Spotlight

Name: Spotlight
Director: Tom McCarthy
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 2015

2015

IMDb

Tom McCarthy

2015·R·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Biography Crime Drama

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Cast

Mark Ruffalo·Rachel McAdams·Michael Keaton·Liev Schreiber

Languages

English

Major Awards

9 wins · 12 nominations

Wins (9)

Best Picture

Critics Choice Awards (2016)

Best Picture

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (2016)

Best Original Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2016)

Best Original Screenplay

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2016)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2015)

Best Picture

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2015)

Best Film

Gotham Awards (2015)

Best Feature

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)

Best Feature

Nominations (12)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (2016)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

BAFTA Awards (2016)

Best Film

Golden Globes, USA (2016)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Director

Directors Guild of America, USA (2016)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Academy Awards, USA (2016)

Best Achievement in Directing

Critics Choice Awards (2016)

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2016)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2016)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Other

AACTA International Awards (2016)

Best Film

PGA Awards (2016)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2016)

Film of the Year

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2015)

Best Film Editing