Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight
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The Academy Award for Best Picture for "Spotlight" is the Oscar given to recognize the film "Spotlight" as the year's best motion picture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academy Award for Best Picture (for Spotlight, as producer) | 1 |
| Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight Context triple: [Michael Sugar, notableAwardForWork, Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Picture for Capote
The Academy Award for Best Picture for *Capote* is the Oscar nomination recognizing the 2005 biographical film about writer Truman Capote as one of the year’s outstanding motion pictures.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring the most outstanding feature-length nonfiction films released each year.
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C.
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
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D.
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film is an annual honor recognizing the most outstanding feature film of the year as chosen by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
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E.
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary
The National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary is an annual American film award recognizing the most outstanding nonfiction feature of the year as selected by the National Board of Review.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Picture for "Spotlight" is the Oscar given to recognize the film "Spotlight" as the year's best motion picture.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Picture for Capote
The Academy Award for Best Picture for *Capote* is the Oscar nomination recognizing the 2005 biographical film about writer Truman Capote as one of the year’s outstanding motion pictures.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring the most outstanding feature-length nonfiction films released each year.
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C.
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
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D.
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film is an annual honor recognizing the most outstanding feature film of the year as chosen by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
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E.
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary
The National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary is an annual American film award recognizing the most outstanding nonfiction feature of the year as selected by the National Board of Review.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Best Picture Oscar for Spotlight
ⓘ
Spotlight Best Picture Oscar ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Picture
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| associatedNewspaper | The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Open Road Films ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| awardedFor | Best motion picture of the year ⓘ |
| awardStatus | won ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2015 film year ⓘ |
| broadcastNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| ceremonyHost | Chris Rock ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 88th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
follows Academy Award for Best Picture for Birdman
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precedes Academy Award for Best Picture for Moonlight ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCeremony |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateAwarded | 2016-02-28 ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmDirector | Tom McCarthy ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmProducers |
Blye Pagon Faust
ⓘ
Michael Sugar ⓘ Nicole Rocklin ⓘ Steve Golin ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| filmSubject |
Boston Globe investigative journalism team
ⓘ
linked to:
The Boston Globe
Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| isMajorOscar | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles
ⓘ
linked to:
Dolby Theatre
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| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| notableAs | Oscar for Best Picture awarded to Spotlight ⓘ |
| partOfEvent |
88th Academy Awards ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
88th Academy Awards
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| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Spotlight
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for Mark Ruffalo ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Rachel McAdams ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| winner | Spotlight ⓘ |
| winnerType | feature film ⓘ |
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Subject: Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Picture for "Spotlight" is the Oscar given to recognize the film "Spotlight" as the year's best motion picture.
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linked to: Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight