La La Land, which was released nearly a decade ago, gained widespread praise among viewers. But even today, one of the most-talked-about visuals from the film is a poster that has finally been addressed. As a part of the film's 10th anniversary celebrations, Lionsgate has shared a fresh version of the photo, correcting Ryan Gosling's much-criticised hand position that the actor himself has laughed about for years.<h2>The latest poster</h2>The new poster subtly changes Gosling's raised hand, replacing the awkward flat wrist seen in the original one with a more natural pose.&nbsp;Sharing the image on Instagram, Lionsgate wrote, "A minor adjustment. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of #LaLaLand in @Dolby Cinema at @AMCtheatres. Experience the film back on the big screen beginning August 16. Get tickets now."&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/project-hail-mary-know-all-about-ryan-gosling-s-upcoming-sci-fi-starrer-1751355868331">Project Hail Mary: Know all about Ryan Gosling's upcoming sci-fi starrer</a>&nbsp;

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&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/eva-mendes-and-ryan-gosling-make-their-first-public-appearance-in-a-decade-during-a-surprise-act-on-jimmy-fallon-s-the-tonight-show-1772816710810">Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling make their first public appearance in a decade during a surprise act on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show</a><h2>Ryan Gosling opens up about the poster</h2>The actor has often spoken about the pose, admitting that he regrets it. The poster was a key part of the film's promotional artwork.&nbsp;Speaking to The Wall Street Journal in 2024, the actor recalled, "We're dancing, Emma and I, and I didn't know this would become the poster for the movie. We were supposed to have our hands up, and I thought it would be cool to put my hand [more flat] even though everyone told me it wasn't cool. I was sure it was cooler."&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/kaylee-hottle-was-unconscious-shocking-details-from-first-responders-revealed-after-teen-star-s-death-1784690025968">Kaylee Hottle was unconscious: Shocking details from first responders revealed after teen star's death</a>&nbsp;

La La Land new poster and original poster

He further added, "Now when I look at it, and I have to see it all the time, you know what would've been cooler... [the intended pose]. It just killed the energy that way. I call it La La Hand."&nbsp;The new poster arrives as the makers are gearing up for the film's theatrical re-release to mark its 10th anniversary. It will return to Dolby Cinema screens at AMC Theatres in the United States from August 16.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/why-ryan-gosling-doesnt-play-dark-roles-anymore-actor-reveals-717719">Why doesn't Ryan Gosling play dark roles anymore? Actor reveals</a><h2>About La La Land</h2>Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, the 2016 musical film features Gosling as jazz pianist Sebastian and Emma Stone as aspiring actress Mia. The romance between the two begins against the backdrop of Los Angeles.&nbsp;It earned six Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Cinematography, and seven Golden Globe Awards.&nbsp;

The makers of La La Land have finally corrected one of the most-talked about visuals from the film's promotional artwork. Lionsgate has shared a fresh version of the photo after nearly a decade of its release.

La La Land, which was released nearly a decade ago, gained widespread praise among viewers. But even today, one of the most-talked-about visuals from the film is a poster that has finally been addressed. As a part of the film's 10th anniversary celebrations, Lionsgate has shared a fresh version of the photo, correcting Ryan Gosling's much-criticised hand position that the actor himself has laughed about for years. The latest poster The new poster subtly changes Gosling's raised hand, replacing the awkward flat wrist seen in the original one with a more natural pose. Sharing the image on Instagram, Lionsgate wrote, "A minor adjustment. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of #LaLaLand in @Dolby Cinema at @AMCtheatres. Experience the film back on the big screen beginning August 16. Get tickets now." Also Read: Project Hail Mary: Know all about Ryan Gosling's upcoming sci-fi starrer

The makers of La La Land have finally corrected one of the most-talked-about visuals from the film's promotional artwork. Lionsgate has shared a fresh version of the photo nearly a decade after its release.

La La Land re-release: Makers unveil new poster fixing Ryan Gosling's hand for 10th anniversary

Emma Stone is currently busy promoting her upcoming Disney film ‘Cruella’. While appearing on Sirius XM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Emma revealed some never-heard-before details of her life including the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is the love of her life.&nbsp;

It was at the 89th Academy Awards when Emma Stone won Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘La La Land’ and what made it “officially the most surreal moment” of her life was that Leonardo DiCaprio presented the trophy to her.&nbsp;

She said, "Leonardo DiCaprio. That was what was going through my mind cause it was him. And I was like, I'd seen Titanic seven and a half times in theatres. He was the love of my life. I had a picture of him in my bedroom that was signed, that I had gotten for my birthday when I was like 12 years old and I was walking to Leo and I was like, this is officially the most surreal moment of my life.”

Emma said that while she feels Leo would have probably thought that she was "a little weird" because whenever she encounters the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star, she's kind of like, 'Hey, how's it going?', the actress added that Leonardo DiCaprio is "very sweet though".

Emma also added that receiving the Oscar from Leo was the "craziest experience" because it was him afterall.&nbsp;

Emma fangirled some and added, "He's very tall. And he's so lovely, but you know, it's, it's kind of unfair because it's something that I don't, I don't really believe in that much. The idea that you like term real people into, like this other idea that's always been so, so odd to me in my own experience. Like, it just feels so weird. It was the fact that it was someone that I had grown up watching and that I admired so much. And like as an actor, I think he's fantastic. And I'd watched him in everything. And then that moment where it's like kind of a, it's just a, such a surreal moment as an actor anyway. So it just compounded it. And I don't know, it's, it still feels like it, it didn’t really, occur because, because it was him there."

Emma Stone is currently busy promoting her upcoming Disney film ‘Cruella’. While appearing on Sirius XM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Emma revealed some never-heard-before details of her life including the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is the love of her life.

Emma Stone is currently busy promoting her upcoming Disney film ‘Cruella’. While appearing on Sirius XM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Emma revealed some never-heard-before details of her life including the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is the love of her life. It was at the 89th Academy Awards when Emma Stone won Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘La La Land’ and what made it “officially the most surreal moment” of her life was that Leonardo DiCaprio presented the trophy to her. She said, "Leonardo DiCaprio. That was what was going through my mind cause it was him. And I was like, I'd seen Titanic seven and a half times in theatres. He was the love of my life. I had a picture of him in my bedroom that was signed, that I had gotten for my birthday when I was like 12 years old and I was walking to Leo and I was like, this is officially the most surreal moment of my life.” Emma said that while she feels Leo would have probably thought that she was "a little weird" because whenever she encounters the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star, she's kind of like, 'Hey, how's it going?', the actress added that Leonardo DiCaprio is "very sweet though". Emma also added that receiving the Oscar from Leo was the "craziest experience" because it was him afterall. Emma fangirled some and added, "He's very tall. And he's so lovely, but you know, it's, it's kind of unfair because it's something that I don't, I don't really believe in that much. The idea that you like term real people into, like this other idea that's always been so, so odd to me in my own experience. Like, it just feels so weird. It was the fact that it was someone that I had grown up watching and that I admired so much. And like as an actor, I think he's fantastic. And I'd watched him in everything. And then that moment where it's like kind of a, it's just a, such a surreal moment as an actor anyway. So it just compounded it. And I don't know, it's, it still feels like it, it didn’t really, occur because, because it was him there."

Emma Stone fangirls over Leonardo DiCaprio: He was the love of my life

A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang&nbsp;inspired&nbsp;by Hollywood blockbuster "La La&nbsp;Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population.

China is on an elaborate PR offensive to rebrand the northwestern region where the United States says "genocide" has been inflicted on the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.

As allegations of slavery and forced labour inside Xinjiang's cotton industry draw renewed global attention, inside China, Beijing is curating a very different narrative for the troubled region.

Rap songs, photo exhibitions and a musical — "The Wings of Songs" — are leading the cultural reframing of the region, while&nbsp;a legion of celebrities have seemingly unprompted leapt to the defence of Xinjiang's tarnished textile industry.&nbsp;

Beijing denies all allegations of abuses and has instead recast Xinjiang as a haven of social cohesion and economic renewal that has turned its back on years of violent extremism thanks to benevolent state intervention.

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The movie, whose release was reportedly delayed by a year, focuses on three men from different ethnic groups dreaming of the big time as they gather musical inspiration across cultures in the snow-capped mountains and desertscapes of the vast region.

Trailing the movie, state-run Global Times reported that overseas blockbusters such as "La La&nbsp;Land" have "inspired&nbsp;Chinese studios" to produce their own domestic hits.

But the musical omits the surveillance cameras and security checks that blanket Xinjiang.

Also noticeably absent are references to Islam — despite more than half of the population of Xinjiang being Muslim -- and there are no mosques or women in veils.

In one scene, a leading character, a well-shaven Uyghur, toasts with a beer in his hand.

