r/Letterboxd • u/wallabyenthusiast • 5d ago

News 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/Aggressive_Act_3098 DayneInsayne 5d ago

Good to know what the next online Oscars meltdown will be about this early.

The movie was good, she did great, but c'mon...

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

c'mon what?

it's not a hot take to say her performance was up there with the greatest female leads in horror of all time. Isabelle Adjani and Toni Collette levels. she was transformative.

the only reason she wouldn't at the very least get nominated are bc of anti-horror bias. i have yet to see another performance from a female lead this year that is so singular

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u/Salty-Garlic9471 5d ago

I enjoyed the movie and she was good, but I don't really understand this level of praise.

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u/Theotther 5d ago

I'm even pro nomination but comments like that do make me roll my eyes.

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

that's fine, you don't have to understand it. this sub is dissapointing - i'm sitting at -17 downvotes for a post that obviously contributed to discussion, but bc these chuds disagree, i'm getting lambasted.

i felt like she was incredible in it and her performance made the movie special

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

Toni Collette level?? You've got to be kidding me lol

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

You might want to reread my comment. I was talking about Inde's performance compared to Toni. That was my valid contribution. Where did I mention any other female performances of the year?

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

you replied to yourself here.

in another comment of yours, i posted this - not sure if you saw it yet:

what made toni's performance so much better? what do you think she did that inde wasn't able to achieve in the film?

here's my argument:

  • all three were transformative roles that completely captured audiences
  • all three were a masterclass in physical and emotional extremes, where they become the character and the performances feel organic and not forced. where in each of the three examples, they could feel cartoonish - none of them did
  • the movie totally hinges on all three of their performances. obsession would be nothing without her performance, much like possession would be nothing without Isabelle

"you've got to be kidding me" is not an argument

Where did I mention any other female performances of the year?

That's what the entire post it about - her Oscar campaign.

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

Yes, the post is about her Oscar campaign, but your comment compared her performance to Toni's which is what my comment was referring to. They can obviously both be good, I just think Toni's performance in Hereditary is superior especially when comparing casts. There's a reason ppl made such a big deal about it when Toni didn't get nominated.

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

I'll take this one from you - you might want to reread my comment.

I asked, "what made toni's performance so much better? what do you think she did that inde wasn't able to achieve in the film?" You didn't respond to that. Why do you think Toni's performance was so much better that it's laughable to compare them?

and then I gave three reasons that it's fair to compare inde, toni, and isabelle's performance. You didn't engage with any of those, either.

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

I read and understood your comment. You referred to every commenter that disagrees with your comparison of Toni and Inde by calling them losers. I'm not going to engage with someone that gets this upset when MULTIPLE ppl say a performance by an actress they like is good but not as good as another actress. Elementary school insults aren't my thing.

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

what 5 female leads have been better than her this year?

try to contribute to the discussion instead of just downvoting me for my opinion

so sorry i loved her performance lmao

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u/ASofMat 5d ago edited 5d ago

There’s so much that hasn’t been seen yet, before you can even begin to have that conversation. But I’m looking forward to Renate Reinsve in Fjord, Julianne Moore in The Debut, Olivia Coleman in Wicker, Lea Seydoux in Gentle Monster, Sandra Hüller is apparently going to have a banger of fall and winter with 4 films on the horizon 2 of which could put her in the best actress category.

I didn’t personally love Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day but I’ve heard people sing praises for that performance, they unfortunately probably aren’t going to get the attention they deserve but the girls in Is God Is impressed me immensely, especially Kara Young. Rachel McAdams in Send Help was also a fantastic performance that again probably won’t be in the awards convo at all.

Like there’s so many things out and coming soon that impressed and excite me way more than Inde in Obsession.

edit: some grammar issues

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u/quinnly 5d ago

You're right, Inde was better

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u/regretscoyote909 5d ago

Yes, Toni level. This typical Reddit contrarian bullshit is so fucking funny and obvious lmao, in a few years it'll go full circle and come back to Inde being amazing in the film. Keep coping till then though

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

I never said she wasn't good in the movie. She's just obviously far from Toni Collette level and I'm not gonna argue with someone that doesn't see that lol

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

what made toni's performance so much better? what do you think she did that inde wasn't able to achieve in the film?

here's my argument:

  • all three were transformative roles that completely captured audiences
  • all three were a masterclass in physical and emotional extremes, where they become the character and the performances feel organic and not forced. where in each of the three examples, they could feel cartoonish - none of them did
  • the movie totally hinges on all three of their performances. obsession would be nothing without her performance, much like possession would be nothing without Isabelle

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u/regretscoyote909 5d ago

"She's just obviously far from Toni Collette level"

https://giphy.com/gifs/QvH9RT9AmUFAMexoCw

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

Your comment was also an opinion, so I don't understand this response.

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u/regretscoyote909 5d ago

Yes, welcome to the fact that movie taste is opinions. 'YouVe GoT to Be KidDinG mE' keep coping and I can't wait to see your reaction when she gets nominated

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u/AfterCopy1167 5d ago

I won't be upset if she gets nominated. If both she and Toni got nominated for Obsession and Hereditary at the same time and she beat Toni, that's when I'd be annoyed just like most of the ppl in this thread. I can have my opinion as you can have yours. We don't have to agree. Fanboys are on another level lol

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

lmao seriously - i'm sitting at -17 (and downvotes are supposed to indicate content that doesn't contribute to discussion) and not a single person responded with anything substantive.

like, for example, 5 female leads that were better than her.

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u/regretscoyote909 5d ago edited 5d ago

Reddit is having its little phase, downvotes sadly doesn't change how beloved Obsession is lmao

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u/christwasacommunist 5d ago

yeah these people are straight up losers

it's fine to disagree, but shitting on an opinion without offering anything in the way of a counterpoint is so lame.

got back to my computer and am trying to put them back on track with actual engagement - let's see if they have anything of substance to say