Oscars 2016: Your Guide to the Eight Best Picture Nominees

Spotlight
Director: Tom McCarthy
Written by: Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
Studio: Open Road

Long considered the front-runner for the Best Picture Oscar, Tom McCarthy’s latest film tells the story of the Boston Globe Spotlight team’s investigation into the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. The film also succeeds because it doesn’t paint the journalists as heroes, because they long ignored the signs of abuse within the powerful church as well.

Academy Award nominations (6)
Best Picture (Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust)
Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo)
Best Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams)
Best Director (Tom McCarthy)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing (Tom McArdle)

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