La La Land Ties For Record 14 Oscar Nominations!
Posted on Tue Jan 24th, 2017 6:36am PDT By X17 Staff
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the Oscar Awards Tuesday morning in a livestream and it was no surprise that the musical La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, got the most nods -- 14, in fact!
It's a record previously held only by Titanic and All About Eve. Director Damien Chazelle, the 32-year-old wunderkind, Gosling and Stone were also nominated for their roles in the film, described as a love letter to old Hollywood.
Other films to top the noms this morning were Arrival, an alien invasion thriller, Moonlight, a coming-of-age story about a gay boy in the Miami projects, Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson's World War II drama, and Manchester by the Sea a family tragedy, tinged with black humor, by Kenneth Lonergan and produced by Amazon Studios -- the first-ever best picture nomination for the streaming service.
After last year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy rocked the awards show, the Academy was mindful of diversity this year -- or shall we say mindful of not honoring movies that deserve recognition. Seven out of the twenty performance nominations went to actors of color, and several best picture and documentary nominees, such as Hidden Figures, Fences, 13th, and O.J.: Made in America dealt with the issue of racial inequality.
Meryl Streep picked up her record-setting twentieth nomination for her turn as a tone-deaf opera singer in Florence Foster Jenkins. She'll face off against Isabelle Huppert in Elle and Natalie Portman in Jackin. Casey Affleck is an early favorite for his turn in Manchester By the Sea, picking up the Golden Globe and most of the critics' honors. He's up against Denzel Washington in Fences, Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge and Gosling in La La Land.
Jimmy Kimmel hosts this year's show on February 28, broadcasting live from LA's Hollywood and Highland Center on ABC, 7pm ET, 4pm PT. Click through to see the full list of nominees!
Best picture:
“Arrivalâ€
“Fencesâ€
“Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
“Hell or High Waterâ€
“Hidden Figuresâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Lionâ€
“Manchester by the Seaâ€
“Moonlightâ€
Lead actor:
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Seaâ€
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land,â€
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantasticâ€
Denzel Washington, “Fencesâ€
Lead actress:
Isabelle Huppert, “Elleâ€
Ruth Negga, “Lovingâ€
Natalie Portman, “Jackieâ€
Emma Stone, “La La Landâ€
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkinsâ€
Supporting actor:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlightâ€
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Waterâ€
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Seaâ€
Dev Patel, “Lionâ€
Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animalsâ€
Supporting actress:
Viola Davis, “Fencesâ€
Naomie Harris, “Moonlightâ€
Nicole Kidman, “Lionâ€
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figuresâ€
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Seaâ€
Best director:
Damien Chazelle, “La La Landâ€
Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlightâ€
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Seaâ€
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrivalâ€
Animated feature:
“Kubo and the Two Stringsâ€
“Moanaâ€
“My Life as a Zucchiniâ€
“The Red Turtleâ€
“Zootopiaâ€
Animated short:
“Blind Vayshaâ€
“Borrowed Timeâ€
“Pear Cider and Cigarettesâ€
“Pearlâ€
“Piperâ€
Adapted screenplay:
“Arrivalâ€
“Fencesâ€
“Hidden Figuresâ€
“Lionâ€
“Moonlightâ€
Original screenplay:
“20th Century Womenâ€
“Hell or High Waterâ€
“La La Landâ€
“The Lobsterâ€
“Manchester by the Seaâ€
Cinematography:
“Arrivalâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Lionâ€
“Moonlightâ€
“Silenceâ€
Best documentary feature:
“13thâ€
“Fire at Seaâ€
“I Am Not Your Negroâ€
“Life, Animatedâ€
“O.J.: Made in Americaâ€
Best documentary short subject:
“4.1 Milesâ€
“Extremisâ€
“Joe’s Violinâ€
“Watani: My Homelandâ€
“The White Helmetsâ€
Best live-action short film:
“Ennemis Interieursâ€
“La Femme et le TGVâ€
“Silent Nightsâ€
“Singâ€
“Timecodeâ€
Best foreign language film:
“A Man Called Oveâ€
“Land of Mineâ€
“Tannaâ€
“The Salesmanâ€
“Toni Erdmannâ€
Film editing:
“Arrivalâ€
“Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
“Hell or High Waterâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Moonlightâ€
Sound editing:
“Arrivalâ€
“Deep Water Horizonâ€
“Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Sullyâ€
Sound mixing:
“Arrivalâ€
“Hacksaw Ridgeâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyâ€
“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghaziâ€
Production design:
“Arrivalâ€
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themâ€
“Hail, Caesar!â€
“La La Landâ€
“Passengersâ€
Original score:
“Jackieâ€
“La La Landâ€
“Lionâ€
“Moonlightâ€
“Passengersâ€
Original song:
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream),†“La La Landâ€
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,†“Trollsâ€
“City of Stars,†“La La Landâ€
“The Empty Chair,†“Jim: The James Foley Storyâ€
“How Far I’ll Go,†“Moanaâ€
Makeup and hair:
“A Man Called Oveâ€
“Star Trek Beyondâ€
“Suicide Squadâ€
Costume design:
“Alliedâ€
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themâ€
“Florence Foster Jenkinsâ€
“Jackieâ€
“La La Landâ€
Visual effects:
“Deepwater Horizonâ€
“Doctor Strangeâ€
“Jungle Bookâ€
“Kubo and the Two Stringsâ€
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyâ€