By Jake Coyle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The candy-colored love letter to musicals 91裸聊视频淟a La Land91裸聊视频� landed a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, while a notably more diverse field of nominees brushed off two straight years of 91裸聊视频淥scarsSoWhite91裸聊视频� backlash.
91裸聊视频淟a La Land91裸聊视频� matched 91裸聊视频淭itanic91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淎ll About Eve91裸聊视频� for most nominations ever, earning nods for best picture, stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, its jazz-infused songs and its 32-year-old writer-director, Damien Chazelle.
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In stark contrast to the last two years of all-white acting nominees, seven actors of colour were nominated out of the 20 actors. A record six black actors were nominated (91裸聊视频淔ences91裸聊视频� stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris of 91裸聊视频淢oonlight,91裸聊视频� Ruth Negga of 91裸聊视频淟oving91裸聊视频� and Octavia Spencer of 91裸聊视频淗idden Figures91裸聊视频�), as was Dev Patel, the British-Indian star of 91裸聊视频淟ion.91裸聊视频�
A trio of acclaimed films led the overhaul, foremost among them Barry Jenkins91裸聊视频� luminous coming-of-age portrait 91裸聊视频淢oonlight.91裸聊视频� Its eight nominations, including best picture, tied for the second most nods. Denzel Washington91裸聊视频檚 fiery August Wilson adaptation 91裸聊视频淔ences91裸聊视频� and Theodore Melfi91裸聊视频檚 crowd-pleasing African American mathematician drama, 91裸聊视频淗idden Figures,91裸聊视频� were also showered with nominations, including best picture.
Jenkins, who was nominated for directing and adapted screenplay, said the nominations for 91裸聊视频淢oonlight91裸聊视频� and other films showed that people were eager to put themselves in the shoes of others.
91裸聊视频淚 love the American film industry and to see it this year, I feel, really reflect the world that we all live and work in, it gives me hope,91裸聊视频� Jenkins said by phone from Amsterdam. 91裸聊视频淚t heartens me. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot of work being done to make this year not be an anomaly.91裸聊视频�
Nine films out of a possible ten were nominated for best picture. The others were: Denis Villeneuve91裸聊视频檚 cerebral alien thriller 91裸聊视频淎rrival,91裸聊视频� Kenneth Lonergan91裸聊视频檚 New England family drama 91裸聊视频淢anchester by the Sea,91裸聊视频� the West Texas heist thriller 91裸聊视频淗ell or High Water,91裸聊视频� the 91裸聊视频淟ion,91裸聊视频� and Mel Gibson91裸聊视频檚 World War II drama 91裸聊视频淗acksaw Ridge.91裸聊视频�
The biggest surprise of the morning was the strong boost of support for Gibson, who had long been shunned in Hollywood since an anti-Semitic tirade while being arrested for drunk driving in 2006 and a 2011 conviction for domestic violence. Along with the best picture nod, Gibson scored an unexpected best director nomination. Gibson, whose ninth child was born Friday, said in a statement that nothing was more exciting than hearing the nominations read while holding my newborn son.91裸聊视频�
Andrew Garfield, who was nominated for best actor for his performance in 91裸聊视频淗acksaw Ridge,91裸聊视频� said Gibson deserved the moment.
91裸聊视频淚 think finally people are remembering who Mel actually is, not what the tabloids (said),91裸聊视频� said Garfield by phone. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 so, so proud of him.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淎rrival91裸聊视频� tied 91裸聊视频淢oonlight91裸聊视频� for the second most nominees with eight nods. Yet its five-time nominated star, Amy Adams, was left out of the competitive best actress category.
Instead, Meryl Streep, whom President Donald Trump recently derided as 91裸聊视频渙verrated,91裸聊视频� landed her 20th nomination. Her performance in 91裸聊视频淔lorence Foster Jenkins91裸聊视频� was among the best actress nominees that included Stone, Natalie Portman (91裸聊视频淛ackie91裸聊视频�), Ruth Negga (91裸聊视频淟oving91裸聊视频�) and Isabelle Huppert (91裸聊视频淓lle91裸聊视频�). Also left out was Annette Bening for 91裸聊视频�20th Century Women.91裸聊视频�
Best actor favourites Washington, Gosling and Casey Affleck (91裸聊视频淢anchester by the Sea91裸聊视频�) were joined by Garfield and Viggo Mortensen (91裸聊视频淐aptain Fantastic91裸聊视频�). Along with Ali and Patel, the best supporting actor nominees are Lucas Hedges (91裸聊视频淢anchester by the Sea91裸聊视频�), Michael Shannon (91裸聊视频淣octurnal Animals91裸聊视频�) and Jeff Bridges (91裸聊视频淗ell or High Water91裸聊视频�).
