Oscar nominations are just a few days away. Will Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land" tie the record for most nominations in Oscar history?
"All About Eve" and "Titanic" share the record for most Academy Award nominations, which is 14. "La La Land" could possibly join them. Let's count the ways: 1) picture, 2) director (Chazelle), 3) lead actress (Emma Stone), 4) lead actor (Ryan Gosling), 5) original screenplay, 6) cinematography, 7) costume design, 8) film editing, 9) production design, 10) score, 11) song: "City of Stars," 12) song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream"), 13) sound editing 14) and sound mixing.
Whew. The only one of those 14 I could see not happening is sound editing, a category that tends to favor war, action and sci-fi films. (Sound mixing rewards music-heavy movies.) But that sound editing nod is still a distinct possibility, which would put "La La Land" in the record books.