At least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim groups have been held in camps in Xinjiang, according to right groups, where authorities are also accused of forcibly sterilising women and imposing forced labour.

That has enraged Beijing, which at first denied the existence of the camps and then defended them as training programmes.

Reality check

Last month, China swiftly closed down the Clubhouse app, an audio platform where uncensored discussions briefly flowered including on Xinjiang, with Uyghurs giving unvarnished accounts of life to attentive Han Chinese guests.

The current PR push on Xinjiang aims at controlling the narrative for internal consumption, says Larry Ong, of US-based consultancy SinoInsider.

Beijing "knows that a lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth", he said.

To many Chinese, that messaging appears to be working.

"I have been to Xinjiang and the film is very realistic," one moviegoer told AFP after seeing "The Wings of Songs" in Beijing.

"People are happy, free and open," he said, declining to give his name.

Last week, celebrities, tech brands and state media — whipped up by outrage on China's tightly controlled social media — piled in on several global fashion brands who have raised concerns over forced labour and refused to source cotton from Xinjiang.

Sweden's H&amp;M was the worst-hit and on Wednesday attempted to limit the damage in its fourth-largest market.

The clothing giant issued a statement saying it wanted to regain the trust of people in China, but the message was greeted with scorn on the Twitter-like Weibo platform, where 35 million people shared the fashion chain's comments.

The pushback has taken on a pop culture edge, with a rap released this week castigating "lies" by the "Western settlers" about cotton from the region, while state broadcaster CGTN is set to release a documentary on the unrest that prompted the Beijing crackdown.

It is impossible to gain unfettered access to Xinjiang, with foreign media shadowed by authorities on visits and then harassed for their reporting.

This week, BBC journalist John Sudworth hurriedly left China for Taiwan, alleging "intimidation" after reporting on conditions in the cotton farms of Xinjiang.

A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population.

A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population. China is on an elaborate PR offensive to rebrand the northwestern region where the United States says "genocide" has been inflicted on the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. As allegations of slavery and forced labour inside Xinjiang's cotton industry draw renewed global attention, inside China, Beijing is curating a very different narrative for the troubled region. Rap songs, photo exhibitions and a musical — "The Wings of Songs" — are leading the cultural reframing of the region, while a legion of celebrities have seemingly unprompted leapt to the defence of Xinjiang's tarnished textile industry. Beijing denies all allegations of abuses and has instead recast Xinjiang as a haven of social cohesion and economic renewal that has turned its back on years of violent extremism thanks to benevolent state intervention. Watch | The movie, whose release was reportedly delayed by a year, focuses on three men from different ethnic groups dreaming of the big time as they gather musical inspiration across cultures in the snow-capped mountains and desertscapes of the vast region. Trailing the movie, state-run Global Times reported that overseas blockbusters such as "La La Land" have "inspired Chinese studios" to produce their own domestic hits. But the musical omits the surveillance cameras and security checks that blanket Xinjiang. Also noticeably absent are references to Islam — despite more than half of the population of Xinjiang being Muslim -- and there are no mosques or women in veils. In one scene, a leading character, a well-shaven Uyghur, toasts with a beer in his hand. At least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim groups have been held in camps in Xinjiang, according to right groups, where authorities are also accused of forcibly sterilising women and imposing forced labour. That has enraged Beijing, which at first denied the existence of the camps and then defended them as training programmes. Reality check Last month, China swiftly closed down the Clubhouse app, an audio platform where uncensored discussions briefly flowered including on Xinjiang, with Uyghurs giving unvarnished accounts of life to attentive Han Chinese guests. The current PR push on Xinjiang aims at controlling the narrative for internal consumption, says Larry Ong, of US-based consultancy SinoInsider. Beijing "knows that a lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth", he said. To many Chinese, that messaging appears to be working. "I have been to Xinjiang and the film is very realistic," one moviegoer told AFP after seeing "The Wings of Songs" in Beijing. "People are happy, free and open," he said, declining to give his name. Last week, celebrities, tech brands and state media — whipped up by outrage on China's tightly controlled social media — piled in on several global fashion brands who have raised concerns over forced labour and refused to source cotton from Xinjiang. Sweden's H&M was the worst-hit and on Wednesday attempted to limit the damage in its fourth-largest market. The clothing giant issued a statement saying it wanted to regain the trust of people in China, but the message was greeted with scorn on the Twitter-like Weibo platform, where 35 million people shared the fashion chain's comments. The pushback has taken on a pop culture edge, with a rap released this week castigating "lies" by the "Western settlers" about cotton from the region, while state broadcaster CGTN is set to release a documentary on the unrest that prompted the Beijing crackdown. It is impossible to gain unfettered access to Xinjiang, with foreign media shadowed by authorities on visits and then harassed for their reporting. This week, BBC journalist John Sudworth hurriedly left China for Taiwan, alleging "intimidation" after reporting on conditions in the cotton farms of Xinjiang.

Xinjiang the musical sings to Beijing's tune of ethnic unity

In a great initiative taken up by Lionsgate, they are now partnering with several companies and organisations to put together a movies’ night with some classics to raise awareness about the financial implications of coronavirus spread on movie theatre workers.&nbsp;

Lionsgate will stream four of its classic library titles like ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘La La Land’ and others for free in a campaign to raise awareness.&nbsp;

Titled ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night at the Movies’, Jamie Lee curtis will host the event which will be live-streamed on Lionsgate's YouTube page and Fandango's Movieclips YouTube page.

The screenings are aimed at raising money that will go into donation to benefit the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, an organisation dedicated to helping workers throughout the motion picture industry, and will link to the foundation’s charitable page so that viewers who are able can help.

Lionsgate's partners include YouTube, Fandango and the National Association of Theatre Owners.

For all those who are as excited to be a part of this as us, here’s the schedule for the Friday-night offerings:

April 17 – The Hunger Games 
April 24 – Dirty Dancing 
May 1 – La La Land 
May 8 – John Wick&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/here-is-your-go-to-guide-of-everything-new-you-can-watch-this-april-290187">Here is your go-to guide of everything new you can watch this April</a>

In a great initiative taken up by Lionsgate, they are now partnering with several companies and organisations to put together a movies’ night with some classics to raise awareness about the financial implications of coronavirus spread on movie theatre workers.

In a great initiative taken up by Lionsgate, they are now partnering with several companies and organisations to put together a movies’ night with some classics to raise awareness about the financial implications of coronavirus spread on movie theatre workers. Lionsgate will stream four of its classic library titles like ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘La La Land’ and others for free in a campaign to raise awareness. Titled ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night at the Movies’, Jamie Lee curtis will host the event which will be live-streamed on Lionsgate's YouTube page and Fandango's Movieclips YouTube page. The screenings are aimed at raising money that will go into donation to benefit the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, an organisation dedicated to helping workers throughout the motion picture industry, and will link to the foundation’s charitable page so that viewers who are able can help. Lionsgate's partners include YouTube, Fandango and the National Association of Theatre Owners. For all those who are as excited to be a part of this as us, here’s the schedule for the Friday-night offerings: April 17 – The Hunger Games April 24 – Dirty Dancing May 1 – La La Land May 8 – John Wick Here is your go-to guide of everything new you can watch this April

Lionsgate to stream classic films to raise awareness for laid-off movie theater workers

In a year of devastating hurricanes, ubiquitous sex assault scandals and a strikingly candid presidential Twitter account, it is little wonder that cinemagoers are turning to escapist fantasy.

With fairy tale romance &quot;The Shape of Water&quot; leading the nominations for the Golden Globes, dark farce &quot;Get Out&quot; topping critics` lists and horror movies making $1 billion at the box office, 2017 may come to be seen as the year of the genre movie.&nbsp;

Jordan Peele`s &quot;Get Out,&quot; which satirizes suburban white guilt over racial inequality in the United States, is emblematic of the rise of genre films in this year`s awards season.

It has been almost a year since its release, and most movies brought out that far ahead of Hollywood`s various prize-giving ceremonies are long forgotten by the time the trophies are being polished.

Yet &quot;Get Out&quot; is up for two Globes on Sunday and entertainment website Eonline.com has been extolling its virtues as a genuine contender.

Guillermo del Toro`s &quot;The Shape of Water,&quot; a hot favorite among the movies vying for the best dramatic film Globe, has seven nominations in total.

The Cold War-era piece tells the story of a young, mute woman (Sally Hawkins) who works at night in a government laboratory and falls in love with a captive merman-like amphibian creature.

Alexander Payne`s sci-fi satire &quot;Downsizing&quot; and Edgar Wright`s heist thriller &quot;Baby Driver&quot; are also seen as genre movies that would not normally get a second glance on awards nights, yet both are

vying for Globes on Sunday. In recent years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which runs the Globes, has rewarded movies celebrating Tinseltown (&quot;La La Land,&quot; &quot;The Artist,&quot; &quot;Birdman&quot;) or heartfelt rites-of-passage flicks (&quot;Boyhood,&quot; &quot;Moonlight&quot;).

