La La Land Sets the Pace With 14 Oscar Nominations

By Travis Johnson

Damien Chazelle’s lush Hollywood musical, La La Land, has picked up an impressive 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards. That ties it with Titanic and All About Eve for the most nominations in the history of the Awards.

But perhaps the biggest surprise was the nomination of the Vanuatu-shot Tanna, netting Australia its first ever Best Foreign Language nomination. Other Australian nominees include Lion and Hacksaw Ridge, both competing for Best Picture, while Nicole Kidman is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Moonlight and Arrival both received eight nominations each, tying for equal second. Moonlight director, Barry Jenkins, is one of a number of African-American nominees this year, including Mahershala Ali, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer, a dramatic reversal of last year’s #OscarSoWhite controversy.

And the nominees are:

Best Picture: Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, 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 Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water, La La Land, The Lobster, Manchester by the Sea, 20th Century Women
Best Adapted Screenplay: Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures, Lion, Moonlight
Cinematography: Arrival, La La Land, Lion, Moonlight, Silence
Best Film Editing: Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, La La Land, Moonlight
Best Visual Effects: Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, The Jungle Book, Kubo and the Two Strings, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best Production Design: Arrival, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hail, Caesar!, La La Land, Passengers
Best Costume Design: Allied, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Florence Foster Jenkins, Jackie, La La Land
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: A Man Called Ove, Star Trek Beyond, Suicide Squad
Best Original Score: Jackie, La La Land, Lion, Moonlight, Passengers
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 Sound Editing: Arrival, Deepwater Horizon, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Sully
Best Sound Mixing: Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Best Animated Feature: Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, My Life as a Zucchini, The Red Turtle, Zootopia
Best Documentary: Fire at Sea, I Am Not Your Negro, Life Animated, O.J.: Made in America, 13th
Best Foreign Language Film: Land of Mine, A Man Called Ove, The Salesman, Tanna, Toni Erdmann
Best Documentary Short Subject: Extremis, 4.1 Miles, Joe’s Violin, Watani: My Homeland, The White Helmets
Best Live Action Short: Ennemis Entreniers, La Femme et le TGV, Silent Nights, Sing, Timecode
Best Animated Short: Blind Vaysha, Borrowed Time, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Pearl, Piper