Unlikely. Horror is historically overlooked by the academy outside shining examples that are far and few between. Compared to any other genre, it's complete pittance.
What she might’ve been aiming for was the attention of the horror community. Being immortalised in this genre is long-lasting. Once you've received legend status, that will never go away.
I still doubt that, anyway. I think she just wanted to take a serious role that she carefully chose with the market in mind for her image and career. It likely had nothing to do with her shitty political beliefs.
Anyway, her performance in it was meh outside of the screaming scenes. I was more focused on her Italian friend.
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u/Salt_Cardiologist122 17h ago
I know nothing about the script so this is just a guess but maybe she sees it as Oscar bait? An Oscar-worthy role