Overview
- Focus Features announced Wednesday that it will campaign Inde Navarrette in the Best Actress category as the centerpiece of a wide-ranging Oscar run for Obsession.
- The studio told outlets it will seek nominations in nearly every eligible Academy category and provided a full submission list covering above‑the‑line and below‑the‑line fields.
- Director Curry Barker is being positioned as a multi-hyphenate contender with submissions in Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Film Editing.
- Obsession’s extraordinary commercial performance — more than $505.6 million worldwide on an estimated $750,000 budget — is a key pillar of the film’s awards argument.
- A tactical decision on Golden Globes placement remains unresolved and will shape early-season messaging as the campaign moves into preliminary Oscar voting in December and nominations on January 21, 2027.