Room (2015)

This is a good way to look at an Oscar win.

Brie Larson is getting ready to suit up as Captain Marvel but before she hits the big screen, Marvel Comics is having a little fun using the most self-aware of all their characters.

Brie Larson's grueling performance as Ma in Room had everyone buzzing since the film first premiered last year. Now she's won the Oscar for Best Actress, and for very good reason. Read on to see why Larson's win is a triumph for the Oscars.

As the night unfolds and prizes are handed out this evening, we will be regularly updating this page, highlighting the Oscar winners in all 24 categories. What will the big upsets be? Will your favorite movie of the last year take home the award for Best Picture? Follow along with us and find out!

It’s time to put up, or shut up. After months of tracking the ongoing Academy Awards race in our regular Awards Blend column, I finally have to put my official Oscar picks in the books And I’ll be 100% honest with you… I don’t feel comfortable with a few of them.

Oscar night is a big moment for those in Hollywood to both praise and fret over those they think will the most honored of the night. So leave it to one, singular force in the entertainment world to tear each film down a peg.

Room is one of the most powerful films of the year. It's something of an outsider, but could it surprise us all by actually claiming the Best Picture Oscar at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony?

Usually February isn't a great time for new DVD and Blu-ray releases, but this year the major studios seem to have gone all out. Check out what's coming up, here.

One of the biggest up and comers in Hollywood, Brie Larson is poised to potentially win her first Oscar this Sunday for her role in Room, let's take a look back at some of the roles that have led her to this point.

What were the most surprising turn of events during this morning’s nomination announcements for the 88th annual Academy Awards? Read on to find out!

The nominees for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles, setting the stage for the next few weeks of Oscar campaigning. The Academy Awards will be handed out on Sunday, February 28, in a star-studded event hosted this year by comedian Chris Rock.

This is a lot harder than you would imagine. This year, above several others, the field seems significantly spread out, with numerous films enjoying waves of passion but no film rising up to claim the coveted mantle of “Frontrunner.”

Admittedly my tastes are a bit all over the map, and the following list contains multiple animated features, a few indies, and a couple blockbusters. But what they all have in common is that they left me feeling in awe of the power of film.

This time of year is full of lists naming the best movies of the year and the best music of the year… but this is the spot where we get to talk about both. In 2015, some fantastic directors orchestrated some truly brilliant scenes choreographed to great original and licensed songs, and this is the feature where we celebrate those specific moments.

One of the best benefits of working for a movie website is simply getting the opportunity to see lots and lots of movies. During any week of the year, staff members here at CinemaBlend are regularly leaving and coming back from various screenings, always ultimately eager to explain their thoughts and opinions on a particular piece of work.

2015 has been another great year for movies. While there were big movies that everyone saw, there were just as many wonderful films that most passed over. Here are our ten favorite hidden gems of the year.

As 2015 draws to a close the various critic’s groups, professional guilds, and everyone else has been putting their heads together and voting for their favorite movies, and the American Film Institute released their choices for the top movies of the past calendar year.

Organizations from Los Angeles to Boston (and points in between) spread their love to a smattering of different films and performances, keeping the hopes of numerous Oscar contenders alive. But when it came down to naming a Best Picture, it was Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight that took the top prize again and again.

Rather surprisingly, the best film of the year has actually been named as the National Board Of Review's best film of the year. Care to guess what it is?

On Thanksgiving Day, we wanted to help you celebrate the day and the year by singling out 10 of the reasons why movie fans should be thankful. In the comments section, tell us why you are thankful this year. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

As the end of 2015 approaches, studios and distributors are waist deep in campaigning for the prestigious awards. Though it's still early in the going, the Independent Spirit Awards announced their full list of nominees.

The final unviewed awards contenders are starting to screen, giving Oscar analysts the full picture as 2015 draws to a close. And while The Hateful Eight and Joy remain mysteries, Alejandro Inarritu’s The Revenant finally screened at The Academy on Monday night, and reactions flooded social media almost instantly. So, will this be an Oscar contender?

It’s time to start trimming the fat. More Oscar contenders are starting to screen for analysts and audience members, meaning the annual awards race is shifting into focus. There’s still plenty of time to debate the merits of the major players, but more and more minor players are falling by the wayside.

Sunday night’s Hollywood Film Awards – which took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel – can’t really tell us anything about the Oscar race (and I’ll explain why in a second). But some who are building a campaign during these early stages can create a silver lining from this unusual awards show, and I’ll try and fill in why that’s the case.

Movies are made to be seen. That much is obvious. Sometimes, though, directors and actors have to wait an excruciatingly long time to show their movie to a willing audience – when can be incredibly painful when you know the movie you are sitting on is great.

What a difference a year makes. Last season, at this early stage of the game, we had so many potential Best Actor candidates, we easily could have fielded two categories of worthy nominees. What it mean, at the end of the First Phase, was that several talented performances were left on the outside looking in, left without a nomination.

Welcome, all, to the return of Awards Blend, CinemaBlend’s weekly conversation surrounding all things Oscar. The season officially is underway, launching each year as the triumphant trio of September film festivals – Venice, Telluride and Toronto – kick-start a bevy of campaigns that will position films, performers and behind-the-scenes talents for potential Oscar glory.

Room is a film based on a 2010 novel about a mother and son who spend their days locked in a shed. They’ve been there so long that Jack, the son, has never lived anyplace else. We now have a trailer to show us what this movie is going to look like.