'' Spotlight '' was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival . It was also shown at the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released on November 6 , 2015 , by Open Road Films and grossed $ 98 million worldwide . It won numerous guilds and critics ' association awards , and was named one of the finest films of 2015 by various publications . '' Spotlight '' won the Academy Award for Best Picture , along with Best Original Screenplay , from six total nominations
72nd Venice International Film Festival
72nd Venice International Film Festival
Spotlight (film)