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The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, 2017, via global live stream from the academy. [11] La La Land received the most nominations with a record-tying fourteen (1950's All About Eve and 1997's Titanic also achieved this distinction); [ 12 ] Arrival and Moonlight came in second with eight apiece.
At age 89, Best Adapted Screenplay winner James Ivory became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar. [24] Jordan Peele was the first African American winner for Best Original Screenplay. [ 25 ] Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for Best Cinematography .
Despite this, at the 3rd Academy Awards, held in 1930, only one film was cited in each winner's award regardless of how many they were eligible to be considered for during that span. [3] The current system, in which an actress is nominated for a specific performance in a single film, was introduced for the 4th Academy Awards. [2]
This is a list of Academy Award–winning films. If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture , its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non ...
Despite this, at the 3rd Academy Awards, held in 1930, only one film was cited in each winner's award regardless of how many they were eligible to be considered for during that span. [4] The current system, in which an actor is nominated for a specific performance in a single film, was introduced for the 4th Academy Awards. [3]
Check back here for a complete list of all of the major winners during the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
The Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture have been very closely linked throughout their history. Of the 90 films that won Best Picture and were also nominated for Best Director, 69 won the award. [7] [8] The award has been criticised in recent years for failing to recognise female directors. [9]
The Godfather series is the only film series with multiple Best Picture winners, with the first film winning the award for 1972 and the second film winning the award for 1974. [ 23 ] Another nominee, Broadway Melody of 1936 , was a follow-up of sorts to previous winner The Broadway Melody , but beyond the title and some music, the two films ...