Brie Larson attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 30: Actors Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller and Brie Larson attend the screening of A24's "The Spectacular Now" at the Vista Theatre on July 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)more
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actress Brie Larson arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 07: Actress Brie Larson attends The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences's Sneak Preview Screening Of "Short Term 12" at Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Study on August 7, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)more
HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 21: Actress Brie Larson arrives at the premiere of Focus Features' "The World's End" at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on August 21, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 21: Actress Brie Larson attends ELLE's 20th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 21, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for ELLE)more
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Brie Larson attends The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) And InStyle Celebrates The 2014 Golden Globe Awards Season at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on November 21, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)more
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 02: Actress Brie Larson attends the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 2, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)more
WESTWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Actress Brie Larson attends the premiere of 'The LEGO Movie' at Regency Village Theatre on February 1, 2014 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)more
SANTA BARBARA, CA - FEBRUARY 04: Actress Brie Larson attends the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award to Daniel Bruhl, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jared Leto and June Squibbon at the Arlington Theatre on February 4, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for SBIFF)more
SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 01: Actress Brie Larson attends the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)more
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Brie Larson attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)more
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: Actress Brie Larson attends the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)more
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Actress Brie Larson attends the New York premiere of the Weinstein company's BEGIN AGAIN, sponsored by Delta Airlines and Budweiser at SVA Theater on June 25, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)more
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: Brie Larson attends the 2014 CFDA fashion awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: Actress Brie Larson attends "The Gambler" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Actress Brie Larson arrives at Louis Vuitton "Series 2" The Exhibition on February 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Actress Brie Larson attends the Coach presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 on February 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Coach)more
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Actress Brie Larson attends the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 22, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)more
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: Brie Larson attends the Miu Miu show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Miu Miu)more
departs The Mark Hotel for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: Brie Larson attends the "Trainwreck" New York Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on July 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
attends the InStyle & HFPA party during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at the Windsor Arms Hotel on September 12, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
attends the "Room" premiere during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on September 15, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Brie Larson attends a screening of "Room" during the BFI London Film Festival at Vue Leicester Square on October 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)more
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 13: Director Lenny Abrahamson (L) and actress Brie Larson pose at the after party for the premiere of A24's "Room" at Zinque on October 13, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 13: Actress Brie Larson (L) and actor Jacob Tremblay arrive at the premiere of A24's "Room" at the Pacific Design Center on October 13, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 14: Actress Brie Larson attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 7th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
<> at Aero Theatre on December 21, 2015 in Santa Monica, California.
attends the 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 2, 2016 in Palm Springs, California.
attends 2015 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 5, 2016 in New York City.
attends the W Magazine celebration of the 'Best Performances' Portfolio and The Golden Globes with Audi and Dom Perignon at Chateau Marmont on January 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 08: Actress Brie Larson attends the 16th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)more
attends the 16th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 09: Actress Brie Larson attends 2016 Film Independent Filmmaker Grant and Spirit Award Nominees Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 9, 2016 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)more
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 10: Actress Brie Larson, winner of Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama for 'Room,' attends InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)more
What a day for Irish film. With a whopping nine nominations in total, we’ve never felt prouder of our cinematic output and homegrown talent. From Fassbender to Ronan and several others in between, there’s no denying that the Irish will be well represented at the 2016 Academy Awards. If ever there was an excuse for a party here in Ireland, it’ll be on February 28th. Just this week we were gushing over the two-time Oscar-nominated Saoirse Ronan (for the incredible Brooklyn), but today, we’re all eyes on one of her new BFFs; Golden Globe winner Brie Larson. She’s not Irish; we know, but we’re going to right ahead and claim as our own. The 26-year-old former would-be pop star has just been nominated for a lead actress Oscar for her turn in Irish film Room (which itself got a nod in the best film category), directed by Lenny Abrahamson (who we adore, who also got a best director hat tip).
With one of the warmest smiles in Hollywood and an air of humility that’s hugely endearing, when you consider her breath-stoppingly brilliant acting skills, 2016 will be to Brie Larson what 2013 was to Jennifer Lawrence: epic. Beginning her career with tiny roles in the likes of 13 Going on 30 (she was one of the six chicks), Brie has slowly but surely risen to the top, hitting it out of the park with performances in Short Term 12 (which, quite frankly, deserved a lot more attention than it got) and now entering the big leagues, where she belongs, with the outstanding Room. Where so many book adaptations miss the mark, Brie’s portrayal here of Emma Donoghue’s Joy Newsome is delicate and perfectly nuanced. We doubt if a single fan of the book will emerge to say she did it a disservice. Those who plan on seeing the movie this weekend are in for one of the most visceral and gripping cinematic experiences of the last year and the fact that it’s an Irish film through and through, makes it all the more enjoyable.
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