Historical or journalistic stories like &quot;The King`s Speech&quot; and &quot;Spotlight&quot; are also firm favorites -- usually at the expense of more fantastical, escapist movies.

At the genre end of the market, only westerns like &quot;The Revenant&quot; and &quot;Hell or High Water&quot; have been pulling their weight.

Sasha Stone, of the Awards Daily website, says the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House can largely explain why fantasy and horror have received more attention than usual from audiences and prize juries.&nbsp;

&quot;In a different kind of year, probably `Get Out` wouldn`t be such a strong contender,&quot; she told AFP.

&quot;But with the combination of the nightmare that is our president and the lack of any other major movies to come along to overshadow it, `Get Out` stands a really good chance at being the favorite this year.&quot;&nbsp;

While Peele`s film can be enjoyed as straightforward horror, Stone argues that it steps outside the limits of genre because it works equally well as a &quot;metaphor for the horrors in our culture.&quot;

&quot;The Shape of Water,&quot; meanwhile, has been welcomed more generously than many fantasy movies because it comes from the mind of a master, a director who has proved his skill at genre with the triple Oscar-winning &quot;Pan`s Labyrinth.&quot;The genre movie hasn`t always been an endangered species.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Jonathan Demme`s cult thriller &quot;The Silence of the Lambs,&quot; Peter Jackson`s &quot;The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King&quot; and musical gangster comedy &quot;Chicago&quot; all won the best film Oscar.

In the 1970s, chillers like &quot;Jaws&quot; and &quot;Rosemary`s Baby&quot; would be a fixture on the awards circuit.

Go back further still, and it becomes apparent that the first Oscar winners of the 1920s and 1930s were high-end genre films, according to Jonathan Kuntz, a professor of film at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The last decade or so have been unkind to genre movies but they are on their way back, with frightening films in particular regaining their mojo.

The New York Times magazine recently ran a cover story describing 2017 as &quot;The Year of Horror,&quot; dedicating several of its inside pages to the best actors in recent examples of the genre.&nbsp;

The cover featured Australian Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, one of the most popular actresses of her generation, who diversified this year with a starring part in the gory creep-fest &quot;The Killing of a Sacred Deer.&quot;

Noting that horror films have made more than $1 billion in ticket sales over 12 months, the magazine attributed the moviegoing public`s new bloodlust to the torment of the daily news cycle.

&quot;Horror movies probably don`t need the world to be horrifying to be good,&quot; it speculated.&nbsp;

&quot;But when things are bad, the genre has a way of telling you they could be worse.&quot;&nbsp;

With fairytale romance 'The Shape of Water' leading the nominations for the Golden Globes, dark farce 'Get Out' topping critics` lists and horror movies making $1 billion at the box office, 2017 may come to be seen as the year of the genre movie

In a year of devastating hurricanes, ubiquitous sex assault scandals and a strikingly candid presidential Twitter account, it is little wonder that cinemagoers are turning to escapist fantasy. With fairy tale romance "The Shape of Water" leading the nominations for the Golden Globes, dark farce "Get Out" topping critics` lists and horror movies making $1 billion at the box office, 2017 may come to be seen as the year of the genre movie. Jordan Peele`s "Get Out," which satirizes suburban white guilt over racial inequality in the United States, is emblematic of the rise of genre films in this year`s awards season. It has been almost a year since its release, and most movies brought out that far ahead of Hollywood`s various prize-giving ceremonies are long forgotten by the time the trophies are being polished. Yet "Get Out" is up for two Globes on Sunday and entertainment website Eonline.com has been extolling its virtues as a genuine contender. Guillermo del Toro`s "The Shape of Water," a hot favorite among the movies vying for the best dramatic film Globe, has seven nominations in total. The Cold War-era piece tells the story of a young, mute woman (Sally Hawkins) who works at night in a government laboratory and falls in love with a captive merman-like amphibian creature. Alexander Payne`s sci-fi satire "Downsizing" and Edgar Wright`s heist thriller "Baby Driver" are also seen as genre movies that would not normally get a second glance on awards nights, yet both are vying for Globes on Sunday. In recent years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which runs the Globes, has rewarded movies celebrating Tinseltown ("La La Land," "The Artist," "Birdman") or heartfelt rites-of-passage flicks ("Boyhood," "Moonlight"). Historical or journalistic stories like "The King`s Speech" and "Spotlight" are also firm favorites -- usually at the expense of more fantastical, escapist movies. At the genre end of the market, only westerns like "The Revenant" and "Hell or High Water" have been pulling their weight. Sasha Stone, of the Awards Daily website, says the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House can largely explain why fantasy and horror have received more attention than usual from audiences and prize juries. "In a different kind of year, probably `Get Out` wouldn`t be such a strong contender," she told AFP. "But with the combination of the nightmare that is our president and the lack of any other major movies to come along to overshadow it, `Get Out` stands a really good chance at being the favorite this year." While Peele`s film can be enjoyed as straightforward horror, Stone argues that it steps outside the limits of genre because it works equally well as a "metaphor for the horrors in our culture." "The Shape of Water," meanwhile, has been welcomed more generously than many fantasy movies because it comes from the mind of a master, a director who has proved his skill at genre with the triple Oscar-winning "Pan`s Labyrinth."The genre movie hasn`t always been an endangered species. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Jonathan Demme`s cult thriller "The Silence of the Lambs," Peter Jackson`s "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and musical gangster comedy "Chicago" all won the best film Oscar. In the 1970s, chillers like "Jaws" and "Rosemary`s Baby" would be a fixture on the awards circuit. Go back further still, and it becomes apparent that the first Oscar winners of the 1920s and 1930s were high-end genre films, according to Jonathan Kuntz, a professor of film at the University of California, Los Angeles. The last decade or so have been unkind to genre movies but they are on their way back, with frightening films in particular regaining their mojo. The New York Times magazine recently ran a cover story describing 2017 as "The Year of Horror," dedicating several of its inside pages to the best actors in recent examples of the genre. The cover featured Australian Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, one of the most popular actresses of her generation, who diversified this year with a starring part in the gory creep-fest "The Killing of a Sacred Deer." Noting that horror films have made more than $1 billion in ticket sales over 12 months, the magazine attributed the moviegoing public`s new bloodlust to the torment of the daily news cycle. "Horror movies probably don`t need the world to be horrifying to be good," it speculated. "But when things are bad, the genre has a way of telling you they could be worse."

Golden Globes celebrate the year of the genre movie

Forbes released its annual list of Hollywood&#39;s highest-paid actresses on Wednesday and Oscar-winning actress of &quot;La La Land&quot; fame, Emma Stone landed at the top of the list&nbsp;earning $26 million.

Emma Stone had not made it to the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/jennifer-lawrence-to-deepika-padukone-2016s-highest-paid-actresses-35"> list in 2016 </a>and for her to be on the top of the list, is good news for all aspiring actresses. Stone became No-1 after Jennifer Lawrence who was consecutively at the top for last two years fell to No -3. The number- 2 spot was taken on by the former &#39;Friends&#39; star Jennifer Aniston, who like every year continues to bring in a lot of moolah owning to movies and majorly by endorsements. &nbsp;

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Another notable thing to point is that three actresses -- Emma Stone, Jennifer&nbsp;Aniston and Jennifer Lawrence were the only three women to top $20 million in earnings this year, compared with four last year.

Newcomers to the top-10 include &#39;Beauty and the Beast&#39;&nbsp;lead Emma Watson, tied at No-6 with $14 million, and two-time Oscar winner and upcoming star of Marvel&#39;s &quot;Thor: Ragnarok&quot; Cate Blanchett, at No-8 with $12 million.&nbsp;

According to Forbes, the 10 highest-paid actresses in Hollywood earned a combined $172.5 million this year, down from $205 million in 2016.&nbsp;

The full list of who made it and who didn&#39;t:

1. Emma Stone, $26 million, (2016 placement: N/A)

2. Jennifer Aniston, $25.5 million, (No. 4, $21 million)

3. Jennifer Lawrence, $24 million, (No. 1, $46 million)

4. Melissa McCarthy, $18 million, (No. 2, $33 million)

5. Mila Kunis, $15.5 million, (No. 9, $11 million)

6. (tie) Charlize Theron, $14 million, (No. 6, $16.5 million)

6. (tie) Emma Watson, $14 million, (N/A)

8. (tie) Cate Blanchett, $12 million, (N/A)

8. (tie) Julia Roberts, $12 million, (No. 8, $12 million)

10. Amy Adams, $11.5 million, (No. 7, $13.5 million)

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/in-pictures-deepika-padukone-at-opening-ceremony-of-cannes-film-festival-15718">Bollywood star&nbsp;Deepika Padukone</a> who had entered the Forbes list last year&nbsp;at No-10&nbsp;slipped out of the coveted list.&nbsp;

