What it's about: Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay play a young mother and son who finally escape the shed they've been held in for years by the man who kidnapped her when she was a teenager.
Nominations: Best adapted screenplay, best actress for Larson, best director for Lenny Abrahamson, and best picture.
Why people are talking about it: Tremblay and Larson have perfect chemistry, and the movie is able to be simultaneously dark and uplifting.
What you should say to make people think you watched it: "I've never wanted to do anything in my life as badly as I wanted to cut Jack's hair."