# List of accolades received by Room

Room is a 2015 British-American-Canadian-Irish drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson. It is an adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel of the same name who also wrote the screenplay. Brie Larson stars as Joy Newsome, an abducted mother held captive for seven years with her five-year-old son Jack, played by Jacob Tremblay. Joan Allen, William H. Macy, and Sean Bridgers feature in supporting roles in the film. Room premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2015, with A24 later providing the film a wide release on January 22, 2016, at over 800 theaters in the United States and Canada. The film grossed a worldwide box office total of over $35 million on a production budget of $13 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 303 reviews and judged 93 percent to be positive.
The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, screenplay and the performances of Larson and Tremblay. Room earned eleven nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, winning nine including Best Motion Picture, Best Achievement in Direction for Abrahamson, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tremblay, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Larson. At the 13th Irish Film & Television Awards, Room won seven awards including Best Film, Best Director for Abrahamson, and Best International Actress for Larson.
At the 88th Academy Awards, Room received four nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Abrahamson and Best Adapted Screenplay for Donoghue. Larson went on to win for Best Actress. She also received awards in the Best Actress category at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, 69th British Academy Film Awards, and 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. Donoghue was nominated at the former two award ceremonies, and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Both the National Board of Review, and the American Film Institute included the film in their respective list of the top ten of the year.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| AACTA Awards | December 9, 2015 | Best Actress – International | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Picture | Ed Guiney | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Film | Room | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | December 16, 2015 | Top Ten Films of the Year | Room | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Breakthrough Artist | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| BFI London Film Festival | October 26, 2015 | Best Film | Room | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | December 6, 2015 | Best International Independent Film | Room | Won |
| Calgary International Film Festival | October 7, 2015 | Audience Choice Award – Narrative Feature | Room | Won |
| Camerimage | November 21, 2015 | Golden Frog for Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Motion Picture | David Gross, and Ed Guiney | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Achievement in Direction | Lenny Abrahamson | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Brie Larson | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Joan Allen | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Ethan Tobman, and Mary Kirkland | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Original Score | Stephen Rennicks | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 13, 2016 | Best Make-Up | Sid Armour | Won |
| Casting Society of America | January 21, 2016 | Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama | Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook, Kathleen Chopin, and Jonathan Oliveira | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Most Promising Performer | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Picture | Room | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Young Performer | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Breakthrough | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | January 19, 2016 | Performance of the Year – Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | January 19, 2016 | Screenplay of the Year | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 20, 2016 | Best Male Newcomer | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 20, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | FFCC Breakout Award | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Room | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Brie Larson | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 4, 2016 | Best Independent Trailer | "Outside" | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 4, 2016 | Best Independent Trailer | "Room" | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | October 14, 2015 | Best Narrative Feature | Room | Won |
| Heartland Film Festival | October 25, 2015 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Room | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Picture | Room | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Female Lead | Brie Larson | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best First Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominated |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Film | Room | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Scriptwriter | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Sound | Niall Brady, Steve Fanagan, and Ken Galvin | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best Original Music | Stephen Rennicks | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best International Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best International Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Film of the Year | Room | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Actress of the Year | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Screenwriter of the Year | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | October 18, 2015 | MVFF Overall Audience Favorite | Lenny Abrahamson | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 10, 2016 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | December 1, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| National Board of Review | December 1, 2015 | Top Ten Films | Room | Won |
| National Board of Review | December 1, 2015 | Breakthrough Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| New Orleans Film Festival | October 28, 2015 | Spotlight Film | Lenny Abrahamson | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 6, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 13, 2015 | Best Picture | Room | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 13, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 13, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Picture | Room | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 13, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 13, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Motion Picture | Room | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | June 22, 2016 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | June 22, 2016 | Best Independent Film | Room | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Brie Larson | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 21, 2015 | Best Film | Room | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 21, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 21, 2015 | Best Scene | "Jack's escape and rescue" | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | July 31, 2016 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | July 31, 2016 | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Jacob Tremblay | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Runner-up |
| Toronto International Film Festival | September 20, 2015 | People's Choice Award | Room | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2015 | Best International Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2015 | Best International Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Canadian Film | Room | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Brie Larson | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Joan Allen | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2016 | Best Director of a Canadian Film | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominated |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | October 12, 2015 | Most Popular Canadian Feature Film Award | Room | Won |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | October 16, 2015 | Audience Award | Room | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 7, 2015 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 7, 2015 | Best Youth Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 7, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2015 | Best Woman Storyteller | Emma Donoghue | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2015 | Best Young Actress | Brie Larson | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2015 | Best Screen Couple | Brie Larson, and Jacob Tremblay | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2015 | Courage in Acting | Brie Larson | Nominated |