(WION)

Emma Stone has been riding high on the success of her Oscar-nominated movie 'La-La-Land'

Forbes released its annual list of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses on Wednesday and Oscar-winning actress of "La La Land" fame, Emma Stone landed at the top of the list earning $26 million. Emma Stone had not made it to the list in 2016 and for her to be on the top of the list, is good news for all aspiring actresses. Stone became No-1 after Jennifer Lawrence who was consecutively at the top for last two years fell to No -3. The number- 2 spot was taken on by the former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston, who like every year continues to bring in a lot of moolah owning to movies and majorly by endorsements. Also Read: Bill Gates tops Forbes list of world's richest men yet again, Trump slips 200 places Another notable thing to point is that three actresses -- Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lawrence were the only three women to top $20 million in earnings this year, compared with four last year. Newcomers to the top-10 include 'Beauty and the Beast' lead Emma Watson, tied at No-6 with $14 million, and two-time Oscar winner and upcoming star of Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" Cate Blanchett, at No-8 with $12 million. According to Forbes, the 10 highest-paid actresses in Hollywood earned a combined $172.5 million this year, down from $205 million in 2016. The full list of who made it and who didn't: 1. Emma Stone, $26 million, (2016 placement: N/A) 2. Jennifer Aniston, $25.5 million, (No. 4, $21 million) 3. Jennifer Lawrence, $24 million, (No. 1, $46 million) 4. Melissa McCarthy, $18 million, (No. 2, $33 million) 5. Mila Kunis, $15.5 million, (No. 9, $11 million) 6. (tie) Charlize Theron, $14 million, (No. 6, $16.5 million) 6. (tie) Emma Watson, $14 million, (N/A) 8. (tie) Cate Blanchett, $12 million, (N/A) 8. (tie) Julia Roberts, $12 million, (No. 8, $12 million) 10. Amy Adams, $11.5 million, (No. 7, $13.5 million) Bollywood star Deepika Padukone who had entered the Forbes list last year at No-10 slipped out of the coveted list. (WION)

Forbes top-10 rich list: Emma Stone leads highest paid actress list, Deepika slips out

Damien Chazelle&rsquo;s musical &quot;La La Land&quot;&nbsp;has swept the 2017 Golden Globes, a bellwether for the upcoming Academy Awards. It has also inspired quite a few arched eyebrows. After all, it is a &lsquo;film&rsquo; about two young &lsquo;white&rsquo; people trying&nbsp;to save a &lsquo;black&rsquo; cultural product, Jazz, and find meaning in the thespian world respectively.

The film&rsquo;s sweeping success is attributed to Hollywood&rsquo;s approval of a narcissism rooted in the idea of &lsquo;the white man&rsquo;s burden&rsquo; and self-referentialism.

Chazelle, 31, was once a struggling Jazz drummer at the Princeton High School and his own angst and anxieties about music have found expression earlier in the Academy winning &quot;Whiplash&quot;&nbsp;(2014). Built around the Charlie Parker myth, &quot;Whiplash&quot;&nbsp;shows how music survives reverberating through bloody fingers, abusive instructors, and emotionally wrecked genius. The success of these two films, amongst many others dealing with music, shows that people may or may not care for a particular genre of music but a cinematic narrative on it does pull at their heartstrings.

This brings us to ask a question: are cinema and TV, not the white men and women, the saviours that art and music forms need?&nbsp;

Raja Sen, film and music critic, shares that a film or TV series on a particular genre of music plays a crucial role. &ldquo;Very simply, they aim for a scope that is beyond the size of the genre itself. Popular film is incredibly inclusive and tries to speak to all, which is why a film about jazz can speak to more than just those who (already) love jazz.&rdquo;&nbsp;

His views are echoed by Krish Ashok, a Chennai-based musician and columnist, who says that films are essential for reviving and sustaining classical art forms, music being one of them. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s difficult to get people to listen to classical music bypassing the films. Their first exposure to it is through films and the eventual dream is to make music for films. Indian film music in the 1940s and till much after that was popular form of Indian classical music. Ilayaraja and A R Rahman have been bringing classical music to laymen through their film compositions&rdquo;

Most films, however, are accused of playing to the gallery and diluting the purity of the genre. Is the purist right in worrying about the sanctity of the form? Ashok states emphatically that popularisation should not be seen as a threat since Classical always stays. He brings in a caveat however. &ldquo;Questions regarding appropriation of cultural products while popularising them are valid to an extent. When the folk music born out of poverty and deprivation becomes club style, the contrast is stark.&rdquo; Talking of the music scene in the USA, Ashok adds, &ldquo;Every pop genre in the USA since the 1920s came from the blacks and yet it is the white artists who took the centre-stage. Elvis Presley became much bigger Rock n Roll icon than Chuck Berry; Eminem is bigger than his black counterparts in hip-hop and Rap.&rdquo;

A techie trained in Carnatic music, Ashok is gentle towards the purists&rsquo; urge to be protective towards their inherited form. However, he says that the purist wilfully ignores the impure genesis of his form while jealously guarding only the inherited finished product, &ldquo;the latest update,&rdquo; against corrupting influences. &ldquo;In India, Carnatic and Hindustani traditions owe a lot to Western and Persian influences. Music flourishes through improvisations.&rdquo;

Sunanda Rao Erdem, one of the handful degree holders in Opera singing in India, is in slight disagreement here.

&ldquo;Improvisation cannot be a blanket saviour for all music. For example, the Western classical music has been written down by composers already. It is bound to sound the same. Nuances are dependent only on the conductors and performers who bring their personalities into the interpretation of the sheets.&rdquo; She adds, &ldquo;Jazz is not written down, it is passed down ear to ear. There is more scope for improvisation there. Likewise, Indian classical music is more adaptable since it allows for greater degree of experimentation while retaining its formal structure. This may be one of the reasons why Western classical music has not been able to penetrate the Indian audience.&rdquo;

Certainly, musicians and conductors have been personalising classical music despite the mandated strict adherence to form. Gustavo Dudamel, who conducted the iconic Vienne Philharmonic Orchestra&rsquo;s New Year Concert on January 1, the youngest conductor to do so, has been reading the note-sheets through his eccentricity tinted glasses. Not yet 36, this South American conductor has managed to create ripples in the oft-perceived placid world of western classical music. By choosing Dudamel to conduct the concert this year, which happens to be a landmark one due to the 175th anniversary of the Vienna Philharmonic, the 150th birth anniversary of Empress Maria Theresa, and the 150th anniversary of the first performance of Strauss&rsquo;s &lsquo;Blue Danube,&rsquo; the western classical music establishment may have given out a strong signal.

Dudamel, who has inspired &quot;Mozart in the Jungle,&quot;&nbsp;an immensely popular TV series, is known for his effervescence, the kind that makes the audience at the famed Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna tap its feet. The purists may have written Dudamel off for being compulsively gimmicky, his ebullient personality is a big pull for the newly interested in western classical music. His innovative ways to broaden the audience base range from collaboration with LENA (Leading European Newspapers Alliance), conducting the soundtrack for Star Wars to his commitment to community and music education. Through Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) programme, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and its community partners have been providing free of cost training, instruments and mentorship to students from under-privileged backgrounds.

Ashok locates Dudamel&rsquo;s rise in the cyclical nature of the history of music. &ldquo;If we study the history of Western Classical music over the past 100 years, we shall see that every 10-20 years one maverick comes whose genius forces people to take note of that particular genre of music.&rdquo;

This decade belongs to Dudamel and his innovative ways.

The idea of &ldquo;popification&rdquo; of classical music in films also needs to be examined critically. Coming on the heels of the Baroque style, Bach and Mozart secularised music like never before. &ldquo;To their contemporaries, they too were pop stars. Same with Tchaikovsky. What was once pop has now become classical. Classical music as a genre is not static; the definitions are constantly changing. Jazz was borne out of experimentation and yet seen as a serious, almost classical form,&rdquo; says Ashok.

This perchance explains the sentiment of protectiveness about Jazz when a film like &quot;La La Land&quot;&nbsp;seeks to capitalise on it. Rao-Erdem, a self-proclaimed purist, understands well that this overprotective attitude may not serve the cause of classical music. &ldquo;Chinese opera music is a dying form. The Chinese are extremely purist in their treatment of arts. The government is trying hard to resurrect the opera tradition but lack of innovation is their biggest enemy.&rdquo; She adds, &ldquo;Many small orchestras in Europe&nbsp;have run out of business due to their inability to keep pace with the changing world around them. Maybe they needed something like Pavarotti and Friends.&rdquo;&nbsp;New tricks are needed for a brave new world.

