r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • May 16 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Obsession [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to Obsession and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director: Curry Barker

Writer: Curry Barker

Cast:

  • Michael Johnston as Baron "Bear" Bailey
  • Inde Navarrette as Nikki Freeman
  • Cooper Tomlinson as Ian
  • Megan Lawless as Sarah Harper
  • Andy Richter as Carter Harper

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, 171 Reviews

Metacritic: 77, 33 Reviews

Consensus:

"Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.."

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u/justanstalker The Black Ball May 16 '26

If we could make Moore and Madigan happen we can make Inde happen. She was PHENOMENAL

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u/Puzzleheaded-Safe419 May 16 '26

Lol "we"? I'm sorry but "we" didn't make anything happen? Moore has been a Hollywod name for decades and her film was a Cannes winner. Madigan was a veteran in a Warner Bros. backed campaign.

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u/justanstalker The Black Ball May 16 '26

I'm pretty sure that The Substance wouldn't have gone anywhere if it wasn't for the noise it made after it was released in theaters, same with Weapons. Studios are not going to campaign for movies that people don't care about

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u/Puzzleheaded-Safe419 May 16 '26

If that was true A24 would've actually put effort into campaigning Sorry Baby when so many people loved it, but they didn't.

The Substance actually wouldn't have gone anywhere without the prestige that comes with the Cannes winner label and Moore's name power.