Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning and this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was in a particularly singing mood. Damien Chazelle’s hit contemporary musical La La Land not only dominated the nominations, but earned 14 nods – the film is tied with Titanic and All About Eve as the most nominated movie in Oscar history. The film may very well be unstoppable following its record-breaking Golden Globe haul and continued strength throughout the awards season. On top of earning a nod for Best Picture, La La Land contends in every category it conceivably could have including nominations for its leads Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
On top of La La Land‘s impressive feat, this morning’s nominations also brought an end to a two-year controversy that has plagued the Oscars and brought about the infamous #OscarsSoWhite stain. This year, thanks to critical and commercial success of films like Moonlight (which earned 8 nominations), Fences (4 nominations) and Hidden Figures (3 nominations), seven actors of color received Oscar nominations (also including Ruth Negga for Loving and Dev Patel for Lion). On top of that, Moonlight‘s Barry Jenkins received nominations for both directing and writing (a first for an African-American filmmaker to score dual nods) and Arrival‘s Bradford Young became the first African-American cinematgrapher to be nominated in that category. Moonlight editor Joi McMillon also made history becoming the first black woman to be recognized in the Best Film Editing.
Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea also made a bit of history, becoming the first Best Picture nominee for streaming giant Amazon, who picked up the Casey Affleck-headlined drama at Sundance one year ago.
As always, there were a fair number of surprises and perhaps a few down right shocks. Mel Gibson earning a Best Director nod for his WWII epic Hacksaw Ridge may perhaps be the biggest one. As for snubs, Amy Adams’ miss in Best Actress for Arrival likely counts as the most stinging, especially since the film did well across the board. Annette Bening (20th Century Women), Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins) and Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) also all failed to receive nominations, while Deadpool – which showed surprising spunk with Golden Globe nominations, Producer’s Guild nod as well a Writer’s Guild mention – failed to net a single nomination from the Academy.
The Oscar telecast will take place on February 26th on ABC. Take a look at the full list of nominations below:
BEST PICTURE
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- La La Land
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
BEST DIRECTOR
- Damien Chazelle, La La Land
- Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
- Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
- Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
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
- 20th Century Women – Mike Mills
- Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
- La La Land – Damien Chazelle
- The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
- Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Arrival – Eric Heisserer
- Fences – August Wilson
- Hidden Figures – Theodore Melfi, Alliso Schroeder
- Lion – Luke Davis
- Moonlight – Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- My Life as a Zucchini
- The Red Turtle
- Zootopia
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- 13th
- Fire at Sea
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Life, Animated
- O.J.: Made in America
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
- Land of Mine
- A Man Called Ove
- The Salesman
- Tanni
- Toni Erdmann
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Arrival – Bradford Young
- La La Land – Linus Sandgren
- Lion – Greig Fraser
- Moonlight – James Laxton
- Silence – Rodrigo Prieto
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Allied – Joanna Johnson
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood
- Florence Foster Jenkins – Consolata Boyle
- Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
- La La Land – Mary Zophres
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Arrival – Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock
- Hail, Caesar! – Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
- La La Land – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
- Passengers – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Gene Serdena
BEST FILM EDITING
- Arrival – Joe Walker
- Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert
- Hell or High Water – Jake Roberts
- La La Land – Tom Cross
- Moonlight – Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Jackie – Mica Levi
- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
- Lion – Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka
- Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
- Passengers – Thomas Newman
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- Jim: The James Foley Story – “The Empty Chair”
- La La Land – “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”
- La La Land – “City of Stars”
- Moana – “How Far I’ll Go”
- Trolls – “Can’t Stop This Feeling”
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
- A Man Called Ove
- Star Trek Beyond
- Suicide Squad
BEST SOUND MIXING
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
- Arrival
- Hacksaw Ridge
- La La Land
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST SOUND EDITING
- Arrival
- Deepwater Horizon
- Hacksaw Ridge
- La La Land
- Sully
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Deepwater Horizon
- Doctor Strange
- The Jungle Book
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- The Bliind Vaysha
- Borrowed Time
- Pear Cider and Cigarettes
- Pearl
- Piper
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
- Ennemis Intérieurs
- La Femme et le TGV
- Silent Nights
- Sing
- Timecode
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
- Extremis
- 4.1 Miles
- Joe’s Violin
- Watani
- The White Helmets
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