”La La Land” and “Moonlight” dominate at the 89th Academy Awards
March 1, 2017
This past Sunday, stars from all over the country and the world flocked to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood to attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the night was filled with glamorous celebrities and tributes to the incredible achievements made by actors and filmmakers in 2016.
La La Land tied James Cameron’s Titanic for the most nominations ever, Moonlight took home the glory of Best Picture after an awkward misunderstanding by the presenters, and host Jimmy Kimmel showered the attendees with Junior Mints and Red Vines.
The following are the movies with the most and biggest awards from the 89th Academy Awards:
Moonlight:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
Mahershala Ali, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Manchester by the Sea:
Best Original Screenplay
Casey Affleck, Best Actor in a Lead Role
La La Land:
Damien Chazelle, Best Director
Emma Stone, Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Production Design
Best Original Musical Score
“City of Stars,” Best Original Song
Best Cinematography
Fences:
Viola Davis, Best Actress in a Leading Role
Hacksaw Ridge:
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Mixing
The night concluded with the reveal of the winner of Best Picture. Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway reunited on stage to present Moonlight with Best Picture; however, there was a mishap with the envelopes and Beatty and Dunaway were handed the wrong one.
Dunaway called out La La Land by mistake, causing everyone to rush to the stage. It wasn’t until after the whole cast and crew were already on stage that the mistake was corrected. Everyone on stage and in the audience was in shock that the Academy could make such a careless error.