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"This was such a labor of love to make and it was a real team
effort," said 32-year old director Chazelle, who is poised to
become the youngest ever Best Director Oscar winner.
"There were an incredible number of people who came together at
the heights of their crafts and really pushed themselves beyond
their limit to make this film. So I was really pleased that so
many of those people got recognized", he said before breaking
open a celebratory barrel of sake with Gosling.
"La La Land" became the movie to beat at the Academy Awards
after earning 14 nominations on Tuesday, in a diverse list that
silenced the #OscarsSoWhite controversy of the last two years.
With nominations that include best picture, actor, actress,
director, score and screenplay, the musical about a struggling
actress, played by Emma Stone, and her jazz pianist boyfriend,
played by Gosling, equaled the record set by the 1997
blockbuster "Titanic" and the 1950 film "All About Eve".
"La La Land" will vie for Best Picture Oscar with black
coming-of-age movie "Moonlight", and sci-fi film "Arrival" each
with eight nods, Mel Gibson's Hollywood comeback war movie
"Hacksaw Ridge", dramas "Manchester by the Sea", "Hidden
Figures", and "Lion", modern western "Hell or High Water" and
Denzel Washington's adaptation of stage play "Fences".
The musical, which has raked $174 million worldwide, will be
released in Japan on February 24.
Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood
on Feb. 26.
(Reporting by Kwiyeon Ha; Writing by Yiming Woo and Karishma
Singh)
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