We will round up the latest “Spotlight” news in this post. First of all, Rachel received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2015 North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rooney Mara, Helen Mirren and Alicia Vikander won for her work in Ex-Machina. Rachel also received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Central Ohio Film Critics Association alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rooney Mara, Alicia Vikander and Kate Winslet. Additionally, Rachel also received a nomination from the Denver Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress alongside Alicia Vikander, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Additionally, “Spotlight” received 3 BAFTA nominations earlier this week. The movie received nominations in the Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo). The producers of the movie also received a nomination at the Producers Guild Awards.
Secondly, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation will host a “Spotlight” screening followed by a Q&A with Rachel and her co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Liev Schreiber on Monday (January 11) as part of their the Conversations series. Rachel received two nominations (Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble) for the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards last month for her work in the movie. For more information be sure to head over to their official website. “Spotlight” continues to receive award season buzz. The movie seems to be one of the front runners for the Best Picture race. Rachel also received individual buzz for her performance. She’s still part of the latest top 5 of Best Supporting Actresses front runners prediction lists according to various sources, including THR and Variety. The Oscar nomination poll closed on Friday (January 8) and the nominations will be announced next week, on January 14.
Finally, the Golden Globes Awards are today and The Wrap is reporting that Rachel is expected to attend and she will bring her “Spotlight” counterpart Sacha Pfeiffer as her date. Rachel missed the pre-Golden Globes party hosted by Open Road Films on Friday, because she was filming “Doctor Strange” in London. Be sure to tune in tonight, 8pm ET on NBC. The red carpet pre-show begins at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Be sure to check your local listing for the time.
