Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards have been unveiled, and as many expected, it's La La Land which looks primed to dominate. The neo-musical has picked up 14 nominations, tying with All About Eve and Titanic for the most nominations ever.
The movie is nominated for best picture, best original screenplay, and best directing, while protagonists Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling could both take home best acting awards. Elsewhere in the best picture category, there are nods for Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Lion, Fences, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, Hacksaw Ridge and sci-fi thriller, Arrival.
Aided to Moonlight being nominated for best picture, most heartening is the fact the ceremony appears to have ended its so-called "diversity drought" after two years. Denzel Washington, Ruth Negga, Mahershala Ali, Ruth Negga, Naomie Harris, Octavia Spencer, and Viola Davis are all up for gongs.
In terms of surprises, Amy Adams misses out in the best actor category despite her universally acclaimed performance in the aforementioned Arrival, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson — fresh off winning a golden globe — has also been overlooked. Deadpool and Martin Scorsese's historical drama, Silence, are two titles which surprisingly picked up no nominations.
For the entire breakdown of nominees for each category, scroll below. The awards ceremony takes place on February 26.
Best Picture
Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell Or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester By The Sea Moonlight
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 Director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea) Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life as a Zucchini The Red Turtle Zootopia
Best Costume Design
Allied Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Florence Foster Jenkins Jackie La La Land
Best Documentary Feature
Fire at Sea I Am Not Your Negro Life, Animated 13th OJ: Made in America
Best Documentary Short
Extremis 4.1 Miles Joe's Violin Watani: My Homeland The White Helmets
Makeup and Hair
A Man Called Ove Star Trek Beyond Suicide Squad
Original Song
La La Land - "Audition" La La Land - "City of Stars" Moana - "How Far I'll Go" Jim: The James Foley Story - "The Empty Chair" Trolls - "Can't Stop the Feeling"
Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha Borrowed Time Pear Cider and Cigarettes Pearl Piper
Sound Editing
Arrival Deepwater Horizon Hacksaw Ridge Sully La La Land
Film Editing
Arrival Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La Land Moonlight
Foreign Language Film
A Man Called Ove (Sweden) Land of Mine (Denmark) The Salesman (Iran) Tanna (Australia) Toni Erdmann (Germany)
Original Score
Jackie La La Land Lion Moonlight Passengers
Production Design
Arrival Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Hail, Caesar! La La Land Passengers
Visual Effects
Deepwater Horizon Doctor Strange Jungle Book Kubo and the Two Strings Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival Fences Hidden Figures Lion Moonlight
Original Screenplay
20th Century Women Hell or High Water La La Land The Lobster Manchester by the Sea
Best Cinematography
Arrival La La Land Lion Moonlight Silence