UNITED STATES
Boston Globe
By Meredith Goldstein GLOBE STAFF JANUARY 14, 2016
Waking up was easy for Nicole Rocklin, one of the producers behind “Spotlight,” the film that follows The Boston Globe’s investigation of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. “It’s a fantastic morning,” she said, shortly after hearing that film had picked up six Oscar nominations.
“Spotlight” has been a best picture front-runner since it opened to rave reviews at the Venice and Toronto film festivals last fall, but Rocklin told us by phone that you can never count on Oscar attention. “There’s no expectation. There have been so many surprises along that way that you can’t expect anything.”
Rocklin said that when she heard that Mark Ruffalo had been nominated for best supporting actor for portraying Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Mike Rezendes, “I was screaming. Then Rachel’s,” she added, of Rachel McAdams, who picked up a nomination for best supporting actress for portraying the Globe’s Sacha Pfeiffer.
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