La La Land leads Academy Awards nominations with 14 nods
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The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, and Lion getting nods for Best Picture.
Best Lead Actor included Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Ryan Gosling (La La Land), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic), and Denzel Washington (Fences). Best Lead Actress included Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Ruth Negga (Loving), Natalie Portman (Jackie), Emma Stone (La La Land), and Meryl Streep earned her 20th Academy Award nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins.
La La Land lead the awards with 14 nominations, matching the record for the most nominations for a single movie, which is also shared by Titanic and All About Eve. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Feb. 26. Read our review of La La Land here, and read the full list of nominees here.
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