Before the 20th century &ldquo;rules of concert etiquette&rdquo; made the concerts stifling and somewhat painful, listening to classical music was a full-bodied social experience. As a backlash to the mechanical production of music, live concerts attempted to retain their charm and aura by putting in place certain rules of engagement for the audience. Today, a minuscule fraction of the world population goes to classical concerts. As per a 2012 study by the National Endowment for Arts, 8.8% of Americans had attended a classical concert in the last 12 months. No wonder then that the major symphonic orchestras in the USA are facing the music. While the Philadelphia Orchestra and New York City Opera filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and 2013 respectively, other major outfits have seen strikes in the last five years.

Is the purist, then, not the biggest enemy of the art it most zealously aims to protect? Ashok gives an interesting response to this. &ldquo;Purists are important for the growth of music. Great art always emerges out of purism. Constraints and not absolute freedom creates it. John Cage&rsquo;s 4&rsquo;33&rdquo; is an example of compulsive experimentation. But will it, should it, be considered a classic? It is only when there is a keenly felt need to break away that music flourishes. That need is a gift of the purist to the experimentalist.&rdquo;

Sen&rsquo;s view of the purist is a little less charitable. &ldquo;I think the purist still has the form at its purest. I see no bother in an unschooled listener getting exposed to the music through some over-accessible form of it. It can often be a gateway.&rdquo; Rao-Erdem, on the other hand, stands her ground by asserting that only the presentation and not the music per se should be open to improvisation.

Individual and society; tradition and individual talent et al are bound to be locked in an unrelenting scrimmage. What may benefit the purist and the experimentalist is broadening the base of the audience, aided by innovative ways of engagement. If a &quot;La La Land&quot;&nbsp;inspires some YouTube searches for &ldquo;Jazz,&rdquo; so be it!

(WION)

Movies for example popularise the genre but they are also accused of 'diluting' its purity

Damien Chazelle’s musical "La La Land" has swept the 2017 Golden Globes, a bellwether for the upcoming Academy Awards. It has also inspired quite a few arched eyebrows. After all, it is a ‘film’ about two young ‘white’ people trying to save a ‘black’ cultural product, Jazz, and find meaning in the thespian world respectively. The film’s sweeping success is attributed to Hollywood’s approval of a narcissism rooted in the idea of ‘the white man’s burden’ and self-referentialism. Chazelle, 31, was once a struggling Jazz drummer at the Princeton High School and his own angst and anxieties about music have found expression earlier in the Academy winning "Whiplash" (2014). Built around the Charlie Parker myth, "Whiplash" shows how music survives reverberating through bloody fingers, abusive instructors, and emotionally wrecked genius. The success of these two films, amongst many others dealing with music, shows that people may or may not care for a particular genre of music but a cinematic narrative on it does pull at their heartstrings. This brings us to ask a question: are cinema and TV, not the white men and women, the saviours that art and music forms need? Raja Sen, film and music critic, shares that a film or TV series on a particular genre of music plays a crucial role. “Very simply, they aim for a scope that is beyond the size of the genre itself. Popular film is incredibly inclusive and tries to speak to all, which is why a film about jazz can speak to more than just those who (already) love jazz.” His views are echoed by Krish Ashok, a Chennai-based musician and columnist, who says that films are essential for reviving and sustaining classical art forms, music being one of them. “It’s difficult to get people to listen to classical music bypassing the films. Their first exposure to it is through films and the eventual dream is to make music for films. Indian film music in the 1940s and till much after that was popular form of Indian classical music. Ilayaraja and A R Rahman have been bringing classical music to laymen through their film compositions” Most films, however, are accused of playing to the gallery and diluting the purity of the genre. Is the purist right in worrying about the sanctity of the form? Ashok states emphatically that popularisation should not be seen as a threat since Classical always stays. He brings in a caveat however. “Questions regarding appropriation of cultural products while popularising them are valid to an extent. When the folk music born out of poverty and deprivation becomes club style, the contrast is stark.” Talking of the music scene in the USA, Ashok adds, “Every pop genre in the USA since the 1920s came from the blacks and yet it is the white artists who took the centre-stage. Elvis Presley became much bigger Rock n Roll icon than Chuck Berry; Eminem is bigger than his black counterparts in hip-hop and Rap.” A techie trained in Carnatic music, Ashok is gentle towards the purists’ urge to be protective towards their inherited form. However, he says that the purist wilfully ignores the impure genesis of his form while jealously guarding only the inherited finished product, “the latest update,” against corrupting influences. “In India, Carnatic and Hindustani traditions owe a lot to Western and Persian influences. Music flourishes through improvisations.” Sunanda Rao Erdem, one of the handful degree holders in Opera singing in India, is in slight disagreement here. “Improvisation cannot be a blanket saviour for all music. For example, the Western classical music has been written down by composers already. It is bound to sound the same. Nuances are dependent only on the conductors and performers who bring their personalities into the interpretation of the sheets.” She adds, “Jazz is not written down, it is passed down ear to ear. There is more scope for improvisation there. Likewise, Indian classical music is more adaptable since it allows for greater degree of experimentation while retaining its formal structure. This may be one of the reasons why Western classical music has not been able to penetrate the Indian audience.” Certainly, musicians and conductors have been personalising classical music despite the mandated strict adherence to form. Gustavo Dudamel, who conducted the iconic Vienne Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year Concert on January 1, the youngest conductor to do so, has been reading the note-sheets through his eccentricity tinted glasses. Not yet 36, this South American conductor has managed to create ripples in the oft-perceived placid world of western classical music. By choosing Dudamel to conduct the concert this year, which happens to be a landmark one due to the 175th anniversary of the Vienna Philharmonic, the 150th birth anniversary of Empress Maria Theresa, and the 150th anniversary of the first performance of Strauss’s ‘Blue Danube,’ the western classical music establishment may have given out a strong signal. Dudamel, who has inspired "Mozart in the Jungle," an immensely popular TV series, is known for his effervescence, the kind that makes the audience at the famed Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna tap its feet. The purists may have written Dudamel off for being compulsively gimmicky, his ebullient personality is a big pull for the newly interested in western classical music. His innovative ways to broaden the audience base range from collaboration with LENA (Leading European Newspapers Alliance), conducting the soundtrack for Star Wars to his commitment to community and music education. Through Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) programme, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and its community partners have been providing free of cost training, instruments and mentorship to students from under-privileged backgrounds. Ashok locates Dudamel’s rise in the cyclical nature of the history of music. “If we study the history of Western Classical music over the past 100 years, we shall see that every 10-20 years one maverick comes whose genius forces people to take note of that particular genre of music.” This decade belongs to Dudamel and his innovative ways. The idea of “popification” of classical music in films also needs to be examined critically. Coming on the heels of the Baroque style, Bach and Mozart secularised music like never before. “To their contemporaries, they too were pop stars. Same with Tchaikovsky. What was once pop has now become classical. Classical music as a genre is not static; the definitions are constantly changing. Jazz was borne out of experimentation and yet seen as a serious, almost classical form,” says Ashok. This perchance explains the sentiment of protectiveness about Jazz when a film like "La La Land" seeks to capitalise on it. Rao-Erdem, a self-proclaimed purist, understands well that this overprotective attitude may not serve the cause of classical music. “Chinese opera music is a dying form. The Chinese are extremely purist in their treatment of arts. The government is trying hard to resurrect the opera tradition but lack of innovation is their biggest enemy.” She adds, “Many small orchestras in Europe have run out of business due to their inability to keep pace with the changing world around them. Maybe they needed something like Pavarotti and Friends.” New tricks are needed for a brave new world. Before the 20th century “rules of concert etiquette” made the concerts stifling and somewhat painful, listening to classical music was a full-bodied social experience. As a backlash to the mechanical production of music, live concerts attempted to retain their charm and aura by putting in place certain rules of engagement for the audience. Today, a minuscule fraction of the world population goes to classical concerts. As per a 2012 study by the National Endowment for Arts, 8.8% of Americans had attended a classical concert in the last 12 months. No wonder then that the major symphonic orchestras in the USA are facing the music. While the Philadelphia Orchestra and New York City Opera filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and 2013 respectively, other major outfits have seen strikes in the last five years. Is the purist, then, not the biggest enemy of the art it most zealously aims to protect? Ashok gives an interesting response to this. “Purists are important for the growth of music. Great art always emerges out of purism. Constraints and not absolute freedom creates it. John Cage’s 4’33” is an example of compulsive experimentation. But will it, should it, be considered a classic? It is only when there is a keenly felt need to break away that music flourishes. That need is a gift of the purist to the experimentalist.” Sen’s view of the purist is a little less charitable. “I think the purist still has the form at its purest. I see no bother in an unschooled listener getting exposed to the music through some over-accessible form of it. It can often be a gateway.” Rao-Erdem, on the other hand, stands her ground by asserting that only the presentation and not the music per se should be open to improvisation. Individual and society; tradition and individual talent et al are bound to be locked in an unrelenting scrimmage. What may benefit the purist and the experimentalist is broadening the base of the audience, aided by innovative ways of engagement. If a "La La Land" inspires some YouTube searches for “Jazz,” so be it! (WION)

Can classical music survive without shedding its obsession with purism?

