La La Land film leads Oscar with 14 nominations

La La Land will be the one to beat at this year’s Oscars, having scored a record-equalling 14 nominations, the BBC reported.
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are up for best actor and actress for their roles in the modern musical romance, it added.
It is also one of nine films up for the best picture award.
Sci-fi film Arrival and coming-of-age drama Moonlight have eight nominations each, with the latter’s citations including a supporting actress nod for Britain’s Naomie Harris, according to the BBC.
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