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.
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| Academy Award for Best Picture for Spotlight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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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
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Spotlight Best Picture Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNewspaper | The Boston Globe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Open Road Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | Best motion picture of the year ⓘ |
| awardStatus | won ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2015 film year ⓘ |
| broadcastNetwork | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyHost | Chris Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 88th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfCeremony | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 2016-02-28 ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Tom McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
biographical film
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drama ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmProducers |
Blye Pagon Faust
NERFINISHED
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Michael Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Rocklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Golin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| filmSubject |
Boston Globe investigative journalism team
NERFINISHED
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Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| isMajorOscar | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| notableAs | Oscar for Best Picture awarded to Spotlight ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | 88th Academy Awards ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Spotlight
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for Mark Ruffalo ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Rachel McAdams ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| winner | Spotlight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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