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Spotlight's' Tom McCarthy took the unusual actor-writer-director path on his way to an Oscars win - Campus Circle
![Writers Tom McCarthy (R) and Josh Singer, winners of the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) award for 'Spotlight', pose in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel Writers Tom McCarthy (R) and Josh Singer, winners of the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) award for 'Spotlight', pose in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FJ8H28/writers-tom-mccarthy-r-and-josh-singer-winners-of-the-best-writing-FJ8H28.jpg)
Writers Tom McCarthy (R) and Josh Singer, winners of the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) award for 'Spotlight', pose in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel
![Josh Singer (right) and screenwriter-director Tom McCarthy (left) accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the press room of the 88th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Josh Singer (right) and screenwriter-director Tom McCarthy (left) accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the press room of the 88th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G8NH6Y/josh-singer-right-and-screenwriter-director-tom-mccarthy-left-accept-G8NH6Y.jpg)
Josh Singer (right) and screenwriter-director Tom McCarthy (left) accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the press room of the 88th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,
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