Spotlight
2015 film directed by Tom McCarthy
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| 2018 | IndieWire writers rank its screenplay as the 12th best American screenplay of the 21st century. |
| 2016 | Mark Ruffalo was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 88th Academy Awards for his performance in the film. |
| 2016 | Rachel McAdams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 88th Academy Awards for her performance in the film. |
| February 2016 | Won Best Original Screenplay at the 69th British Academy Film Awards. |
| February 28 2016 | Spotlight wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards, with Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer also winning Best Original Screenplay. |
| February 21 2016 | Howard Shore was nominated for Best Original Score at the Satellite Awards for the Spotlight film soundtrack. |
| January 2016 | At the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film's cast received the Outstanding Performance award. |
| January 2016 | The film received three Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. |
| January 17 2016 | Howard Shore was nominated for Best Score at the Critics' Choice Awards for the Spotlight film soundtrack. |
| 2015 | Wins Best Film and Best Screenplay from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. |
| 2015 | Wins Best Cast in a Motion Picture at Satellite Awards. |
| 2015 | Nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Honorary Robert Altman Award for the cast. |
| 2015 | Receives eight nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Score. |
| 2015 | American Film Institute selects Spotlight as one of the Top Ten Films of the year. |
| 2015 | Film receives three Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Tom McCarthy), and Best Screenplay (McCarthy and Josh Singer). |
| 2015 | Spotlight receives widespread critical acclaim, being included in many critics' Top Ten Films lists and receiving over 100 industry and critics awards and nominations. |
| 2015 | Wins Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Ensemble cast at the New York Film Critics Online Awards. |
| 2015 | Howard Shore composed the film score for Spotlight, which was ranked third on Collider's '10 Best Movie Scores of 2015'. |
| 2015 | Michael Keaton won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. |
| November 6 2015 | Howard Shore released the Spotlight film soundtrack through his label Howe Records, featuring a 10-piece chamber orchestra with piano as the primary instrument, focusing on the film's themes and motifs rather than character-specific music. |
| November 6 2015 | Open Road Films released Spotlight theatrically in the United States. |
| November 1 2015 | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer win Screenwriter of the Year at the Hollywood Film Awards. |
| October 24 2015 | Tom McCarthy wins Best Narrative English-Language Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival. |
| October 8 2015 | Spotlight competes at the Mill Valley Film Festival, with Tom McCarthy winning Best U.S. Feature Film |
| September 12 2015 | Tom McCarthy wins the Silver Mouse Award at the Venice Film Festival for Spotlight |
| September 10 2015 | Spotlight receives 3rd Place at the Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award, marking an early critical recognition of the film. |
| September 3 2015 | Spotlight premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where director Tom McCarthy won the Brian Award. |
| September 2 2015 | Tom McCarthy wins the Brian Award and Silver Mouse at the Venice Film Festival, highlighting the film's international acclaim. |
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