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2017 Oscars: ‘La La Land’ Scores Whopping 14 Nominations

‘Moonlight,’ ‘Arrival,’ ‘Hell or High Water’ also earn multiple nods as Academy Awards contenders are announced.

La La Land racked up 14 Oscar nominations, tying a record set by Titanic and All About Eve, while Moonlight, Arrival and Hell or High Water also scoring multiple nods as the contenders for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced this morning.

All three were among the nine nominated for Best Picture, a list that also included, Hidden Figures, Lion, Hacksaw Ridge, Fences and Manchester By the Sea.

The directors for La La Land, Arrival and Moonlight – Damien Chazelle, Denis Villeneuve and Barry Jenkins – also received nods, along with Hacksaw Ridge‘s Mel Gibson and Manchester By the Sea‘s Kenneth Lonergan.

La La Land stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling will attempt to repeat their performance wins at the Golden Globes, receiving nods for Best Leading Actress and Leading Actor, respectively. The former category also features Isabelle Huppert for Elle, Ruth Negga for Loving, Natalie Portman for Jackie and Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep’s nod marks her 20th).

In the Best Actor category, Gosling will compete with Casey Affleck for Manchester By the Sea, Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge, Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic and Denzel Washington for Fences.

Meanwhile, the Supporting Actress category features Viola Davisfor Fences; Naomie Harris for Moonlight; Nicole Kidman for Lion; Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures; and Michelle Williams for Manchester By the Sea. Supporting Actor boasts Mahershala Ali for Moonlight, Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water, Lucas Hedges for Manchester By the Sea, Dev Patel for Lion and Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals.

The 89th Academy Awards will air February 26th in the U.S. (February 27th, AU) with Jimmy Kimmel serving as host.

2017 Academy Award Nominations

Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
Moonlight

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land,
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

Best Original Song
“Audition,” La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” Trolls
“City of Stars,” La La Land
“The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story
“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana

Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Documentary Feature
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
OJ: Made in America
13th

Best Documentary Short Subject
Extremist
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani My Homeland
The White Helmets

Best Live-Action Short Film
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

Best Foreign Language Film
A Man Called Ove
Land of Mine
Tanna
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann

Best Film Editing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight

Best Sound Editing
Arrival
Deep Water Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Best Sound Mixing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours

Best Production Design
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers

Best Original Score
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers

Best Makeup and Hair
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad

Best Costume Design
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Best Visual Effects
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story