The 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are here! Celebrating the best films of 2024, this star-studded event is one of the most anticipated nights in entertainment. We take a look back at one of the biggest films in the last 10 years.
The history of cinema has been written in several Academy Awards ceremonies, where various films, actors, and directors have broken records, such as ‘La La Land’ (2016) by Damien Chazelle, one of the movies with the most nominations in the history of the awards show.
‘La La Land’ had a total of 14 nominations, being the most recent film to obtain this record, which it shares with ‘Titanic’ (1997) and ‘All about Eve’ (1950).
How many Oscars does ‘La La Land’ have and in which categories did it win?
Despite having a record-breaking 14 nominations, the film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling only won six Academy Awards in the following categories:
- Best Director: Damien Chazelle
- Best Actress: Emma Stone
- Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz
- Best Original Song: “City of Stars”
- Best Production Design: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and David Wasco Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren
‘La La Land’ and the historic mistake at the Oscars
‘La La Land’ not only made history as one of the most nominated films, but also gifted the Academy one of the worst mistakes.
During the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were in charge of making the last and most awaited announcement: Best Picture of the year, but no one knew they would announce the wrong movie.
The actors announced ‘La La Land’ as the winner, when in fact it was ‘Moonlight’ who took home the award.
When are the 2025 Oscars?
- When: Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Time: Live broadcast starts at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
