The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced this morning. The big stand out was La La Land, which received 14 nominations, matching the current record set by All About Eve in 1950 and Titanic in 1997. With nominations for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Original Screenplay, La La Land could potentially join a small group of three films that have currently won the big five categories. A sweep for La La Land is far from a lock; just take a look at the nominees for the big awards.
Check out the 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
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best 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
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Screenplay
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Mike Mills, 20th Century Women
For all the other award categories, check out the complete list of nominations on the Academy’s website.
This year, there are several other things of interest to look out for or impress your friends with at your Oscars viewing party. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is nominated for Best Original Song. His song “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana is up against two La La Land numbers, but a win will complete Miranda’s EGOT. Miranda currently has two Grammys, three Tony Awards, and one Emmy. Having won his first Tony Award in 2008, a win at this year’s Oscars ceremony will make him the fastest person to achieve EGOT status — as well as the youngest.
A24Everyone remembers the #OscarsSoWhite controversy surrounding last year’s ceremony, but don’t expect more boycotts this year. Seven actors and actresses of color have been nominated: Denzel Washington, Dev Patel, Ruth Negga, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, and Octavia Spencer. There is also diversity on other nominations in other big categories such as writing and directing.
Manchester by the Sea earned Amazon its first Best Picture nomination, something the other streaming giant Netflix has yet to achieve.
Plenty of great films and talented people are nominated this year! Who do you think will take home the statues? Let us know in the comments or tweet your predictions at us.
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