(On the other hand, a split between two nominated songs could help “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda to squeak into EGOT territory with “How Far I’ll Go” from Disney Animation’s “Moana.”) As the only Best Actress nominee who stars in a Best Picture candidate, Golden Globe winner Emma Stone is favored to win Best Actress. “La La Land” gained valuable momentum, but Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” scored 12 and won only two, while last year Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant” led the field with 12 and took home three.Īs a musical, PGA-winner “La La Land” could top those “Titanic” winning numbers on Oscar night. (Technically, “An American in Paris” was based on an existing George Gershwin score.) However, the nominations frontrunner doesn’t always win on Oscar night. It’s only the third original musical to land a Best Picture nomination, following “All That Jazz” (1979) and “Anchors Aweigh” (1945). “La La Land” tied the Oscar nominations record set by “All About Eve” (14 nominations, 6 wins) and “Titanic” (14 nominations, 11 wins). The highest-grossing Oscar contender is closing on $300 million worldwide. For his follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Whiplash,” director Chazelle won the Critics Choice, Golden Globe, DGA, and BAFTA awards. “La La Land” swept the Globes with a record seven wins. “La La Land” “La La Land” (Damien Chazelle)īreaking out at Telluride, this audacious show-business musical stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as struggling creative artists. But with three contenders splitting the Academy’s vote for inclusion and gravitas, that could leave the Best Picture frontrunner “La La Land” firmly in place. It’s already passed $134 million at the domestic box office, with no end in sight.Ĭould it sneak up on “La La Land” for the win? It could - if it was the only black drama in the race. The true story makes its wide crossover audience feel good. “Hidden Figures,” with three nominations including Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress, is a late-breaking real-life aspirational crowdpleaser that won the SAG Ensemble Award and has a diverse cast led by three African-American women. But there are voters who have resisted watching it to some, it feels like a homework assignment. Actors love Denzel Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s Tony-winning Pittsburgh play. “Fences,” with four nominations including Adapted Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actress, is riding a holiday surge. “ Moonlight,” with eight nominations including Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, and Best Supporting Actor, has been slugging it out for months in arthouse cinemas, only breaking wider after the nominations. Three powerful African-American narratives could also pull votes for a serious movie that would make a statement about race in America. Or, as Emma Stone said while accepting her best-actress BAFTA February 12, “In a time that’s so divisive, I think it’s really special that we were all able to come together tonight, thanks to BAFTA, to celebrate the positive gift of creativity, and how it can transcend borders and how it can help people to feel a little less alone.” That’s why “La La Land” award campaigners make sure that the message coming from their acceptance speeches center on art as a connector when artistic freedom is in jeopardy. More often than not, gravitas tends to win the day with Oscar voters, and that instinct may have greater resonance this year. The New England family tragedy pulled six nominations, including three superb performances led by frontrunner Casey Affleck.īoth movies come from white directors working with a white ensemble. “La La Land” is an escapist romp through musicals past. “ Manchester By the Sea” is the comeback movie from lauded playwright and director Kenneth Lonergan, likeliest to win Best Original Screenplay. ‘Pariah’ at 10: Dee Rees’ Groundbreaking Debut Paved the Way for ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Pose’
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