complete list of Oscar submissions for The Odyssey:<\/p>\n

Best Picture Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan (producers)<\/p>\n

Best Director Christopher Nolan<\/p>\n

Best Actor Matt Damon<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo<\/p>\n

Best Adapted Screenplay Christopher Nolan (based on Homer’s Odyssey)<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema<\/p>\n

Best Film Editing Jennifer Lame<\/p>\n

Best Casting John Papsidera<\/p>\n

Best Production Design Ruth De Jong (production designer), Larry Dias (set decorator)<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design Ellen Mirojnick<\/p>\n

Best Makeup and Hairstyling Luisa Abel, Gloria Casny, Conor O’Sullivan, Rox Hodenfield<\/p>\n

Best Original Score Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/p>\n

Best Original Song “When I’m Home,” written by James Blake, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Travis Scott<\/p>\n

Best Sound Willie Burton, Craig Henighan, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Giacomo Mineo, Scott R. Fisher<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"Christopher<\/p>\n

Christopher Nolan <\/p>\n

The Odyssey<\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"Javier<\/p>\n

Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo <\/p>\n

La Bola Negra<\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/p>\n

Martin McDonagh <\/p>\n

Wild Horse Nine<\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia <\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"Denis<\/p>\n

Denis Villeneuve <\/p>\n

Dune: Part Three<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"john-malkovich\"<\/p>\n

John Malkovich <\/p>\n

Wild Horse Nine<\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"Matt <\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew <\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/p>\n

Robert Pattinson <\/p>\n

Primetime<\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"Ryan<\/p>\n

Ryan Gosling <\/p>\n

Project Hail Mary<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"Anne<\/p>\n

Anne Hathaway <\/p>\n

The Odyssey<\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"Samantha<\/p>\n

Samantha Morton <\/p>\n

The Odyssey<\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"Penelope<\/p>\n

Penelope Cruz <\/p>\n

La Bola Negra<\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Tao<\/p>\n

Tao Okamoto <\/p>\n

All of a Sudden<\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"Penelope <\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"Paul <\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

Sam Rockwell <\/p>\n

Wild Horse Nine<\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/p>\n

John Leguizamo <\/p>\n

The Odyssey<\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Andrew Garfield <\/p>\n

Artificial<\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"Edward <\/p>\n

Best Makeup and Hairstyling<\/p>\n

Best Song<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"La <\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Debut <\/p>\n

This City May Have Chewed Me Up<\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"Toy<\/p>\n

Toy Story 5 <\/p>\n

I Knew It, I Knew You<\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"By<\/p>\n

By Any Means <\/p>\n

By Any Means<\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Odyssey <\/p>\n

When I\u2019m Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you have a cast of thousands, not everyone can get in on the Oscar campaign action. Such…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[269958,12944,49,48,11773,101938,93567,75,324591,37386,177178,246485,18744,50503,90012,29185,28597,39778],"class_list":["post-948186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-2027-oscars","tag-anne-hathaway","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-charlize-theron","tag-christopher-nolan","tag-elliot-page","tag-entertainment","tag-himesh-patel","tag-john-leguizamo","tag-jon-bernthal","tag-lupita-nyongo","tag-oscars","tag-robert-pattinson","tag-samantha-morton","tag-the-odyssey","tag-tom-holland","tag-zendaya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}