A film for the Zeitgeist is quite correct. Nightcrawler is what Network was for its time, and Sweet Smell of Success for the fifties. You do see a connection among the 3 stories. They are satires that unfortunately become reality.
Gyllenhaal should have been nominated (Carrell's is a joke), and...
Please add Brokeback Mountain to the list of his great performances.
He should have been nominated for Nightcrawler. It made me feel like taking a shower after viewing the film, a feeling I also had after watching Sweet Smell of Success. There certainly is a connection between Sidney and Lou.