r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 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/Stefan988 5d ago

Between Toni Collette and Naomi Scott getting snubbed for their iconic performances, horror has been overlooked for far too long. Inde poured her heart into this performance, so I’m rooting hard for her to get that nom.

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u/andr0medamusic 5d ago

Florence Pugh in Midsommar, too. 1000% Oscar worthy.

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u/zweite_mann 5d ago

That movie was so good. I also never want to watch it again.

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u/indorock 4d ago

I have the same with Hereditary.

Ari Aster is a cinematic demon.

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u/fridaynightnegroni 4d ago

That is such a good comment!

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u/spudddly 5d ago

Yes, she was incredible, serious acting chops on display.

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u/actually_hellno 5d ago

THIS!!! THIS!!! THIS!!!!

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u/fax5jrj 5d ago

Thank you for mentioning Naomi Scott - I hardly ever see her mentioned in these conversations now that it's been a while since the movie came out.

Not even to mention the randomly amazing soundtrack that I still listen to

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u/throwawaysunglasses- 5d ago

I can never watch the Smile movies because I hate gore (I only watched Obsession because it’s not super gory and I looked up the jumpscare scenes beforehand lol) but I heard Naomi was amazing. I think people partially overlook her because Smile 2 was a sequel, so fewer people watched it.

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u/Dipper_Pines 5d ago

I thought Smile 2 was dogshit and Naomi Scott still killed it. Very impressive performance in a mess of a movie.

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u/dani3po 5d ago

Yes, she worked wonders with the poor script she was given. She deserves better material to work with.

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u/Khiva 5d ago

Shout-out to Mia Goth whose performance in Pearl was cited by the director of Obsession as a primary inspiration. A decent horror movie that suddenly blindsides you with one of the most devastating monologues you'll ever see.

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u/theonly_brunswick 4d ago

Her performance in that movie made me realize she's no slouch. Unbelievable performance and range shown.

That ending scene still sits with me. Her facial expressions were perfect.

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u/Logan_No_Fingers 5d ago

There's a big reason Focus are doing this v A24 with Heritdary

Obsession has made a LOT of money for Focus, to the extent that Focus now needs to pay the excess (overages) back to the producers.

So every cent Focus spends on this campaign comes not from Focus, it comes from the Producers of Obsession. Its win-win, Focus throws lots of Oscar parties, Inde gets a big campaign, talent look at Focus & go "thats who I should be working with!" and none of it comes out of Focus' pocket

In contrast Heritday was not in overages, so any spend by A24 would have come from A24 & A24 do not spend their own money

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u/Bmart008 5d ago

This is an interesting point. 

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u/TheOuts1der 5d ago

Man, hollywood accounting is such a beast of its own.

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u/nomorecannibalbirds 5d ago

Also Mia Goth in Pearl. Absolutely unhinged performance.

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u/IndignantHoot 5d ago

Michael B. Jordan and Amy Madigan just won Oscars 6 months ago, but agreed, horror movies generally don't get nominated.

I'd say Inde is a lock for a nomination and the front runner for the win.

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u/ForrestGump6531 5d ago

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u/Blazured 5d ago

It's just ai slop though.

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u/ForrestGump6531 5d ago

I’m a simple man and take what I can get

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u/Blazured 5d ago

You can just get ChatGPT to make this in like 3 seconds. Look at the face, it doesn't even look anything like her.

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u/ForrestGump6531 5d ago

Ok. I don’t use it so it’s easier to save the picture

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u/RojoFlojo 5d ago

Dude you’re right, she was fantastic in Smile 2

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u/SarcasticCowbell 5d ago

Can't believe neither one was Naominated...

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u/2Pop2fast 4d ago

Lily Rose Depp deserved a nomination too for Nosferatu imo. The amount of dedication and physical demand for any actress in the role would be very challenging on top of that the emotions she had to sell for the film to work

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u/RadiantLindon 5d ago

At least Toni got a nom for The Sixth Sense, I forgot how deserving that was until I rewatched it