LA LA Land and Moonlight dominate 2017 Oscar noms

All roads have led to here. The nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards are in and no shocker, LA LA Land leads with 14 nominations.

LA LA Land.

LA LA Land‘s 14 nominations ties it for the most all time with All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997). Moonlight earned 8 nominations, including a nomination for director Barry Jenkins. Arrival also snagged 8 Oscar noms, but unfortunately, nothing for Amy Adams, nor Jeremy Renner.

There were of course a few surprises, but for the most part, this year’s Oscar nominations were predictable. Viggo Mortensen getting nominated for Best Actor (Captain Fantastic) was a bit of a shock, but deserving. Deadpool not filling out that potential tenth Best Picture nomination was disappointing but not really all that surprising.

What I love is the Academy spread the love diversely this year after years and years and years of #OscarSoWhite. What I love even more, is these performers didn’t get nominated “just because they’re black” — they were nominated because they absolutely deserve to be there.

Fences.

Viola Davis is fierce in Fences. She kicks Denzel’s ass all over the screen — and he’s awesome in the movie as well. Hidden Figures was incredible and Octavia Spencer is a huge reason why. Although I can’t help but be disappointed that homegrown KC native Janelle Monáe didn’t get nominated, but she’s young and talented. She’ll be back.

Moonlight is a fantastic movie and has a chance to really do some damage at the Oscars. Director Jenkins is in the conversation and Naomie Harris has to go up against Viola. But Mahershala Ali is the favorite in his category.

Obviously LA LA Land dominated. I’m stoked Emma Stone was nominated, obviously. Is it the best movie? It’s one of my favorites from the year and it made my Top 10 of 2016. But the best? Honestly, I think it’s a crap shoot. If Moonlight, Manchester or LA LA Land win Best Picture, I won’t be surprised, nor disappointed.

ABC will telecast the 89th Annual Oscar Awards ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 26.

BEST PICTURE

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

DIRECTING

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

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

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

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

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

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

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

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

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Arrival
• La La Land
• Lion
• Moonlight
• Silence

COSTUME DESIGN

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

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

• Fire at Sea
• I Am Not Your Negro
• Life, Animated
• OJ: Made In America
• 13th

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

• Extremis
• 4.1 Miles
• Joe’s Violin
• Watani: My Homeland
• The White Helmets

FILM EDITING

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

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

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

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

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

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

• “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” 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

PRODUCTION DESIGN

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

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

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

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• Ennemis Interieurs
• La Femme Et Le TGV
• Silent Nights
• Sing
• Timecode

SOUND EDITING

• Arrival
• Deepwater Horizon
• Hacksaw Ridge
• La La Land
• Sully

SOUND MIXING

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• La La Land
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

VISUAL EFFECTS

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

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hidden Figures
• Lion
• Moonlight

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

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