Michael Keaton won best
actor out of a stacked cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Rachel McAdams, and Stanley Tucci, adding another award to the «Spotlight» roster; the ensemble was also recently recognized at the Film Independent Spirit Awards with the Robert Altman Award for best ensemble.
Not exact matches
The rest
of the FBI and Southie gang crews are filled
out by a
stacked line - up
of actors, from Kevin Bacon and Corey Stoll as Connolly's skeptical superiors, to Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, and W. Earl Brown as Bulger's colorful, heavy - fisted underlings.
Affleck surrounds himself with a cast
stacked with character
actor greats (Scoot McNairy and Bryan Cranston being particular stand -
outs), putting flesh on the bones
of Chris Terrio's screenplay which is terrific, but perhaps drew the characters a little thinly.