Amanda Seyfried did 200 takes for a scene in David Fincher's Oscar-nominated Mank

Amanda Seyfried in Mank. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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LOS ANGELES - The period drama Mank, now streaming on Netflix, leads this year's Oscar race with 10 nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Director (David Fincher), Best Actor (Gary Oldman) and Best Supporting Actress (Amanda Seyfried).

And given the Academy's love of movies about movie-making, the odds are good that it will bag several major awards.

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