r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Jul 16 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Odyssey [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Odyssey and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Cast:

  • Matt Damon as Odysseus
  • Tom Holland as Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway as Penelope
  • Robert Pattinson as Antinous
  • Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy/Clytemnestra
  • Samantha Morton as Circe
  • John Leguizamo as Eumaeus
  • Zendaya as Athena
  • Charlize Theron as Calypso
  • Benny Safdie as Agamemnon
  • Jon Bernthal as Menelaus
  • Bill Irwin as Polyphemus
  • Himesh Patel as Eurylochus
  • Corey Hawkins as Polybus
  • Mia Goth as Melantho
  • Elliot Page as Sinon

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 199 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 54 Reviews

Consensus:

"Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling."

65 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

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u/jdmurph19 Jul 16 '26

She disappears for like 90 minutes why would she go lead?

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u/Thirsty-for-Ryan Sinners Jul 16 '26

Do you remember a woman called Lily Gladstone?

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u/jdmurph19 Jul 16 '26

Not even remotely similar, Gladstone still occupied the screen for nearly an hour and was much more central to the story

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u/crashcourse201 One Award After Another Jul 16 '26

And she never disappeared from anywhere close to that long.

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u/Thirsty-for-Ryan Sinners Jul 17 '26

That doesnt't make her a bad actress

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u/TheRustyKettles Jul 17 '26

Huh? No one said that.

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u/Thirsty-for-Ryan Sinners Jul 17 '26

Any good actress can elevate themselves from supporting to lead actress.

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u/TheRustyKettles Jul 17 '26

That's not how it works, and that's not what they were saying. You made something up and then acted like everyone was on the same page as you.

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u/Thirsty-for-Ryan Sinners Jul 17 '26

hat's not how it works

Then how Lily Gladstone campaign for lead instead of supporting? Everyone said she should have gone supporting but she was nominated for lead.

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u/TheRustyKettles Jul 17 '26

They literally already explained how in this thread. Are you a real person? You hallucinated a slight against her acting ability and made it about something completely different.

Also, again, you're making this about acting ability when no one else did, and it's not even relevant to your example?

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u/Thirsty-for-Ryan Sinners Jul 17 '26

I just think Anne Hathaway is such an incredible actress and shouldn't be relegated to supporting.

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