McCarthy's most recent film Spotlight, which he wrote and directed, won the Oscar® for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay (for McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer). Spotlight was nominated for six Oscars in total including one for McCarthy for Best Director. The film earned massive critical acclaim and a barrage of critics awards and guild nominations including a BAFTA, Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards, a Writer’s Guild of America Award, National Film Society of Film Critics/Los Angeles Film Critics/Boston Film Critics Awards, a Director’s Guild of America nomination, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and it won four Indie Spirit Awards (Best Ensemble, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Feature).