Spotlight can refer to at least two types of lighting:

• a searchlight;
• stage lighting used in theatre to focus an audience's attention on a performer or event.

In the media, ''Spotlight can refer to:

• a Spotlight - BBC news programme in South West England]];
• a current affairs programme in Northern Ireland;
• a Canadian music program on television;
• The Spotlight, a weekly American newspaper, now out of print;
• The Spotlight, a UK directory of actors and actresses;
• "Spotlight", a song by singer Madonna.

Spotlight is also a trademark for

• Spotlight (software), search technology integrated into the Mac OS X operating system
• SpotLight (diagnostics), a diagnostic application developed by CaseBank Technologies