The organisers of the Academy Awards said on Wednesday that the two PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accountants behind the mix-up that saw &quot;La La Land&quot; incorrectly named best picture before &quot;Moonlight&quot; was declared the real winner, will not work the Oscars ceremony again.

A spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences said PwC accountants Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz will no longer tabulate Oscar votes and hand out envelopes containing winners&#39; names at Hollywood&#39;s most prestigious awards ceremony.

No decision has been announced by the organisation on whether it will continue its partnership with PwC, which has handled the Oscar tabulation process for 83 years.

A PwC spokesman said Wednesday that Cullinan and Ruiz were still employed as partners at the accounting firm.

PwC had earlier taken full responsibility for the gaffe that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd in Hollywood and a television audience worldwide.

The onstage blunder was not rectified until the &quot;La La Land&quot; cast and producers were on stage giving their acceptance speeches caught the mistake and announced &quot;Moonlight&quot; as the real winners. The mishap was unprecedented for the usually meticulously choreographed ceremony and stole the spotlight from the winners.

PwC said Cullinan had mistakenly handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who were announcing the best picture winner, the backup envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture.

&quot;Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr&nbsp;Cullinan or his partner,&quot; the accounting firm said in a statement.

Cullinan had posted a now-deleted backstage photo of actress Emma Stone after she won her best actress Oscar on Twitter minutes before the mix-up.

A day after the incident, the Academy and apologised to all affected, including presenters Beatty and Dunaway, and said it will &quot;determine what actions are appropriate going forward.&quot;

(Reuters)

A spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz will no longer tabulate Oscar votes

The organisers of the Academy Awards said on Wednesday that the two PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accountants behind the mix-up that saw "La La Land" incorrectly named best picture before "Moonlight" was declared the real winner, will not work the Oscars ceremony again. A spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said PwC accountants Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz will no longer tabulate Oscar votes and hand out envelopes containing winners' names at Hollywood's most prestigious awards ceremony. No decision has been announced by the organisation on whether it will continue its partnership with PwC, which has handled the Oscar tabulation process for 83 years. A PwC spokesman said Wednesday that Cullinan and Ruiz were still employed as partners at the accounting firm. PwC had earlier taken full responsibility for the gaffe that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd in Hollywood and a television audience worldwide. The onstage blunder was not rectified until the "La La Land" cast and producers were on stage giving their acceptance speeches caught the mistake and announced "Moonlight" as the real winners. The mishap was unprecedented for the usually meticulously choreographed ceremony and stole the spotlight from the winners. PwC said Cullinan had mistakenly handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who were announcing the best picture winner, the backup envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture. "Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr Cullinan or his partner," the accounting firm said in a statement. Cullinan had posted a now-deleted backstage photo of actress Emma Stone after she won her best actress Oscar on Twitter minutes before the mix-up. A day after the incident, the Academy and apologised to all affected, including presenters Beatty and Dunaway, and said it will "determine what actions are appropriate going forward." (Reuters)

PwC accountants blamed for Oscars blunder won't work ceremony again

Oscar officials on Monday were investigating an embarrassing mix-up over the best picture award, which eventually went to African-American coming-of-age drama &quot;Moonlight&quot;, after a ceremony studded with political jokes and minor mishaps.

In a mistake that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd in Hollywood and a television audience worldwide, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway at first said the winner was romantic musical &quot;La La Land&quot;, the presumed best picture favourite.

As both films&#39; casts stood awkwardly on stage, Beatty explained he had received the wrong envelope.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, which oversees the ballots, confirmed the error and apologised.

&quot;We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred,&quot; the professional services firm said in a statement while apologising to &quot;Moonlight&quot;, &quot;La La Land&quot;, Beatty, Dunaway and Oscars viewers.

Officials from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were not available to comment.

&quot;Is that the craziest Oscar moment of all time?&quot; Stone, who won the best actress award for her &quot;La La Land&quot; role as a struggling actress, told reporters backstage.

While the best picture mix-up took the top spot in the evening&#39;s embarrassments, the ceremony was beset with smaller blunders.

During the &quot;in memoriam&quot; segment, the name of celebrated Australian costume designer Janet Patterson, who died last year, was accompanied by a photo of Jan Chapman, an Australian movie producer who is alive and well.

There was also a hit for Auli&#39;i Cravalho, the 16-year-old actress and lead voice in Disney&#39;s animated film &quot;Moana&quot;. While performing the best song nominated, &quot;How Far I&#39;ll Go&quot;, Cravalho was struck on the head with a flag waved by a backup dancer.

&quot;Moonlight&quot;, a tale about a young boy struggling with poverty and his sexuality in Miami, also brought a supporting actor Oscar for first-timer Mahershala Ali.

Viola Davis won for her supporting role as a long-suffering housewife in African-American family drama &quot;Fences&quot;.

The recognition for both the actors and their films was a stark contrast to the 2016 Academy Awards&nbsp;when no actors of colour were even nominated.

&quot;Moonlight&quot; producer Adele Romanski said she hoped the movie would inspire &quot;little black boys and brown girls and other folks watching at home who feel marginalised.&quot;

&quot;La La Land&quot; sweeps show

&quot;La La Land&quot; began the evening with a leading 14 nominations and emerged with six wins, including for its score and theme song &quot;City of Stars.&quot; Director Damien Chazelle, 32, became the youngest person ever to win for best director.

&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot; star Casey Affleck was named best actor, winning his first Oscar despite 2010 sexual harassment allegations that resurfaced during awards season. Affleck denied the allegations, which were settled out of court.

&quot;Man, I wish I had something better and more meaningful to say,&quot; said Affleck, who played a heart-broken father in the movie. &quot; ... I&#39;m just dumbfounded that I&#39;m included.&quot;

The best picture mistake during Hollywood&#39;s biggest night seemed to eclipse the prior three hours of a show peppered with jokes about US&nbsp;President Donald Trump.

The gibes capped an awards season marked by celebrities&#39; fiery protests of Trump&#39;s policies.

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel fired off political zingers and even tweeted at the Republican president, getting no immediate response.

Several celebrities wore blue ribbons on Sunday in support of the American Civil Liberties Union advocacy group, which worked to get Trump&#39;s bid to ban travellers from seven majority Muslim nations blocked in U.S. courts.

But for the most part, the speeches were mild or made general pleas for tolerance rather than direct attacks on Trump.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi was an exception. His drama &quot;The Salesman&quot; was named best foreign-language film, but Farhadi boycotted the ceremony because of Trump&#39;s travel ban.

In a speech given on his behalf by Iranian-American space expert Anousheh Ansari, Farhadi said his absence was due to &quot;an inhumane law that bans entry into the US&nbsp;... Dividing the world into the &#39;us&#39; and &#39;our enemies&#39; categories creates fear, a deceitful justification for aggression and war.&quot;

(Reuters)

While the best picture mix-up took the top spot in the evening's embarrassments, the ceremony was beset with smaller blunders

