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What role did Brie Larson win an Academy Award for?

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Brie Larson won an Academy Award for best actress for her performance in the film Room (2015), where she played a young woman kidnapped and held prisoner by a sexual predator. In addition to an Oscar, Larson also won a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for her work in the film, which was based on a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue.