Brie Larson is an American actress and filmmaker who has received various awards and nominations.
She began acting at age eight, and followed it with minor supporting roles in various films. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed leading performance in the 2013 coming-of-age drama film Short Term 12, for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and a Critics' Choice Award. She garnered widespread acclaim for her performance as Joy "Ma" Newsome in the 2015 drama Room, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
On television, she played housewife turned chemist in the Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Actress Room
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Room 2024 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie Lessons in Chemistry
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2015 Best Actress in a Leading Role Room BAFTA Rising Star Award
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Interactive Program The Messy Truth VR Experience 2024 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Lessons in Chemistry Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Room 2023 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Lessons in Chemistry
Critics' associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 Best Breakthrough Performance 2016 Room Best Actress Best Breakthrough Performance Austin Film Critics Association 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 Bobby McCurdy Breakthrough Artist Award 2016 Best Actress Room Black Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Boston Online Film Critics Association 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Chicago Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 2015 Room Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 Central-Ohio Film Critics Association 2014 Best Breakthrough Artist Short Term 12 Best Actress 2016 Room Critics' Choice Awards 2014 Best Movie Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room 2023 Best Movie/Miniseries Lessons in Chemistry Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actress Room Denver Film Critics Society 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Detroit Film Critics Society 2014 Breakthrough Performance Short Term 12 Best Actress 2016 Room Dublin Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actress Room Florida Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actress Room Georgia Film Critics Association 2014 Best Breakthrough Artist Short Term 12 Best Actress 2016 Room Houston Film Critics Society 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Indiana Film Journalists Association 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room IndieWire Critics Poll 2013 Best Lead Performance Short Term 12 2015 Best Actress Room Internet Film Critic Society 2016 Best Actress Room Iowa Film Critics Awards 2016 Best Actress Room Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2015 Best Actress Room Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society 2018 Trailblazer Award London Film Critics' Circle 2014 Actress of the Year Short Term 12 2016 Room New York Film Critics Online 2016 Best Actress Room Nevada Film Critics Society 2016 Best Actress Room North Carolina Film Critics Association 2015 Best Actress Room North Texas Film Critics Association 2015 Best Actress Room Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actress Room Online Film Critics Society 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 2015 Room Online Film and Television Association 2014 Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Short Term 12 2016 Best Actress Room Phoenix Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actress Room Phoenix Film Critics Society 2014 Best Breakthrough Performance Short Term 12 2016 Best Actress Room San Diego Film Critics Society 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Seattle Film Critics Circle 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room Southeastern Film Critics Association 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room St. Louis Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actress Room Toronto Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actress Room Utah Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actress Room Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actress Room Best Actress in a Canadian Film Village Voice Film Poll 2014 Best Lead Performance Short Term 12 2016 Best Actress Room Washington DC Area Film Critics Association 2014 Best Actress Short Term 12 2016 Room 2018 The Glass Castle Women Film Critics Circle 2015 Best Actress Room Best Young Actress Best Screen Couple Courage in Acting Award 2019 Acting and Activism Award Best Female Action Hero Captain Marvel
Other associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2015 Best International Lead Actress – Cinema Room Awards Circuit Community Awards 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 2015 Room Black Reel Awards 2020 Outstanding Ensemble Just Mercy Canadian Screen Awards 2015 Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Room Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2015 Best Actress Room CinEuphoria Awards 2013 Best Actress – International Competition Short Term 12 2015 Room Dorian Awards 2015 Film Performance of the Year — Actress Room DVD Exclusive Awards 2005 Best Original Music Video "Hope Has Wings" Empire Awards 2015 Best Actress Room Golden Schmoes Awards 2013 Breakthrough of the Year Short Term 12 2015 Actress of the Year Room Gotham Awards 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 2015 Room Hamptons International Film Festival 2013 Breakthrough Performer Short Term 12 IMDb STARmeter Awards 2015 STARmeter Award International Online Cinema Awards 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role Short Term 12 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 2015 Best International Actress Room Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Best Female Lead Short Term 12 2015 Room NAACP Image Awards 2020 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Just Mercy Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Movie Actress Captain Marvel / Avengers: Endgame Favorite Superhero 2023 Favorite Movie Actress The Marvels Locarno International Film Festival 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 Maui Film Festival 2013 Rising Star Award MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016 Best Actor in a Movie Room Best Breakthrough Performance in a Movie 2019 Best Fight in a Movie Captain Marvel Best Hero in a Movie National Board of Review 2015 Best Actress Room National Film & TV Awards 2019 Best Actress Captain Marvel Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015 Breakthrough Performance Award People's Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Action Movie Star of the Year Captain Marvel Favorite Female Movie Star of the Year 2024 Action Movie Star of the Year The Marvels Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2013 Virtuoso Award 2015 Outstanding Performance of the Year Room Satellite Awards 2015 Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) Room 2023 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Lessons in Chemistry Saturn Awards 2019 Best Film Lead Actress Captain Marvel Seattle International Film Festival 2013 Best Actress Short Term 12 Sundance Film Festival 2012 Short Film Special Jury Prize The Arm SXSW Film Festival 2013 SXSW Grand Jury Award Weighting Teen Choice Awards 2015 Choice Movie Actress – Drama Room Choice Movie – Chemistry 2017 Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi Kong Skull Island 2019 Choice Movie Actress – Action Captain Marvel / Avengers: Endgame Young Artist Awards 2001 Best Lead Young Actress in a Comedy Series Raising Dad 2004 Best Young Cast in a Feature Film Sleepover 2006 Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film Hoot Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2018 Crystal Award
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