2017 Oscars Nominations: “La La Land” Leads With 14 Nods, Why Award Darlings “Deadpool” and Amy Adams Were Snubbed

The results are in: “La La Land” is one of the most heavily-nodded films to date. Rolling Stone reports that the Ryan Gosling-Emma Stone starrer racked up 14 Academy Awards nominations, tying a record that was earlier set by “Titanic” and “All About Eve.” The film’s director, Damien Chazelle, is nominated, along with Gosling and Stone for the Best Actor and Best Actress categories.

For the coveted Best Picture category, “La La Land” is in leagues with this year’s award circuit regulars “Fences,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Lion,” and “Moonlight.” Mel Gibson marked his re-return to Hollywood by garnering both a Best Director and a Best Picture nods for his World War II film “Hacksaw Ridge.”

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Times noted that the ongoing conversation about race in the United States has been largely favored by the Academy, with Ava Duvernay’s “13th” joins “O.J.: Made in America” in the Best Documentary category. And due perhaps to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy the last time, there were many people of color who were recognized this year: Viola Davis and Denzel Washington for “Fences,” Dev Patel for “Lion,” Octavia Spencer for “Hidden Figures,” Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris for “Moonlight,” and “Preacher”’s very own Ruth Negga for the racially-charged film “Loving.”

One film the Academy apparently does not have love for? It’s “Deadpool.” Given the fact that it is an R-rated film, the naughty Ryan Reynolds starrer failed to capture nominations despite landing two Golden Globe nominations and support from both the Producer’s Guild of America and the Writers’ Guild of America.

Meanwhile, Indiewire said Amy Adams was shut out of the race despite entering the awards season as a contender. Despite the fact that she was praised for her performance in “Arrival” (which fortunately garnered a Best Picture nod) at the Telluride Film Fest and her knockout performance in “Nocturnal Animals,” the five-time nominee might have been favored over equally brilliant actresses who were vying for the “Best Actress” award.