Oscar officials on Monday were investigating an embarrassing mix-up over the best picture award, which eventually went to African-American coming-of-age drama "Moonlight", after a ceremony studded with political jokes and minor mishaps. In a mistake that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd in Hollywood and a television audience worldwide, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway at first said the winner was romantic musical "La La Land", the presumed best picture favourite. As both films' casts stood awkwardly on stage, Beatty explained he had received the wrong envelope. PricewaterhouseCoopers, which oversees the ballots, confirmed the error and apologised. "We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred," the professional services firm said in a statement while apologising to "Moonlight", "La La Land", Beatty, Dunaway and Oscars viewers. Officials from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were not available to comment. "Is that the craziest Oscar moment of all time?" Stone, who won the best actress award for her "La La Land" role as a struggling actress, told reporters backstage. While the best picture mix-up took the top spot in the evening's embarrassments, the ceremony was beset with smaller blunders. During the "in memoriam" segment, the name of celebrated Australian costume designer Janet Patterson, who died last year, was accompanied by a photo of Jan Chapman, an Australian movie producer who is alive and well. There was also a hit for Auli'i Cravalho, the 16-year-old actress and lead voice in Disney's animated film "Moana". While performing the best song nominated, "How Far I'll Go", Cravalho was struck on the head with a flag waved by a backup dancer. "Moonlight", a tale about a young boy struggling with poverty and his sexuality in Miami, also brought a supporting actor Oscar for first-timer Mahershala Ali. Viola Davis won for her supporting role as a long-suffering housewife in African-American family drama "Fences". The recognition for both the actors and their films was a stark contrast to the 2016 Academy Awards when no actors of colour were even nominated. "Moonlight" producer Adele Romanski said she hoped the movie would inspire "little black boys and brown girls and other folks watching at home who feel marginalised." "La La Land" sweeps show "La La Land" began the evening with a leading 14 nominations and emerged with six wins, including for its score and theme song "City of Stars." Director Damien Chazelle, 32, became the youngest person ever to win for best director. "Manchester by the Sea" star Casey Affleck was named best actor, winning his first Oscar despite 2010 sexual harassment allegations that resurfaced during awards season. Affleck denied the allegations, which were settled out of court. "Man, I wish I had something better and more meaningful to say," said Affleck, who played a heart-broken father in the movie. " ... I'm just dumbfounded that I'm included." The best picture mistake during Hollywood's biggest night seemed to eclipse the prior three hours of a show peppered with jokes about US President Donald Trump. The gibes capped an awards season marked by celebrities' fiery protests of Trump's policies. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel fired off political zingers and even tweeted at the Republican president, getting no immediate response. Several celebrities wore blue ribbons on Sunday in support of the American Civil Liberties Union advocacy group, which worked to get Trump's bid to ban travellers from seven majority Muslim nations blocked in U.S. courts. But for the most part, the speeches were mild or made general pleas for tolerance rather than direct attacks on Trump. Iranian director Asghar Farhadi was an exception. His drama "The Salesman" was named best foreign-language film, but Farhadi boycotted the ceremony because of Trump's travel ban. In a speech given on his behalf by Iranian-American space expert Anousheh Ansari, Farhadi said his absence was due to "an inhumane law that bans entry into the US ... Dividing the world into the 'us' and 'our enemies' categories creates fear, a deceitful justification for aggression and war." (Reuters)

The best and worst of Oscars 2017

La la land is a romantic musical film directed by Damien Chazelle. The screen sizzles with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the lead roles.&nbsp;

As you might know that Los Angeles is nicknamed as La La Land so it is easy to guess that the movie&rsquo;s plot is based in this city.

Storyline (3/5)

This film is a fluid depiction of a simple yet beautiful story. The plot stands tall on the pillars of love and dreams, and how they impact each other.

Romance and emotions are deeply interwoven into the script. Though there is nothing unique about the story, it keeps you spell bound through the entire 126 minutes.

Choreography (4/5)

Love, anger, separation and dreams ,all achieve new heights in this musical as it is not just about dialogues and acting, the story is depicted through fluid movements of the whole body.

Dance choreography on melodious numbers&nbsp;enlightens the screen with the unspoken chemistry of the actors. Raw dancing skills of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling bring authenticity to each performance.

Direction (5/5)

Damien Chazelle&rsquo;s direction mesmerises the audience. Making a romantic film is one thing but making you feel the power of love in a magical way is a different story altogether.

&nbsp;Damien did the latter with such expertise that you will love to fall in love again and again.&nbsp;

Sun set on the hollywood hills, hommage to famous musicals and sweet sorrow of separation blends in with such finesse that all you see is the magic on the screen.

Acting (4/5)

The star power of Gosling and Emma is strong enough to intensify the audience curiosity. Top it up with the emotional depth and sizzling on screen chemistry, the result is an intoxicating cinematic concoction.

Gosling brings a charismatic persona and a graceful body with a wave like fluidity. Emma adds charm and beauty. Together they move as one and apart they create the magnetism that pulls the lovers together.

Overall Ratings (4/5)

Life is about music, love, dreams and belief. La La Land puts all these together in a beautifully crafted manner. &nbsp;Watch it and revive your belief in dreams and love.

(WION)

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With an overall rating of 4, the movie is a must watch

La la land is a romantic musical film directed by Damien Chazelle. The screen sizzles with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the lead roles. As you might know that Los Angeles is nicknamed as La La Land so it is easy to guess that the movie’s plot is based in this city. Storyline (3/5) This film is a fluid depiction of a simple yet beautiful story. The plot stands tall on the pillars of love and dreams, and how they impact each other. Romance and emotions are deeply interwoven into the script. Though there is nothing unique about the story, it keeps you spell bound through the entire 126 minutes. Choreography (4/5) Love, anger, separation and dreams ,all achieve new heights in this musical as it is not just about dialogues and acting, the story is depicted through fluid movements of the whole body. Dance choreography on melodious numbers enlightens the screen with the unspoken chemistry of the actors. Raw dancing skills of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling bring authenticity to each performance. Direction (5/5) Damien Chazelle’s direction mesmerises the audience. Making a romantic film is one thing but making you feel the power of love in a magical way is a different story altogether. Damien did the latter with such expertise that you will love to fall in love again and again. Sun set on the hollywood hills, hommage to famous musicals and sweet sorrow of separation blends in with such finesse that all you see is the magic on the screen. Acting (4/5) The star power of Gosling and Emma is strong enough to intensify the audience curiosity. Top it up with the emotional depth and sizzling on screen chemistry, the result is an intoxicating cinematic concoction. Gosling brings a charismatic persona and a graceful body with a wave like fluidity. Emma adds charm and beauty. Together they move as one and apart they create the magnetism that pulls the lovers together. Overall Ratings (4/5) Life is about music, love, dreams and belief. La La Land puts all these together in a beautifully crafted manner. Watch it and revive your belief in dreams and love. (WION)

Oscars special movie review: La La Land

Hollywood musical &quot;La La Land&quot; picked up five British Bafta film awards on Sunday, including best director and actress, paving the way for Oscar success later this month.

The dreamy tribute to the heyday of Hollywood musicals was named best film, while also picking up gongs for cinematography and original music, in the ceremony at London&#39;s Royal Albert Hall.

Accepting the award for best director -- beating off competition from the likes of Ken Loach and Tom Ford -- Damien Chazelle said it was an &quot;incredible honour&quot; and a pleasure to be there along with those behind the film.

Leading actress Emma Stone, who plays an aspiring actress in &quot;La La Land&quot;, took on a political tone in her acceptance speech.

&quot;In a time that is so divisive I think it&#39;s really special we were all able to come together tonight, thanks to Bafta, and to celebrate the positive,&quot; she said.

A throwback to Hollywood&#39;s Golden Age, &quot;La La Land&quot; took home seven Golden Globes in January and has been nominated for 14 Oscars.

The best actor Bafta award went to Casey Affleck, for his role in the drama &quot;Manchester By The Sea&quot;, beating Ryan Gosling who was nominated for &quot;La La Land&quot;.

Flying the flag for UK filmmaking was Ken Loach&#39;s &quot;I, Daniel Blake&quot;, which won the outstanding British film but lost out in four other categories.&nbsp;

Set in Newcastle, northeast England, the film tells of one man&#39;s battle against the bureaucracy of Britain&rsquo;s social welfare system.&nbsp;

Accepting the award for outstanding British film, 80-year-old Loach said filmmakers stand &quot;with the people&quot; and took aim at the government.

&quot;The most unvulnerable and poorest are treated by the government with a callous brutality that is disgraceful,&quot; he said.

Ahead of the awards ceremony, he urged the public to become active in politics.

&quot;You should know which side you&#39;re on and why and get in and take part in politics. There is no time now to sit on the fence,&quot; he told AFP. 
 
Here&#39;s the complete list of winners:

Best film&nbsp;

&quot;La La Land&quot;&nbsp;

Outstanding British film&nbsp;

&quot;I, Daniel Blake&quot;

Leading actor&nbsp;

Casey Affleck (&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;)

Leading actress&nbsp;

Emma Stone (&quot;La La Land&quot;)

Supporting actor&nbsp;

Dev Patel (&quot;Lion&quot;)

Supporting actress &nbsp;

Viola Davis (&quot;Fences&quot;)

Director&nbsp;

Damien Chazelle (&quot;La La Land&quot;)

Original screenplay&nbsp;

Kenneth Lonergan (&quot;Manchester By The Sea&quot;)

Adapted screenplay

Luke Davies (&quot;Lion&quot;)

EE rising star&nbsp;

Tom Holland (upcoming &quot;Spider-Man: Homecoming&quot;)

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer&nbsp;

&quot;Under the Shadow&quot;, Babak Anvari (writer/director), Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, 
Lucan Toh (producers)

Film not in the English language&nbsp;

&quot;Son Of Saul&quot;

Documentary&nbsp;

&quot;13th&quot;

Animated film&nbsp;

&quot;Kubo And The Two Strings&quot;

Original music&nbsp;

Justin Hurwitz (&quot;La La Land&quot;)&nbsp;

Cinematography

Linus Sandgren (&quot;La La Land&quot;)

Editing

John Gilbert (&quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;)

Production design

Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock (&quot;Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them&quot;)

