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  3. Jacob Tremblay: Room Actor Is Awards Season MVP

Jacob Tremblay: Room Actor Is Awards Season MVP

The young star of 'Room' has charmed Hollywood (and the Internet) with his all-star squad and adorable one-liners
Jessica Derschowitz
By Jessica Derschowitz Updated March 09, 2016 at 03:35 PM EST
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Jacob Tremblay, Awards Season MVP

Jacob Tremblay, Awards Season MVP
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Jacob Tremblay is having a very good year. The 9-year-old actor earned critical raves for his role in Room, and as the film has made its way through the awards season circuit so too has Tremblay, winning everyone’s hearts as he rubbed elbows with stars, gave charming speeches, and even showed off a few dance moves.

He may not have gotten an Oscar nomination (this year, at least), but if there was a category for 2016's awards season MVP, he’d have it locked down. 

 

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Celebrating His SAG Award Nomination with Ice Cream

Celebrating His SAG Award Nomination with Ice Cream
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He didn’t end up winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (more on that later), but when nominations were announced in December 2015, Tremblay celebrated properly: with a banana split. 

 

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Meeting J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg at the AFI Awards

Meeting J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg at the AFI Awards
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"The mind of me right now is so blown," Tremblay tweeted after meeting the famed filmmakers. (Yes, he has Twitter account, and his bio is adorable: “Actor. Lego Enthusiast. Star Wars Fanatic.”)

 

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Getting Golden Globes Photos with Michael B. Jordan, Oscar Isaac, and Chris Evans

Getting Golden Globes Photos with Michael B. Jordan, Oscar Isaac, and Chris Evans
Credit: Instagram.com/jacobtremblay

“Met some of my favorite actors tonight,” Tremblay wrote on Instagram, assembling an all-star squad of which grown adults would be jealous. “I had a blast!” 

 

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Being the Best Cheerleader Ever for Brie Larson

Being the Best Cheerleader Ever for Brie Larson
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Brie Larson, who plays Tremblay’s “Ma” in Room, bonded with her young costar over Star Wars, and it’s a bond that continued post-filming. “Congrats to the coolest girl in the world!!!!” he wrote after she won a Golden Globe at the 2016 ceremony. 

 

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Introducing the World to His 'Hot Dad'

Introducing the World to His 'Hot Dad'
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When Tremblay brought his parents as his Golden Globes dates, the Internet quickly took notice of the youngster’s father — who, yes, is pretty good looking. 

 

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Staging a Lightsaber Battle with Oscar Isaac

Staging a Lightsaber Battle with Oscar Isaac
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Being a 9-year-old Star Wars fan isn’t that uncommon, but being a 9-year-old Star Wars fan who gets to actually battle Poe Dameron at a Golden Globes afterparty certainly is. 

 

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Celebrating the Oscar Nominations for Room

Celebrating the Oscar Nominations for Room
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Tremblay didn’t get an Oscar nod for Room, but he was happy to celebrate the four nominations it did receive — which he got all dressed up for and grabbed a copy of the film’s source material to do. "Congrats TEAM ROOM!!!" he wrote on Twitter. "We did it!!!"

 

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His Charming Critics’ Choice Awards Speech…

His Charming Critics’ Choice Awards Speech…
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Upon winning best young actor at the ceremony, Tremblay gave what’ll likely be the most adorable speech of the year. “This is super cool. This is the best day of my life,” he told the crowd, adding that he knew just the place to put the award: “on the shelf, right beside my Millennium Falcon.”

 

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…Followed by his Charming Critics’ Choice Dance Moves…

…Followed by his Charming Critics’ Choice Dance Moves…
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How did Tremblay celebrate his big win, you ask? By getting down to “his favorite jam” — “Uptown Funk,” naturally. 

 

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…and Also Getting to Meet BB-8

…and Also Getting to Meet BB-8
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"My favorite celebrity encounter!!" Tremblay captioned an Instagram photo. The Force is strong with this one. 

 

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Presenting an Award (Adorably) at the SAG Awards

Presenting an Award (Adorably) at the SAG Awards
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No sore losers here. After losing the supporting actor category to Beasts of No Nation's Idris Elba, Tremblay jokingly reminisced about it while presenting another category with Brie Larson later in the show. “I can still remember the first time I got nominated for a SAG Award,” he said. “I was only 9 years old, and I was competing against Batman.” (Christian Bale was also nominated in his category.)

