Oscars 2017 nominations: La La Land bags 14; diversity shines with Viola Davis, Dev Patel

The nominations for the 89th  Academy Awards or the Oscars, are here; they were revealed on Tuesday in Los Angeles, as reported by BBC. [caption id=“attachment_3218694” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  La La Land. [/caption] Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone’s La La Land received the most nominations, a total of 14 including the most coveted of the lot: Best Actor, Actress, Director and Picture. Competing against La La Land and Moonlight for best picture will be Manchester by the Sea, Arrival, Lion, Fences, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, and Hacksaw Ridge. A bright spark: with Viola Davis, Dev Patel, Octavia Spencer, Denzel Washington, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Ruth Negga getting acting nominations, the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag officially cannot be used. The diversity of choice is impressive this year. The 2017 Oscars will take place on 26 February. Here’s the full winners list: 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 for Manchester by the Sea Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling for La La Land Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington for Fences Best actress Isabelle Huppert for Elle Ruth Negga for Loving Natalie Portman for Jackie Emma Stone for La La Land Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali for Moonlight Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges for Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel for Lion Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals Best supporting actress Viola Davis for Fences Naomie Harris for Moonlight Nicole Kidman for Lion Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures Michelle Williams for Manchester by the Sea Best director Damien Chazelle for La La Land Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins for Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea Denis Villeneuve for Arrival See the full list here.