'Spotlight' Named Best Picture by Boston Critics

“Spotlight,” about a group of Boston Globe journalists who exposed pedophile priests in the Catholic church, won Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast from the Boston Society of Film Critics on Sunday.

Among the group’s other picks was Kristen Stewart for her performance in the indie “Clouds of Sils Maria.”

The ensemble cast award went to a group that includes Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber and John Slattery.

Todd Haynes took best director for “Carol,” The Weinstein Company’s period romance starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

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Stewart’s performance as the personal assistant to Juliette Binoche‘s longtime stage star won Best Supporting Actress, as it did last week with the New York Film Critics Circle. Stewart was also the first American ever to receive France’s highest acting honor, the Cesar award, for “Clouds.”

Best Actor was a tie, with “Love & Mercy’s” Paul Dano and “The Revenant’s” Leonardo DiCaprio sharing the award. Best Supporting Actor was also in step with the NYFCC, going to Mark Rylance for “Bridge of Spies.”

The BSFC consists of about two dozen critics for Boston-based publications. The group picked “Boyhood” as its best film last year.

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Other recent winners include “Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Social Network,” and Oscar winners “12 Years a Slave,” “The Artist” and “The Hurt Locker.”

Read the complete list of winners below:

Best Picture: “Spotlight”
Best Foreign Film: “The Look of Silence”
Best Actor: *Tie, Paul Dano in “Love & Mercy,” Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart, “Clouds of Sils Maria”
Best Screenplay: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, “Spotlight”
Best New Filmmaker: Marielle Heller, “Diary of a Teenage Girl”
Best Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Use of Music: “Love & Mercy”

Oscar Contenders 2016: Premieres, Parties and People on Campaign Circuit (Updating Photos)

The Gotham Awards and Academy screenings fired up the circuit immediately in the first week of December.

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Bob Odenkirk said he's seen feature doc "Amy" twice, "What Happened, Miss Simone?" and most of the other contenders on his way in to the IDA Documentary Association Awards on the Paramount Lot on Saturday night, December 5. Odenkirk presented to Netflix chief Ted Sarandos, winner of the Pioneer Award.
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Tig Notaro (2nd from left) hosted and opined on her status as a non-nominee for her own feature doc. "This is like having your wedding proposal declined....then officiating their wedding." Backstage, Stephanie Allynne, Notaro, Kristen Davis, and Willie Garson.
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The Paramount Lot's holiday decorations doubled nicely for a grand pre and post-receptions for the IDA crowd.
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Colin Hanks, who made the Tower Records doc this year, with Lou Diamond Phillips ("The 33") backstage.
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The warm IDA culture included financial support for members of their community to attend the show and was the type of room where there was no shame in solo clapping for your own project in a montage or nominees reel.
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"Best of Enemies" victors Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville are ready for J.J. Abrams' next film.
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The top shelf of the documentary community: John Battsek, R.J. Cutler, Rory Kennedy, and Brett Morgen on Saturday night.
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The new kids on the block behind "(T)error" drew a lot of attention: Lyric Cabral (center) and David Felix Sutcliffe (right). They embedded with an FBI informant in an undercover counter-terrorism operation.
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The Motion Picture Academy's Tom Oyer, Lisa Nishimura, and Ted Sarandos, who had a front row seat and was the "Nicholson" of the evening. "It's cool for me because docs are a personal passion," Sarandos told TheWRAP. "Even before we were doing original movies and series, we had this little label called 'Red Envelope Entertainment' in our DVD days and we did a bunch of docs we were really proud of."
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Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson and Denzel Washington get hands-on with one of the first three new Oscar winners this cycle, honorary recipient Spike Lee. Lee picked up the honor at the Governors Awards.
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Amy Schumer, Cate Blanchett and "The Danish Girl" director Tom Hooper at the Dolby Theatre.
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"Spotlight" star Michael Keaton was fired up to see honoree and star of "Truth," Robert Redford, in NYC at the Gotham Awards on Nov. 30.
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Academy CEO Dawn Hudson (CEO) hosted and huddled with talent from multiple contenders under the same roof at the Governors Awards, including "Black Mass" director Scott Cooper, "Joy" director David O. Russell, Johnny Depp and "The Danish Girl" actress Amber Heard.
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In London, Sir Ian McKellen ("Mr. Holmes) got a smooch from Orlando Bloom while the two supported the Park Theatre, which has become a hotbed for launching shows to the West End and on tour.
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The HFPA and InStyle's bash at Ysabel drew Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo") and Globes hopefuls Sir Patrick Stewart and Aziz Ansari to the broad mix.
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At the Gotham Awards, Sarah Paulson and Julianne Moore shared space at the Fiji water-hosted event. Moore presented to "Carol" director, Todd Haynes.
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Backstage at the Gotham Awards, the victorious crew from "Spotlight", which won the top prize.
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"Orange is the New Black's" Dascha Polanco (2nd from left) joined the David O. Russell troupe in "Joy." Cynthia Nixon, Laura Prepon, Ben McKenzie and a baby-bump sporting Morena Baccarin at Cipriani Wall Street for the festivities.
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Glenn Close and "Love and Mercy" star Paul Dano link up at the Gotham Awards. Euphoria Calvin Klein was a sponsor of IFP's 25th annual event.
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Helen Mirren and Moore at the Gotham Awards.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are rarities: full-time New Yorkers. They were properly slotted for the Gotham Awards.
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