Brie Larson Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
1st February 2017
Fact: Leonardo Dicaprio, Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander and Mark Rylance have all been confirmed to present at the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017. The four stars scooped the top acting Oscars at last year's (16) ceremony and will give out the same accolades at the event later this month, where Jimmy Kimmel is acting as host.
1st August 2016
Fact: High Rise director Ben Wheatley's new film Free Fire is to close the London Film Festival (LFF). The movie, which sees 2016 Oscar winner Brie Larson play Justine, a young woman who brokers a gun deal in 1970s Massachusetts, will premiere at the LFF's Closing Night gala on 16 October (16). The film also stars Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley, Sharlto Copley and Armie Hammer.
29th February 2016
Quote: "I feel kind of in like, a nice zen meditation (mood). Maybe it's because I'm really jetlagged! I flew in from Vietnam so I feel like I'm in another place, but this is a childhood dream; this is incredible." Best Actress contender Brie Larson is feeling a little out of it as she attends her first Academy Awards as a nominee for Room.
9th February 2016
Quote: "I've been kind of wondering what I'm supposed to do with all of them... I have this weird dream that there's some weird cave somewhere where if I place them all together, something magical happens... like Indiana Jones." Oscars Best Actress favourite Brie Larson isn't sure where to put all the awards she has been winning for her role in Room.
23rd January 2016
Quote: "Amy allows us to laugh about things that have been (taboo) for so long. (Society's) feeling is: 'Do not discuss. Don't you dare.' And Amy says, 'Why? Being a human is super funny.'" Brie Larson praises her Trainwreck co-star Amy Schumer.
14th January 2016
Quote: "I'm shaking right now, I'm really confused...! It's the highest form of flattery in my field, it's unbelievable. The nominations mean so much because it comes from your peers, it comes from fellow actors. I was home schooled and I never really felt like I was part of any group, (so) to be included with people I've respected so much since I was a kid is absolutely incredible." Best Actress Oscar nominee Brie Larson is overjoyed to land recognition from the Academy for Room, which is also shortlisted for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson.
12th January 2016
Quote: "My favourite moment was when I went back to my table after winning a Golden Globe, and Katy Perry had a round of (fast food restaurant) In-and-Out burgers for everybody. Hot and fresh. I've been feeling like I'm in a dream." Room star Brie Larson had a surreal night at the Golden Globes on Sunday (10Jan16), when she picked up the Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama honour for her role in Room.
9th December 2013
Fact: Jared Leto, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson and Oscar Isaac are among the seven talented actors who will each be presented with the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California. The honour, annually bestowed upon those who are recognised as breakthrough performers, will be handed out on 4 February (14).
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