‘La La Land’ – and diversity – dominate Oscar nominations
24 January 2017 |
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'La La Land' earned a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations, but multiple nods for 'Fences,' 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures' may have finally buried the #OscarSoWhite trend.
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