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‘Spotlight,’ ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Win Big as Film Independent Spirit Awards Showcase Diverse Winners List
‘Beasts of No Nation’ costars Idris Elba and Abraham Attah (Randall Michelson/Wireimage)
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2016 Oscar Predictions: Our Picks in Every Category
Most of the attention around this year’s Oscars has been focused on who was not nominated — namely the lack of any people of color among the 20 acting nominees for the second year in a row. The Academy has since taken action, and we can only hope Hollywood as a whole gets its act together.
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'The Big Short' and 'Spotlight' Win Big for Screenplays at WGA Awards
Spotlight and The Big Short continued to collect awards on Saturday night, with the Oscar front-runners winning best original and adapted screenplay honors at the Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. In a break from tradition and the normal flow of an awards show in which the bigger awards are presented at the end, the best original screenplay prize was presented at the top of the WGA, East ceremony in New York’s Edison Ballroom, ev
- NewsMeriah Doty
Oscar Nominee Spotlight: ‘Spotlight’ Star Rachel McAdams Hits the Awards Trail
Enjoying her first Oscar nomination for her supporting role as a Boston Globe journalist in the ensemble drama Spotlight, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams has been out promoting the film for five solid months. See how the 37-year-old True Detective star has worked the festival circuit and other red-carpet events leading up to the big show on Feb. 28. Do you think she’ll win?
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Oscar-Favorite 'Spotlight' Screens at the Vatican for Pope's Sex Abuse Commission
The latest stop on the Oscar campaign trail is…the Vatican? A week after The Revenant star and Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio met with Pope Francis to discuss their mutual concern over the environment, the Best Picture-nominated Spotlight was screened for a special Vatican commission on sex abuse, according to the LA Times. Comprised of priests and abuse survivors, the commission was assembled in Rome for a meeting that’s meant to find ways to prevent the sort of crimes depicted in the f
- NewsMeriah Doty
Micheal Keaton Uses 'Spotlight' SAG Win to Shine Light on the 'Disenfranchised Everywhere'
Spotlight won the night’s most coveted prize at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Capping Saturday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles, the Spotlight ensemble received the accolade for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Keaton, accompanied by fellow stars Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy James, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and John Slattery, took the stage.
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'Spotlight,' 'Mad Max,' and 'Sicario' Among Producers Guild Film Nominees
The Producers Guild has announced its nominees in the categories of theatrical motion picture, long-form television, digital series and sports programs.
