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Brie Larson Was A One-Woman Hugging Machine At The Oscars

Best Actress or Best Hugger?
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost

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Brie Larson (R) in the audience during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Oscar statue? Eh. A hug from Brie Larson? Priceless. 

After Lady Gaga finished her performance of "Til It Happens To You," featuring a group of sexual assault survivors, Larson waited to hug every one of the brave men and women as they filed off stage. 

Watch the video clip below. 

Larson went on to win the award for Best Actress later on in the ceremony, but for all intents and purposes this was actress' highlight of the night.

It's this type of authenticity that made her performance in "Room" so devastatingly effective, and why she's one of our favorite stars of the moment.

#KeepHuggingBrie

 

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Oscars Red Carpet 2016
Jennifer Lawrence(01 of38)
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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney(02 of38)
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Alicia Vikander(03 of38)
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Rooney Mara(04 of38)
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Saoirse Ronan(05 of38)
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Naomi Watts(06 of38)
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Mindy Kaling(07 of38)
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Olivia Wilde(08 of38)
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Charlize Theron(09 of38)
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Jennifer Garner(10 of38)
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Amy Poehler(11 of38)
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Rachel McAdams(12 of38)
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Brie Larson(13 of38)
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Emily Blunt(14 of38)
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend(15 of38)
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Kate Winslet(16 of38)
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Julianne Moore(17 of38)
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Cate Blanchett(18 of38)
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Margot Robbie(19 of38)
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Kerry Washington(20 of38)
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Reese Witherspoon(21 of38)
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Tina Fey(22 of38)
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Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Redmayne(23 of38)
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Leonardo DiCaprio(24 of38)
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Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh(25 of38)
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Heidi Klum(26 of38)
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Isla Fisher(27 of38)
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Whoopi Goldberg(28 of38)
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Olivia Munn(29 of38)
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Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin(30 of38)
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Sofia Vergara(31 of38)
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Priyanka Chopra(32 of38)
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Patricia Arquette(33 of38)
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Kelly Ripa(34 of38)
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Jacob Tremblay(35 of38)
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Sandy Powell(36 of38)
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Sarah Silverman(37 of38)
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Jason Segel(38 of38)
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