 

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Meeting Leonardo DiCaprio at the SAG Awards

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The only thing better than this photo is the story Tremblay later told about getting it. "I just walked straight up to him and I noticed a huge line of people trying to meet him,” he said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “And I was just like, ‘Oh, I’m a kid. I can skip it.’ So I skipped it and just said, ‘Hi.’”

 

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And his ‘Fellow Canadian’ Rachel McAdams

And his ‘Fellow Canadian’ Rachel McAdams
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Another of Tremblay’s star sightings from the SAG Awards, which he posted on Instagram with the Canada-appropriate hashtag #eh. 

 

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Striking Poses with Idris Elba

Striking Poses with Idris Elba
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After presenting an award to Elba for Luther during the SAG Awards ceremony, the two snapped a photo together at one of the afterparties.  

 

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Knocking out Sylvester Stallone

Knocking out Sylvester Stallone
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The man behind Rocky Balboa let Tremblay throw a (faux) punch at the Oscar nominees luncheon in February 2016. “Hangin’ with the Champ!” he wrote on Instagram. 

 

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And Becoming Nickname Twins with Jennifer Lawrence

And Becoming Nickname Twins with Jennifer Lawrence
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“J-Trem meets J-Law,” he captioned this meet-and-greet. Jacob Tremblay, may the awards season cuteness odds be ever in your favor.  

 

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Becoming 'Best Buddies' With Johnny Depp

Becoming 'Best Buddies' With Johnny Depp
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At the Governors Awards in November 2015, Tremblay crossed paths with Depp and, per the young star, the pair forged a fast friendship. “Last night I met my favorite actor #JohnnyDepp! We are now best buddies! #Mindblown,” he tweeted. 

 

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Making New Mountie Friends

Making New Mountie Friends
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Repping his home province of British Columbia, Tremblay attended the 3rd annual Evening With Canada's Stars in Los Angeles, Calif. Ever the charmer, he found new friends in two members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

 

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Hanging Out With Abraham Attah at Universal Studios

Hanging Out With Abraham Attah at Universal Studios
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Before the Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 27 — where Tremblay was a presenter and Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah won an award — the pair narrowly escaped a dinosaur attack at Universal Studios Hollywood. “#AbrahamAttah and I almost got eaten today!” Tremblay captioned an Instagram video. 

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Presenting With Falcon (a.k.a. Anthony Mackie)

Presenting With Falcon (a.k.a. Anthony Mackie)
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At the Independent Spirit Awards, Tremblay (jokingly) marveled that he got to present an award with his hero — a Marvel hero, to be exact. “Is it hard to fly with those heavy metal wings? Where’s Red Wing, your highly trained hunting falcon who joins you in battle against your enemies?” he asked Mackie on stage. (“It looks like we’re having a Santa Claus issue,” the Avengers actor replied.)

 

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    1 of 21 Jacob Tremblay, Awards Season MVP
    2 of 21 Celebrating His SAG Award Nomination with Ice Cream
    3 of 21 Meeting J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg at the AFI Awards
    4 of 21 Getting Golden Globes Photos with Michael B. Jordan, Oscar Isaac, and Chris Evans
    5 of 21 Being the Best Cheerleader Ever for Brie Larson
    6 of 21 Introducing the World to His 'Hot Dad'
    7 of 21 Staging a Lightsaber Battle with Oscar Isaac
    8 of 21 Celebrating the Oscar Nominations for Room
    9 of 21 His Charming Critics’ Choice Awards Speech…
    10 of 21 …Followed by his Charming Critics’ Choice Dance Moves…
    11 of 21 …and Also Getting to Meet BB-8
    12 of 21 Presenting an Award (Adorably) at the SAG Awards
    13 of 21 Meeting Leonardo DiCaprio at the SAG Awards
    14 of 21 And his ‘Fellow Canadian’ Rachel McAdams
    15 of 21 Striking Poses with Idris Elba
    16 of 21 Knocking out Sylvester Stallone
    17 of 21 And Becoming Nickname Twins with Jennifer Lawrence
    18 of 21 Becoming 'Best Buddies' With Johnny Depp
    19 of 21 Making New Mountie Friends
    20 of 21 Hanging Out With Abraham Attah at Universal Studios
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