Spotlight, a journalism-drama about the Boston Globe's whistleblowing of the Catholic Church sexual abuse allegations in 2002 has been feted as Best Picture at the 2016 Academy Awards, and the first since 1952's The Greatest Show On Earth to do so, while only winning one other award - (Coincidentally, it was Best Screenplay for both films). The tense storyline, coupled with Tom McCarthy's direction (I had no idea, as an actor, he played Ben Stiller's cocky, future brother-in-law, in Meet the Parents) and fantastic acting from the ensemble cast are what make the film outstanding. How does the Blu-ray hold up?From an A/V standpoint, the image and audio are what to be expected of a modern drama. Although mainly set in the muted, austere Globe offices, dingy homes and courtrooms, details really shine in the city scenes where DP Masanobu Takayanagi allows Boston to really show off. Audio is clean and clear, which is important for a dialogue-heavy film, surrounds get subtly used from the expected background noises during the office and city scenes.Extras include previews and three disappointingly brief featurettes: Uncovering the Truth: A Spotlight Team Roundtable is a short roundtable discussion with the original Globe team responsible for the story. Spotlight: A Look Inside and The State of Journalism are what to expect from Electronic Press Kit-style plugs, with soundbytes from the cast and crew intercut with clips from the film, while interesting, don't reveal a whole lot about the making of the film. A commentary from McCarthy or some kind of extended Q&A would've been nice. Both NPR and NBC Sunday Morning had done extensive interviews with McCarthy on the amount of research he had done for the film, so it's puzzling why Universal didn't go the extra mile to produce similar content.Another indication this Blu-ray was likely an awards-season rush-job is that there aren't even any alternate language audio tracks; only English. There are French and Spanish subtitles, but dubbed audio in those respective languages is usually standard, these days. Unless the film's reputation and critical standing holds up in the coming years, I doubt we'll see a special edition any time, soon.I checked out the DVD, and it replicates everything that's on the Blu-ray, aside from the picture quality, obviously. While clean, the image is a bit flat, unfortunately lacking the ability HD has to make fine details pop out more.Should you buy it? Depends on how much you enjoyed the film. For what you're getting, I'd advise those making a blind buy or casual purchase to seek a used copy or wait until it inevitably comes down in price. As of this writing, $20 was fair enough for me, and I consider this film as one of my favorites of the past year.