Oscar Nominations Announced: La La Land Leads With Record-Tying 14 Nods


Hollywood does love itself, and that was on full display as the 89th annual Academy Awards nominations were revealed today and the Hollywood-set musical La La Land tied a record with the most nominations ever with fourteen. La La Land joined some heady company with Titanic and Ben Hur with the most nods ever.

Among the film’s bounty was a nod for Best Picture, Best Actor for Ryan Gosling, Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director/Best Original Screenplay for Damian Chazelle.

The biggest shock of the morning, although there were few surprises this a.m., was the lack of a nomination for Arrival star Amy Adams. Many thought she was a lock, including this outlet with its recent Oscar Watch column. She missed out on the nod, that many believe went to Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins.

Streep was joined in that category by Stone for La La Land, Natalie Portman for Jackie, Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Ruth Negga for Loving. Best Acting nods went to Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea, Denzel Washington for Fences, Gosling for La La Land, Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge and Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic.

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars, which will be handed out on February 26.

Here’s the full list of nominations, stay with The Movie Mensch for our Oscar Watch columns throughout Oscar season for predictions and insight:

Best Picture

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

Best Director

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

Best Actress

  • Emma Stone – La La Land
  • Natalie Portman – Jackie
  • Isabelle Huppert – Elle
  • Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
  • Ruth Negga – Loving

Best Actor

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

Best Supporting Actress

  • Viola Davis – Fences
  • Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
  • Naomie Harris – Moonlight
  • Nicole Kidman – Lion
  • Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures

Best Supporting Actor

  • Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
  • Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
  • Dev Patel – Lion
  • Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
  • Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Moonlight – Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney
  • Arrival – Eric Heisserer
  • Lion – Luke Davies
  • Fences – August Wilson
  • Hidden Figures – Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi

Best Original Screenplay

  • La La Land – Damien Chazelle
  • Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
  • Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
  • The Lobster – Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
  • 20th Century Women – Mike Mills

Best Cinematography

  • Linus Sandgren – La La Land
  • Bradford Young – Arrival
  • Greig Fraser – Lion
  • James Laxton – Moonlight
  • Rodrigo Prieto – Silence

Best Animated Feature

  • Zootopia
  • Moana
  • Kubo and the Two Strings
  • The Red Turtle
  • My Life as a Zucchini

Best Documentary Feature

  • O.J.: Made in America
  • 13th
  • I Am Not Your Negro
  • Fire at Sea
  • Life, Animated

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Tanna – Australia
  • Land of Mine – Denmark
  • Toni Erdmann – Germany
  • The Salesman – Iran
  • A Man Called Ove – Sweden

Best Original Song

  • Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – La La Land
  • City of Stars – La La Land
  • How Far I’ll Go – Moana
  • Can’t Stop the Feeling – Trolls
  • The Empty Chair – Jim: The James Foley Story

Best Original Score

  • La La Land
  • Lion
  • Moonlight
  • Jackie
  • Passengers

Best Film Editing

  • La La Land
  • Moonlight
  • Hacksaw Ridge
  • Arrival
  • Hell or High Water

Best Visual Effects

  • Deepwater Horizon
  • The Jungle Book
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Doctor Strange
  • Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Costume Design

  • Allied
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • Florence Foster Jenkins
  • Jackie
  • La La Land

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Suicide Squad
  • A Man Called Ove
  • Star Trek Beyond

Best Production Design

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • Hail, Caesar!
  • La La Land
  • Arrival
  • Passengers

Best Sound Editing

  • Arrival
  • Deepwater Horizion
  • 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 Documentary (Short Subject)

  • Extremis
  • 4.1 Miles
  • The Mute’s House
  • The White Helmets
  • Watani: My Homeland

Best Short Film (Animated)

  • Pearl
  • Pear and Cider Cigarettes
  • Piper
  • Blind Vaysha
  • Borrowed Time

Best Short Film (Live Action)

  • Ennemis Interieurs
  • Timecode
  • Silent Nights
  • La Femme et la TGV
  • Sing