Room is a TV show.
Academy Award for Best Picture . This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot . Room is a 2015 independent drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue , based on her novel of the same name . The film also stars Joan Allen , Sean Bridgers , and William H. Macy . Room also received three other Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture and Best Director .