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CBS Boston
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BOSTON (CBS) – “Spotlight,” the movie about the Boston Globe’s investigative team uncovering the Boston Archdiocese’s priest sex abuse scandal, was nominated for six Academy Awards Thursday.
In addition to being named a finalist for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Film Editing, Tom McCarthy was nominated for Best Director, Mark Ruffalo was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Rachel McAdams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
“I can’t imagine any actor doing a better job than Mark Ruffalo did,” Michael Rezendes, the reporter played by Ruffalo in the movie, told WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Carl Stevens. “I think he was sensational. He worked very hard at it. He spent a lot of time with me, he visited my home, he shadowed me at the Globe. Mark Ruffalo put his entire heart and soul into this project and it really paid off.”
“I’m really happy for all the victims and survivors of clergy sex abuse, because these nominations will keep their story in the forefront of public attention, which is where I think it needs to be,” he added.
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