Spotlight

2015 film directed by Tom McCarthy
Movie film Q18154496
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Spotlight

Summary

Spotlight is a film[1]. Spotlight ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,353 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spotlight received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].
  • Spotlight received the Academy Award for Best Picture[4].
  • Spotlight received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • Spotlight received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[6].
  • Spotlight's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Spotlight's director is recorded as Tom McCarthy[8].
  • Spotlight's screenwriter is recorded as Josh Singer[9].
  • Spotlight's screenwriter is recorded as Tom McCarthy[10].
  • Spotlight's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[11].
  • Spotlight's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Spotlight's genre is recorded as biographical film[13].
  • spotlight is named after Spotlight[14].
  • Spotlight's logo image is recorded as Logo Film Spotlight.svg[15].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Mark Ruffalo[16].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Michael Keaton[17].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Rachel McAdams[18].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Liev Schreiber[19].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as John Slattery[20].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Stanley Tucci[21].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Len Cariou[22].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Paul Guilfoyle[23].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Jamey Sheridan[24].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Brian d'Arcy James[25].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Neal Huff[26].
  • Spotlight's cast member is recorded as Billy Crudup[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Spotlight's producer is recorded as Blye Pagon Faust[28]. Spotlight's director is recorded as Tom McCarthy[8]. Screenwriters include Josh Singer[9] and Tom McCarthy[10]. Cast members include Mark Ruffalo[16], Michael Keaton[17], Rachel McAdams[18], Liev Schreiber[19], John Slattery[20], and Stanley Tucci[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +2015-11-06T00:00:00Z[29], +2016-02-25T00:00:00Z[30], +2016-04-07T00:00:00Z[31], +2016-01-29T00:00:00Z[32], +2015-09-03T00:00:00Z[33], and +2016-02-18T00:00:00Z[34]. Spotlight's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include drama film[12] and biographical film[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], an award for best screenplay[36], in United States[37], founded in 1941[38]; Academy Award for Best Picture[4], an award for best film[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1929[44]; and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[6], a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[45], in United States[46], founded in 1990[47]. Reviews include 8.8/10[48], 97%[49], 93/100[50], and 8.1/10[51].

Why It Matters

Spotlight ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,353 views/month).[2] Spotlight has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Spotlight is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Spotlight receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], Academy Award for Best Picture[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[6].

References

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  26. [6] . dfwcritics.com. dfwcritics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [29] . Metacritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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