Viola Davis, the supporting actress front-runner for her performance in 91裸聊视频淔ences,91裸聊视频� notched the expected nomination. Also up for the category are Harris, Spencer, Nicole Kidman (91裸聊视频淟ion91裸聊视频�) and Michelle Williams (91裸聊视频淢anchester by the Sea91裸聊视频�).
Whether fairly or not, the nominations were measured as a test for the revamped film academy. It91裸聊视频檚 the first Oscars voted on since academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs ushered in new membership rules and added 683 new members as a way to diversify a predominantly white, male and elderly group, which now numbers 6,687.
The inclusion influx Tuesday wasn91裸聊视频檛 driven by any kind of response to the last two Oscars most of the nominated films have been in development for years. And the awards still left many groups unrepresented. No female filmmakers were nominated for best director and outside of Lin-Manuel Miranda (up for his song to 91裸聊视频淢oana91裸聊视频�), Latinos were nearly absent.
Four black directors dominated the documentary category: Ava DuVernay (91裸聊视频淭he 13th91裸聊视频�), Raoul Peck91裸聊视频檚 (91裸聊视频淚 Am Not Your Negro91裸聊视频�), Ezra Edelman (the seven-plus hours 91裸聊视频淥.J.: Made in America91裸聊视频�) and Roger Ross Williams (91裸聊视频淟ife, Animated91裸聊视频�). The other nominee was 91裸聊视频淔ire at Sea.91裸聊视频�
History was marked in other categories. Joi McMillon, who edited 91裸聊视频淢oonlight91裸聊视频� with Nat Sanders, became the first African-American woman nominated for best editing. Bradford Young of 91裸聊视频淎rrival91裸聊视频� was just the second black cinematographer nominated.
Instead of announcing nominees live in Los Angeles, the Oscars streamed pre-produced videos of previous winners introduced each category 91裸聊视频� an innovation that drew mixed reviews.
Though 91裸聊视频淟a La Land,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎rrival91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淗idden Figures91裸聊视频� are knocking on the door of $100 million at the North American box office, none of the best picture nominees has yet grossed more than $100 million, making this year91裸聊视频檚 best picture nominees one of the lowest grossing bunch ever.
But the regular business of today91裸聊视频檚 corporate-driven Hollywood is increasingly set apart from the industry91裸聊视频檚 awards season, where smaller, critically adored films like 91裸聊视频�12 Years a Slave,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏irdman,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏oyhood91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪potlight91裸聊视频� have recently dominated. Only one major studio 91裸聊视频� Paramount, which distributed 91裸聊视频淎rrival91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淔ences91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� scored a best-picture nomination.
Amazon, however, landed its first best-picture nod for Kenneth Lonergan91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢anchester by the Sea,91裸聊视频� which the streaming retailer partnered with Roadside Attractions to distribute. Netflix also scored three nominations, including two for documentary short and one for feature documentary (91裸聊视频淭he 13th91裸聊视频�).
The dearth of blockbusters will pose a test for host Jimmy Kimmel, who91裸聊视频檒l be presiding over the Feb. 26 Oscarcast for the first time. While the Academy Awards are still among the most-watched TV programs of the year, ratings have been in decline the last two years. Last year91裸聊视频檚 broadcast, which host Chris Rock introduced as 91裸聊视频渢he White People91裸聊视频檚 Choice Awards,91裸聊视频� drew 34.4 million viewers, an eight-year-low.
Like others, Viggo Mortensen expects this year91裸聊视频檚 broadcast to have a strong political undercurrent. 91裸聊视频淭he Trump White House,91裸聊视频� he said Tuesday, 91裸聊视频渋s about, to some degree, shutting people up who you don91裸聊视频檛 like or who don91裸聊视频檛 agree with you, and I think the Oscars will probably be the opposite of that.91裸聊视频�
Nominees for best animated film split between big and small films: 91裸聊视频淜ubo and the Two Strings,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢oana,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢y Life as a Zucchini,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Red Turtle91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淶ootopia.91裸聊视频� The year91裸聊视频檚 second biggest box-office hit, 91裸聊视频淔inding Dory,91裸聊视频� was surprisingly shut out.
In the foreign language film category, Maren Ade91裸聊视频檚 Cannes sensation 91裸聊视频淭oni Erdmann,91裸聊视频� from Germany, was nominated alongside Denmark91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淟and of Mine,91裸聊视频� Sweden91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎 Man Called Ove,91裸聊视频� Australia91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭anna91裸聊视频� and Iran91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Salesman,91裸聊视频� from Asghar Farhadi, whose 91裸聊视频淎 Separation91裸聊视频� won the award in 2012.
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Associated Press writers Lindsey Bahr and Sandy Cohen contributed to this report.
