Is Amanda Seyfried at risk of being cancelled? Outspoken actress ‘robbed’ of Golden Globes win after she sparked a boycott of her films with controversial comments

The actress, 40, then appeared visibly disappointed when she lost the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture to If I Had Legs I’d Kick You star Rose Byrne.

In a viral clip from the evening, the Emmy-winning star, who was nominated for The Testament of Ann Lee, was caught grimacing briefly before forcing a smile and clapping.

Seyfried’s fans have since claimed she behaved in such a manner because she ‘knew she wasn’t about to win’, adding that the actress was ‘robbed’ of the accolades. 

In recent months, the outspoken actress has divided the public after voicing her political views – with many Americans vowing to ‘boycott’ her work. 

There have been calls to ‘cancel’ Seyfried, who ironically just starred The Housemaid with Sydney Sweeney, who has also caused ire with her political beliefs. 

Seyfried sparked outrage last year when she described Charlie Kirk as ‘hateful’, days after the MAGA influencer was shot and killed on September 10 at the age of 31, during one of his famous on-campus debates at Utah Valley University.

As well as commenting that he was ‘hateful’ under a social media post about his death, the actress went on to reshare a meme that alluded Kirk’s death had been expected.

The meme read: ‘You can’t invite violence to the dinner table and be shocked when it starts eating.’

Social media erupted with fury at her reaction to the crime, and she addressed the blowback in a subsequent statement. 

‘We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity,’ she wrote in a text post on her Instagram. 

‘I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable. No one should have to experience this level of violence.’

She continued: ‘This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?’

In her caption, she added: ‘I don’t want to add fuel to a fire. I just want to be able to give clarity to something so irresponsibly (but understandably) taken out of context. 

‘Spirited discourse- isn’t that what we should be having?’

Despite the backlash she faced, Seyfried refused to apologise for the comment when questioned about it two months later. 

She told Who What Wear: ‘I’m not f**king apologizing for that. I mean, for f**k’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course.

Seyfried added that the statement she posted after the blowback allowed her to get her ‘voice back.’  

‘Thank God for Instagram,’ she mused. I was able to give some clarity, and it was about getting my voice back because I felt like it had been stolen and recontextualized – which is what people do, of course.’ 

The Mean Girls star also noted that navigating political conversations requires restraint, saying she has to remember to ‘keep [her] head on’ when engaging with divisive issues.

Following her comments, former fans took to X/Twitter to claim they would be boycotting her future work. 

As The Housemaid was promoted online, they commented: ‘Amanda Seyfried is in that and she called Charlie Kirk hateful right after his death. Boycott that one’;

‘Passed on that one with the Charlie Kirk hating Amanda Seyfried.’;

‘Did anyone see this movie?? I was so excited til I heard Amanda Seyfried was s**t talking Charlie Kirk’; 

‘To Amanda Seyfried – we can boycott all you movies, tv shows, magazines and products you are in there. Think about it!’;

‘My message to Amanda Seyfried: we don’t need your apologies for your ignorance about Charlie Kirk. But just know it’s a two way street. We owe you nothing either. Good luck selling tickets.’

Seyfried later cemented her liberal leanings as she praised socialism as a ‘gorgeous idea,’ arguing it was rooted in collective care and responsibility.

The Mamma Mia! actress shared her thoughts while appearing on Variety’s Award Circuit podcast as she promoted The Testament of Ann Lee, a musical centered on the founder of the Shakers, an 18th-century religious movement built around communal living.

Asked how she understood the concept, she mused: ‘For me, it’s taking care of each other. If I have more money, I can spend more money on other people. Isn’t that right?’

Seyfried continued: ‘Thank God we’re talking about Ann Lee so much, because there’s a direct relationship to what she created and what we’re lacking.

‘How about we all don’t have any kind of agendas? How about our agenda is take care of each other? Socialism is a gorgeous idea, and I know it doesn’t work perfectly.’

Recently, Seyfried has been promoting The Housemaid, playing a wealthy woman who hires a live-in maid (Sweeney) with a troubled past. 

The pairing was interesting, given Sweeney has also become a political lightning rod in recent months.

Sweeney, 28, sparked a social media firestorm last summer over an American Eagle jeans advertisement that played on the phrase ‘good genes,’ with critics accusing the campaign of echoing ‘Nazi propaganda’ by featuring a blonde, blue-eyed star.

In the wake of the backlash, reports emerged that Sweeney was a registered Republican, prompting condemnation from some left-leaning fans. 

President Donald Trump later weighed in on the controversy, joking: ‘Now I love her ad.’

Noting that both actresses had come under fire from opposing parties, one X user joked: ‘The Housemaid sales are gonna be so interesting because they have to support Sydney Sweeney but they also have to boycott Amanda Seyfried. Decisions decisions’. 

Ultimately, The Housemaid proved to be a box office success and has so far grossed more than $133 million against its $35 million budget. 

Yet Seyfried’s attention is now back to The Testament of Ann Lee as she navigates awards season.

Reacting to the viral clip of Seyfried missing out on the Golden Globe, fans shared on X: ‘Amanda already knows she’s not winning… but still hyped like she’s about to snatch the trophy’;

‘Now that was funny she was like I ain’t winning this’;

‘She knew she wasn’t about to win. She wasn’t even wanting to look in the camera. Like they doing her wrong.’;

‘Amanda already knows she’s not winning… but still hyped like she’s about to snatch the trophy’. 

Seyfried also lost out in the TV category where she had been nominated for Long Bright River, losing to Michelle Williams in Dying For Sex. 

It’s already been confirmed that Seyfried won’t be nominated for a BAFTA for The Testament of Ann Lee, with the actress not making the longlist published last week.

Bookmakers have predicted she could get an Oscar nomination – yet have labelled her the outsider to win the accolade. 

Coral have given her odds of 40-1 to win Best Actress, following on from Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Emma Stone (Bugonia) and Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love) who have odds of 33-1. 

The frontrunner is Jessie Buckley for Hamnet, who has odds of 1-12 and has already won a Critics Choice Award and Golden Globe for her performance. While Rose Byrne is in second at  6-1.