It flopped thoughAre you arguing that superhero movies haven't been making a focused effort to land heralded actors for roles?
Because uh...that's been the entire MO of the MCU and Sony has clearly been following it for their Spiderverse. They're going to get the most sought after awarded/nominated actress they can.
Booksmart was one of the best movies of last year. Studios were lining up to give her the bag for a big project.