Oscar 2017: La La Land Leads with 14 Nominations, Controversies and Snubs

The 89th Academy Awards nominations were announced on January 24, 2017, in Los Angeles. Damien Chazelle's La La Land leads with 14 nominations, tying the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. It is followed by Arrival and Moonlight with eight each. Gianfranco Rosi's Fuocoammare, winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2016, was nominated for Best Documentary Feature after being controversially excluded from the Best Foreign Language Film shortlist. Director Paolo Sorrentino had criticized the choice, calling it 'masochistic.' The film earned under €800,000 in Italy and flopped abroad. Iranian director Asghar Farhadi received a nomination for The Salesman (Best Foreign Language Film) but announced he would not attend the ceremony due to President Donald Trump's executive order banning entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. The Academy issued a statement opposing the ban. Notable snubs include Amy Adams (Arrival, Nocturnal Animals), Deadpool, Sully, Woody Allen's Café Society, and Martin Scorsese's Silence. Meryl Streep earned her 20th nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins, setting a record. The ceremony will be held on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel with a $15,000 fee.