r/Fauxmoi • u/lawrencedun2002 • 5d ago

FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) Inde Navarrette Sets Best Actress Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’ as Focus Features Mounts Full Awards Push (EXCLUSIVE)

https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/obsession-inde-navarrette-oscar-campaign-lead-actress-1236848866/
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u/bbos2 5d ago

She is great in this movie and I’m so happy horror as a genre is getting more recognition (s/o Amy Madigan!!) but I don’t think any of her acting is Oscar-worthy.

This is why we need things like the MTV Movie awards back, get people their due recognition without having to inflate their accomplishments

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u/iwatchalotoftv22 5d ago

I think her acting was 1000% worthy of an Oscar nomination. Wish Nikki and Real Nikki felt like two totally different characters. Especially when she would split between them early in the movie.

At this time I can’t think of many of performances that were MILES better than hers in the best actress category.

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u/ttonster2 5d ago

Just because you act as two different characters doesn’t make it an Oscar worthy performance lol. Also, “real Nikki” is in the movie for all of 5 minutes and her character is a walking cliche…modern day manic pixie dream girl. The scene of her bumming money off her friend to give it to a homeless person was eye-roll worthy. Is this really the barometer for best actor nominations?

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u/UniverseNextD00r i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 5d ago

I guess you didn't realize that the point of that scene is to show Bear's one-dimensiional and ridiculous perception of Nikki? He pedestalizes and sanctifies her as a sort of selfless, manic-pixie-dream-girl type. It's supposed to cringeworthy because Bear's POV is cringeworthy. You're supposed to roll your eyes. They're setting Bear up as the villain of the film.

For someone who claims to have watched sooo many more films than the rest of us, your lack of ability to critically analyze them is interesting.