Oscar nominations 2017: Moonlight and La La Land will go head-to-head at the Academy Awards

The nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards are finally in. As if there was any doubt, Moonlight and La La Land, two of the biggest movies of 2016, will face off at the awards, as each raked in the most nominations across all categories. La La Land earned a record-tying 14 nominations, including a Best Picture nod and two for Best Original Song. That number ties it with Titanic and All About Eve for the most number of nominations for a single film. All things considered, it may well be La La Land’s night, but Moonlight, with its nine nominations, could still come away winning big at the show. This was a big year for the Oscars. After last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences made a significant push to foster and better recognize diversity in filmmaking. That effort shows in the nominations, which went to a number of actors and directors of color. Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Naomie Harris, Dev Patel, Ruth Negga, and Mahershala Ali all got nods for their performances. Meanwhile, Barry Jenkins is up for Best Director for Moonlight. Finally, Ava Duvernay’s 13th, Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, and Ezra Edelman’s OJ: Made in America are all up for Best Documentary, and all deal with the spectre of racism in America. This year’s effort is by no means perfect, but it’s a welcome start as the Academy improves going forward. Here is the list of nominees. Best Picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Best Director Damien Chazelle, La La Land Denis Villeneuve, Arrival Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Best Original Screenplay Hell or High Water La La Land The Lobster Manchester by the Sea 20th Century Women Best Adapted Screenplay Arrival Fences Hidden Figures Lion Moonlight Best Actor Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Ryan Gosling, La La Land Denzel Washington, Fences Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge Best Actress Emma Stone, La La Land Isabelle Huppert, Elle Ruth Negga, Loving Natalie Portman, Jackie Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel, Lion Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman, Lion Viola Davis, Fences Naomie Harris, Moonlight Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea Best Documentary Fire at Sea I Am Not Your Negro Life Animated OJ: Made in America 13th Best Documentary Short Subject The White Helmets Extremis Watani: My Homeland 4.1 Miles Joe’s Violin Best Live Action Short Film Timecode Sing (Mindenki) Silent Nights Ennemis Interieurs La Femme et le TGV Best Animated Film Zootopia Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life as a Zucchini The Red Turtle Best animated short film Piper Pearl Borrowed Time Pear Cider and Cigarettes Blind Vaysha Best Foreign Language Film Land of Mine A Man Called Ove The Salesman Tana Toni Erdmann Best Cinematography Arrival Silence La La Land Lion Moonlight Best Production Design Arrival Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Hail Caesar La La Land Passengers Best Visual Effects Deepwater Horizon Doctor Strange Jungle Book Kubo and the Two Strings Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Best Film Editing La La Land Moonlight Hacksaw Ridge Arrival Hell or High Water Best Costume Design Allied Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Florence Foster Jenkins Jackie La La Land Best Makeup and Hair A Man Called Ove Star Trek Beyond Suicide Squad Best Original Score Jackie La La Land Lion Moonlight Passengers Best Original Score La La Land, Justin Hurwitz Moonlight, Nicholas Britell Lion, Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka Jackie, Mica Levi Passengers, Thomas Newman Best Original Song “Audition,” 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 Best sound editing La La Land Hacksaw Ridge Arrival Sully Deepwater Horizon Best Sound Mixing La La Land Hacksaw Ridge Rogue One: A Star Wars Story