Spotlight or spot light may refer to:

Lighting

  • Spot light, an articulating automotive auxiliary lamp
  • Spotlight (theatre lighting)
  • Spotlight, a searchlight
  • Stage lighting instrument, stage lighting instruments, of several types

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

  • Spotlight (film), a 2015 American drama film
  • The Spotlight (film), a 1927 American comedy silent film

Music

Albums

  • Spotlight, a 2001 album by Tír na nÓg
  • Spotlight, a 2007 album by Djumbo
  • Spotlight, a 2009 album by Antoine Clamaran
  • Spotlight, a 2016 EP by Up10tion

Songs

  • "Spotlight" (Madonna song), 1988
  • "Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson song), 2008
  • "Spotlight" (Gucci Mane song), 2009
  • "Spotlight" (Mutemath song), 2009
  • "Spotlight" (Marshmello and Lil Peep song), 2018
  • "Spotlight" (Jessie Ware song), 2020
  • "Spotlight" (Xiao Zhan song), 2020
  • "Spotlight", song by Kylie Minogue from the album Disco, 2020
  • "Spotlight". song by The Sweet from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, 1971
  • "Spotlight", song by Selena Gomez & the Scene from the album A Year Without Rain, 2010
  • "Spotlight", song by Shakira from the album Shakira, 2014
  • "Spotlight", song by Fayray, 2005
  • "Spotlightz", song by XO-IQ, featured in the television series Make It Pop

Periodicals

  • Spotlight, British publication founded in 1927, to connect theatre directors and casting directors with actors
  • SPOTLIGHT, Con Edison's newsletter
  • The Spotlight, a weekly American newspaper, now out of print

Television

  • Spotlight (BBC News), BBC's regional news programme for the southwest of England
  • Spotlight (BBC Northern Ireland television programme), a current affairs programme in Northern Ireland
  • Spotlight (Canadian TV program), a 1975 Canadian current affairs television program that aired on CBC
  • Spotlight (South Korean TV series), a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
  • Spotlight (TV channel), a defunct premium movie channel
  • Spotlight TV, a British music channel
  • Spotlight 2 (web series), an Indian web series

Enterprises and organizations

  • Spotlight (Boston Globe), a newspaper investigative team, in US
  • Spotlight (company), a UK casting service company featuring directories of actors and actresses
  • Spotlight Group, Australian retail conglomerate
  • Spotlight PA, investigative reporting partnership of Pennsylvania news organizations

Technology

  • Spotlight (Apple), search technology integrated into macOS and iOS
  • DBpedia Spotlight, named entity extraction for DBpedia resources
  • Spotlight SAR, a technique to improve resolution for synthetic-aperture radar
  • SpotLight GPS Pet Locator, a product of Positioning Animals Worldwide
  • Windows Spotlight

Other

  • Spotlight effect, phenomenon in which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are
  • Celebrity, the spotlight

See also

  • Light (disambiguation)
  • Limelight (disambiguation)
  • Spot (disambiguation)