The nominations list for one of the most coveted awards is out! The nominations list of 89
th annual Academy Awards was released last night by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Taking in consideration the #OscarsSoWhite controversy of the last two years, the academy ensured that the nominations this year were more diverse. Barry Jenkins' 'Moonlight', Denzel Washington's 'Fences' and Viola Davis were nominated in some of the prime categories.
Tying with 'Titanic' for the record of 14 nominations, writer-director, Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land' was nominated in 14 categories including best picture, best actor, best actress to name a few.
Veteran actress Meryl Streep earned her 20th Oscar nomination, making her the most Oscar nominated actress of all time.
Here is the list of nominees for the 89
th annual Academy Awards:
Nominations in the Best Picture category Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
Moonlight
Nominations in the Best Director category Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Nominations in the Best Actress In A Lead Role category Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Nominations in the Best Actor In A Lead Role category Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Nominations in the Best Actress In A Supporting Role category Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Nominations in the Best Actor In A Supporting Role category Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Nominations in the Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) category Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Nominations in the Best Writing (Original Screenplay) category Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
Nominations in the Best Cinematography category Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Nominations in the Best Original Score category Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Nominations in the Best Visual Effects category Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Nominations in the Best Film Editing category Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Nominations in the Best Makeup & Hairstyling category A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
Nominations in the Best Production Design category Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
Nominations in the Best Costume Design category Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Nominations in the Best Original Song category "Audition: The Fools Who Dream" - 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
Nominations in the Best Sound Editing category Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Nominations in the Best Sound Mixing category Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Nominations in the Best Animated Feature category Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Nominations in the Best Foreign Language Feature category Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Nominations in the Best Documentary Feature category Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life Animated
OJ: Made in America
13
th Nominations in the Best Documentary Short Subject category Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
Nominations in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Nominations in the Best Short Film (Animated) category Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the glittering 89th annual Academy Awards will take place in Dolby Theatre, California on February 26, 2017