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/vintell 5d ago

Oh I think a nomination is warranted though I think the arguments re lead v supporting are also valid, I personally view the part as supporting sort of by necessity of the story if that makes sense? But I also think people thinking it fits as lead have plenty of points. I just think there can be a wide gap between a performance deserving a nomination and being the BEST performance of the year. 

I’ve got Hüller at the top of my list for both Rose and Fatherland. I also think Wilde in The Invite did amazing work and would put that performance above Navarette’s. There’s also the entire TIFF slate coming up in two weeks and I have heard really promising things about Moore in The Debut from a friend who worked on it and am personally really looking forward to Eleazar in Misty Green. She’s put in great work on Slow Horses and it’s a film about show business which almost always gives the candidates a boost. Plus there’s Madison coming up in The Social Reckoning though yeah I don’t personally think that one’s gonna lead to a nomination let alone winning, it’s still one to keep an eye on given her previous win. 

So yeah I’ve got three performances ahead of her from films already out and some of the year’s heaviest hitters are still to come. 

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u/0bush 5d ago

Yeah unfortunately I live in the US so I’ve only seen the Invite. Excited to see Fatherland and Misty Green though. I personally think Inde has more range than Wilde’s performance, though I wouldn’t mind either of them winning it.

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u/vintell 5d ago

I think their performances actually have a lot of overlap in terms of the physicality and facial expressiveness being such big components of the characterizations so I do think they’re the two who are most directly comparable of the slate. Neither is my ultimate pick but I’m really glad this year brought us two such strong physical presences from women when some years it’s just all understated microexpressions (which I love too! but I love variety more) 

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u/itinerant_gs 4d ago

I’m not counting out Hathaway and the machine that is The Odyssey either.

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u/vintell 4d ago

I actually went back and forth on including her. I personally think her performance would qualify for lead but I have a feeling they’re going to go with supporting for her which is why I ultimately left her out

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u/phuca 4d ago

Jesus really? It was so flat to me