HOLLYWOOD ¨C It¡¯s Hollywood¡¯s weekend. The 89th Academy Awards will be held Feb. 26 and nominated for a record 14 Oscars is a musical ode to the award¡¯s hometown titled ¡°La La Land.¡±
The Damien Chazelle-directed film is tied with ¡°All About Eve¡± (1950) and ¡°Titanic¡± (1997) for nominations, with nods in the major categories of best picture, actor, actress, director, writing and, of course, original score ¡ª a must for a musical. ¡°La La Land¡± has already won Golden Globes in those areas.
With all the praise ¡ª and the recent news that, thanks to Chinese audiences, the film has rocketed past the $300 million mark for box-office intake ¡ª fans might be surprised to hear that best actor nominee Ryan Gosling initially thought the movie would be something of an underdog.
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