Spotlight Wins Best Picture at 88th Annual Academy Awards
Boston Globe reporter Michael Rezendes and ‘Spotlight’ actor Mark Ruffalo Photo by Olga Khvan
Spotlight came up big at the 88th annual Academy Awards, as the Boston-set drama won an Oscar for Best Picture on Sunday night.
The film, based on the Boston Globe‘s investigation into the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals, also picked up a win in the Best Original Screenplay category for director and writer Tom McCarthy and writer Josh Singer.
Producer Michael Sugar called on Pope Francis to do more for survivors during the acceptance speech for Best Picture.
“This film gave a voice to survivors, and this Oscar amplifies that voice which we hope will become a choir that will resonate all the way to the Vatican,” Sugar said. “Pope Francis, it’s time to protect the children and restore the faith.”
After taking home the night’s big award, McCarthy and Singer were spotted celebrating with Spotlight stars Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, and Liev Schreiber in a photo posted on actress Naomi Watts’ Instagram account.
They weren’t the only ones who had a big night.
Leonardo DiCaprio edged out Matt Damon and finally took home a shiny new Oscar, winning in the Best Actor category for his role in The Revenant. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who helmed the drama, won the award for Best Director for the second year in a row.
Room star Brie Larson won her first Oscar for Best Actress while director George Miller’s post-apocalyptic thriller Mad Max: Fury Road won the most overall awards with six Oscars.
Check out the full results below.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Mciahel Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Best Director
Adam McKay – The Big Short
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Animated Feature
Inside Out
When Marnie Was There
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Best Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Best Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Last Day of Freedom
Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent – Colombia
Mustang – France
Theeb – Jordan
Son of Saul – Hungary
A War – Denmark
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Best Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Original Song
“Simple Song 3” – Youth
“Manta Ray” – Racing Extinction
“Writing’s on the Wall” – Spectre
“Til it Happens to You” – The Hunting Ground
“Earned It” – Fifty Shades of Grey
Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Best Animated Short Film
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Leave Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Best Live Action Short Film
Ave Maria
Shok
Day One
Stutterer
Everything Will Be Okay
Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
