Ken Berwitz
As the controversy rages over Black actors and actresses (no, there is nothing sexist at all in distinguishing them by gender) being shut out of Oscar nominations, I would like to mention what I consider to be a major omission.
Did you see the movie “Room”? I hope you did, because, apart from being a brilliantly constructed, extremely moving story, it had one of the best performances by a child I have ever seen – maybe the single best of them all.
I do not know why Jacob Tremblay, who was only 8 years old when it was filmed and is 9 now, was not nominated for Best Actor. But if I were voting, he would have been. – just as Brie Larson, who played his mother, was nominated for Best Actress and Lenny Abrahamson was for Best Director.
It is hard to explain the quality and depth of young Jacob\’s performance. You really have to see it. I strongly urge you to do just that.
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One other thing I should have mentioned when I first put this post up, but am doing now: William C. Macy\’s role – a tiny little one, as the father and grandfather who could not deal with what happened – is an absolute gem. You can feel his agony,
