Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
2015 film yearAcademy Awards archive
Spotlight Oscar Nominations & Wins
Spotlight has 6 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
2015 film yearAll 6 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
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| Film year2015 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientMark Ruffalo Mike Rezendes | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Best Supporting Actress Credited nominee / recipientRachel McAdams Sacha Pfeiffer | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientTom McCarthy | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientTom McArdle | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientMichael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers | Win recorded |
| Film year2015 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientWritten by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Spotlight with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Supporting Actor 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
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Best Supporting Actress 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
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Best Director 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
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Film Editing 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
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- Star Wars: The Force AwakensNomineeMaryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Best Picture 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- The Big ShortNomineeBrad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- Bridge of SpiesNomineeSteven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
- BrooklynNomineeFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- Mad Max: Fury RoadNomineeDoug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
- The MartianNomineeSimon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
- The RevenantNomineeArnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
- RoomNomineeEd Guiney, Producer
- Spotlight This film★ WinnerMichael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Original Screenplay 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- Bridge of SpiesNomineeWritten by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
- Ex MachinaNomineeWritten by Alex Garland
- Inside OutNomineeScreenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
- Spotlight This film★ WinnerWritten by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
- Straight Outta ComptonNomineeScreenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
For the official record, search the Academy Awards Database (opens in a new tab). Award Went To is an independent exploration tool and is not affiliated with the Academy.