Lionsgate Tallies 26 Academy Award Nominations for 'La La Land' and More
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Lionsgate announced today that it has scored 26 Academy Award nominations across four different films, including a record-tying 14 Oscar nods for La La Land, the most for any film.
With La La Land, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water (in partnership with CBS Films) all earning Best Picture nominations, Lionsgate garnered three of the Academy's nine Best Picture nods.
The 26 overall Academy Award nominations are the most in the Company's history, and La La Land's haul of 14 Oscar nods ties the previous record set by Titanic and All About Eve.
La La Land's record-tying nominations include Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ryan Gosling, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Emma Stone, Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Original Screenplay for Chazelle, Best Original Score for Justin Hurwitz, and two Best Original Song nominations for "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)."
Critically-acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge received six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Andrew Garfield and Best Director for Mel Gibson, while the Company also garnered four nods with partner CBS Films for Hell Or High Water, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Jeff Bridges and Best Original Screenplay for Taylor Sheridan.
Lionsgate's Deepwater Horizon earned two Oscar nominations for Visual Effects and Sound Editing.
"On behalf of the entire Lionsgate family, we'd like to thank the Motion Picture Academy for recognizing the tremendous accomplishments of the creative talent responsible for these films," said Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer.
"Our 26 nominations are also a testament to the hard work, creativity and willingness to defy the conventional wisdom shown by every Lionsgate employee associated with these movies.
Our success underscores the great diversity of our slate and the strength of our brand."
Following is a complete list of Lionsgate's Academy Award(R) nominations:
La La Land
Best Picture
Directing: Damien Chazelle
Performance by Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Ryan Gosling
Original Screenplay: Damien Chazelle
Original Score: Justin Hurwitz
Original Song: "City of Stars"
Music by Justin Hurwitz
Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Performed by Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
Original Song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
Music by Justin Hurwitz
Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Performed by Emma Stone
Film Editing
Cinematography
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Production Design
Costume Design
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Picture
Directing: Mel Gibson
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Andrew Garfield
Film Editing
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Hell Or High Water
Best Picture
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Jeff Bridges
Original Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan
Film Editing
Deepwater Horizon
Sound Editing
Visual Effects