A Movie About Journalists Wins Best Picture Oscar

Spotlight puts focus on reporters and the crime of sexual abuse

In an upset, Spotlight, a movie about a team of Boston Globe journalists who uncovered the lengths of the Catholic Church clergy sex abuse scandal in the Boston Archdiocese, won Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards Sunday night.

The film chronicles the work of Spotlight, a team of Globe investigative journalists and their tireless effort to expose the crimes and the cover-up in stories that began appearing more than 15 years ago.

"We would not be here today without the heroic efforts of our reporters," said producer Blye Pagon Faust in her acceptance speech.

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