In anticipation of the 85th Academy Awards airing on Sunday night, and Helen Hunt being nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene, Shockya is giving away two copies of ‘The Sessions’ Blu-ray, which is now available in stores. Also starring John Hawkes and William H. Macy, the independent drama is a triumphant true story about love, sex and desire.

In order to enter the giveaway, follow us @Shockya. Then tweet us the phrase “@Shockya is giving away two The Sessions Blu-rays. Follow and RT to enter! In The Sessions, William H. Macy portrays a: ___” Fill in the blank with one of the following choices: poet, priest or journalist. You have until Monday, March 4 to enter. You can tweet every day until the cut-off date, and we’ll then pick the winner via Twitter DM. Good luck!

‘The Sessions’ follows Mark O’Brien (Hawkes), who has been paralyzed and confined to an iron lung since childhood. But now, at age 38, he faces his toughest challenge yet: losing his virginity. With the help of a beautiful therapist, Cheryl, and his own sense of optimism and humor, Mark embarks on a personal journey to discover the wondrous pleasure that makes life worth living.

The Blu-ray includes such special features as deleted scenes, writer-director Ben Lewin discussing his inspiration, a session with the cast and an ultraviolet copy of the film. The special features also chronicle Hawkes and Hunt becoming their characters.

Written by: Karen Benardello

Giveaway: Win The Sessions Blu-ray From Shockya

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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