SPOTLIGHT WINS THREE NORTH CAROLINA CRITICS AWARDS

Tom McCarthy's Spotlight has won three of its five North Carolina Film Critics Association award nominations. You want commentary? You need commentary? What's to comment upon? Who cares?

Best Director
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (The Big Short)

Best Narrative Film
Spotlight

Best Animated Film
Inside Out

Best Documentary Film
Amy

Best Foreign Language Film
Phoenix

Tar Heel Award (to an artist or film with a special connection to North Carolina)
Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes)