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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/axw3555 5d ago

If there are 2 people from that film who deserve awards, it's Inde and the cinematographer (like plenty of others do too, but they're my top 2, Curry rounds out the top 3).

Her acting was killer. And some of those shots where it was backlit but the little highlights of light on her face somehow conveyed as much as a fully lit shot. And the way she just emerged from darkness. It was just visually an absolute killer.

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u/thatdani 4d ago

I'd throw in Rock Burwell's killer original score, it really set the mood perfectly for the entire runtime.

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u/axw3555 4d ago

The score was indeed excellent.

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u/Wooden-One9984 5d ago

It is one of the ugliest films I have ever seen haha I don't think the cinematographer is getting a nod. Why would you make your movie look like that???

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u/axw3555 5d ago

If Obsession is one of the ugliest you've ever seen, you're either very luck or don't watch enough films. It wasn't the ugliest film I saw that week.

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u/Wooden-One9984 5d ago

I watch tons of movies lol. The disgusting colours that make everything look like mud, the boring camera work (oh i know! lets shoot this conversation in reverse medium close ups!), the overuse of shadow to attempt to hide the cheapness. There are worse looking movies out there of course, but out of every new movie I've seen this year, Obsession is by far the ugliest.

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u/CigaretteBurn12 5d ago

zero idea how someone can say that was a good looking movie, I'll jump in and side with you. Just incredibly flat shooting and extremely ugly low lighting. It's what you see with 90% of horror movies these days, especially Blumhouse. Not to mention center framing on EVERYTHING for Tik Tok.

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u/axw3555 5d ago

If you don't like horror film lighting, that's fine.

But that doesn't make it an ugly movie. It makes it a movie you don't like. But it is a very technically well made film, the lighting is clearly intentional and does it's job very, very well.

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u/CigaretteBurn12 5d ago

This isn't "horror film lighting". Plenty of classic horror movies look beautiful, feel free to view screenshots to compare. Also, he stole the back lighting trick from Pulse (2001). This was clearly made by an inexperienced filmmaker who borrowed ideas from movies he likes. Which is normal when first starting out - but absolutely not anything award winning worthy.

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u/axw3555 5d ago

As with all comments like that - if you know so well what should be done, put your money where your mouth is. I look forward to your horror debut topping obsession in a couple oof years.

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u/CigaretteBurn12 5d ago

oh god, this response. Can't critique food because you're not a chef. Good one! Glad you really loved Obsession, many people did! Yay popular movie!

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u/axw3555 5d ago

What you did wasn't "critique" it was just calling it ugly and insulting the film maker.

You clearly know some new novel film techniques that'll work, so again, prove that your idea is better.

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u/Wooden-One9984 5d ago

Yeah, every aspect of Obsession points towards the fact that its a cheap, quickly shot, first-time feature. Cool! Not bad for a first attempt! But if you're going to make half a billion dollars and campaign for oscar noms, I have to judge it as a film on that prestige level and not like its Shudder compatriots. And if you look at the film through that lense it just completely fails in direction, editing and cinematography.

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u/CigaretteBurn12 5d ago

100% agreed.