Costume design&nbsp;

Madeline Fontaine (&quot;Jackie&quot;)

Make up and hair&nbsp;

&nbsp;J Roy Helland, Daniel Phillips (&quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;)

Sound

Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariepy Strobl, Sylvain Bellemare (&quot;Arrival&quot;)

Special visual effects&nbsp;

Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez (&quot;The Jungle 
Book&quot;)

British short animation&nbsp;

&quot;A Love Story&quot;

British short film&nbsp;

&quot;Home&quot;

(AFP) 
&nbsp;

The Hollywood musical picked up five awards, paving the way for Oscar success later this month

Hollywood musical "La La Land" picked up five British Bafta film awards on Sunday, including best director and actress, paving the way for Oscar success later this month. The dreamy tribute to the heyday of Hollywood musicals was named best film, while also picking up gongs for cinematography and original music, in the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall. Accepting the award for best director -- beating off competition from the likes of Ken Loach and Tom Ford -- Damien Chazelle said it was an "incredible honour" and a pleasure to be there along with those behind the film. Leading actress Emma Stone, who plays an aspiring actress in "La La Land", took on a political tone in her acceptance speech. "In a time that is so divisive I think it's really special we were all able to come together tonight, thanks to Bafta, and to celebrate the positive," she said. A throwback to Hollywood's Golden Age, "La La Land" took home seven Golden Globes in January and has been nominated for 14 Oscars. The best actor Bafta award went to Casey Affleck, for his role in the drama "Manchester By The Sea", beating Ryan Gosling who was nominated for "La La Land". Flying the flag for UK filmmaking was Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake", which won the outstanding British film but lost out in four other categories. Set in Newcastle, northeast England, the film tells of one man's battle against the bureaucracy of Britain’s social welfare system. Accepting the award for outstanding British film, 80-year-old Loach said filmmakers stand "with the people" and took aim at the government. "The most unvulnerable and poorest are treated by the government with a callous brutality that is disgraceful," he said. Ahead of the awards ceremony, he urged the public to become active in politics. "You should know which side you're on and why and get in and take part in politics. There is no time now to sit on the fence," he told AFP. Here's the complete list of winners: Best film "La La Land" Outstanding British film "I, Daniel Blake" Leading actor Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea") Leading actress Emma Stone ("La La Land") Supporting actor Dev Patel ("Lion") Supporting actress Viola Davis ("Fences") Director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") Original screenplay Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester By The Sea") Adapted screenplay Luke Davies ("Lion") EE rising star Tom Holland (upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming") Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer "Under the Shadow", Babak Anvari (writer/director), Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh (producers) Film not in the English language "Son Of Saul" Documentary "13th" Animated film "Kubo And The Two Strings" Original music Justin Hurwitz ("La La Land") Cinematography Linus Sandgren ("La La Land") Editing John Gilbert ("Hacksaw Ridge") Production design Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock ("Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them") Costume design Madeline Fontaine ("Jackie") Make up and hair J Roy Helland, Daniel Phillips ("Florence Foster Jenkins") Sound Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariepy Strobl, Sylvain Bellemare ("Arrival") Special visual effects Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez ("The Jungle Book") British short animation "A Love Story" British short film "Home" (AFP)

Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' is best film, Emma Stone, Casey Affleck win best actors

Romantic musical &quot;La La Land&quot; led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with 14 nominations, including the top prize of best picture.&nbsp;

Some notable absences on Tuesday&#39;s list included Annette Bening&#39;s star turn in &quot;20th Century Women&quot; and Amy Adams performance as a linguist in &quot;Arrival&quot;. Martin Scorsese&#39;s religious passion project &quot;Silence,&quot; which took 28 years to make, was missing from the main categories and earned just one nomination, for sound editing.

Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood on February 26.

List of nominations in key categories;

Best Picture

&quot;Arrival&quot;

&quot;Fences&quot;

&quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

&nbsp;&quot;Hell or High Water&quot;

&quot;Hidden Figures&quot;

&quot;La La Land&quot;

&quot;Lion&quot;

&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

&quot;Moonlight&quot;

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

Denzel Washington, &quot;Fences&quot;

Ryan Gosling, &quot;La La Land&quot;

Viggo Mortensen, &quot;Captain Fantastic&quot;

Andrew Garfield, &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert, &quot;Elle&quot;

Ruth Negga, &quot;Loving&quot;

Natalie Portman, &quot;Jackie&quot;

Emma Stone, &quot;La La Land&quot;

Meryl Streep, &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve, &quot;Arrival&quot;

Mel Gibson, &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

Damien Chazelle, &quot;La La Land&quot;

Kenneth Lonergan, &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

Barry Jenkins, &quot;Moonlight&quot;

Nine best picture nominees&nbsp;

Industry watchers had predicted that Chazelle&#39;s &quot;La La Land&quot; -- buoyed by a record seven Golden Globe awards earlier this month -- would triumph at the nominations.

But few thought it would tie for the all-time record. &quot;Titanic&quot; went on to win 11 Oscars, while &quot;All About Eve&quot; -- starring Bette Davis -- won six.

&quot;La La Land&quot; will vie for best picture honors with eight other films (current rules allow for up to 10 nominees in this category) including &quot;Arrival,&quot; grim family drama &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot; and &quot;Moonlight,&quot; the coming-of-age tale of a black man in Miami.

Others in the coveted top category are the film adaptation of August Wilson&#39;s play &quot;Fences,&quot; Mel Gibson&#39;s bloody WWII drama &quot;Hacksaw Ridge,&quot; the western crime drama &quot;Hell or High Water,&quot; the real-life tale of NASA&#39;s black female mathematicians &quot;Hidden Figures&quot; and Garth Davis&#39;s family drama &quot;Lion.&quot;

Streep&#39;s record 20th nod

For best actor, Gosling will battle for a golden statuette with Golden Globe winner Casey Affleck (&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;), Andrew Garfield (&quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;), Viggo Mortensen (&quot;Captain Fantastic&quot;) and Washington.

In the best actress category, France&#39;s Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert was nominated for her performance in the rape-revenge thriller &quot;Elle,&quot; along with Stone, Negga, Natalie Portman (&quot;Jackie&quot;) and Meryl Streep, who earned her record-breaking 20th nomination for &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins.&quot;

Streep&#39;s nod delighted social media users, who called it a fitting rebuke to President Donald Trump, who described her as &quot;overrated&quot; after she denounced him at the Golden Globes.

The 67-year-old actress -- who broke her own record as the person with the most acting nominations -- reacted with a GIF featuring her dancing for joy in footage from a past film.

Comeback for Mel Gibson

In the best supporting actress category, Davis, Spencer and Harris will compete against past&nbsp;Oscar&nbsp;winner Nicole Kidman (&quot;Lion&quot;) and Michelle Williams (&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;), who was nominated three times before.

In the best supporting actor category, Ali will take on Jeff Bridges (&quot;Hell or High Water&quot;), Dev Patel (&quot;Lion&quot;), Lucas Hedges (&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;) and Michael Shannon (&quot;Nocturnal Animals&quot;).

The foreign films nominated are &quot;Land of Mine&quot; (Denmark), &quot;A Man Called Ove&quot; (Sweden), &quot;The Salesman&quot; (Iran), &quot;Tanna&quot; (Australia) and &quot;Toni Erdmann&quot; (Germany).

In the best director category, Gibson&#39;s surprise nomination for the critically acclaimed WWII biopic &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot; marks his comeback a decade after being ostracized by Hollywood for an anti-Semitic tirade captured on tape.

Tuesday&#39;s nominations were also notable in that they marked the first time a streaming service -- Amazon Studios -- earned a best picture nod, for &quot;Manchester by the Sea.&quot;

The nominations were revealed in the pre-dawn hours in Los Angeles in an online broadcast, not at the traditional press conference.

Industry pundits had predicted that a number of black actors and filmmakers would be recognized this year, after calls for a boycott erupted last year when no black actors were among the 20 nominees in the main acting categories.

In a bid to address the issue, the Academy subsequently named nearly 700 new members, almost half of them women and nearly as many people of color.

The Academy&#39;s board of governors has vowed to double the number of female and ethnic minority members by 2020.

(Agencies)

Romantic musical "La La Land" led the Oscar nominations with 14 nominations, including the top prize of best picture.?

Romantic musical "La La Land" led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with 14 nominations, including the top prize of best picture. Some notable absences on Tuesday's list included Annette Bening's star turn in "20th Century Women" and Amy Adams performance as a linguist in "Arrival". Martin Scorsese's religious passion project "Silence," which took 28 years to make, was missing from the main categories and earned just one nomination, for sound editing. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood on February 26. List of nominations in key categories; Best Picture "Arrival" "Fences" "Hacksaw Ridge" "Hell or High Water" "Hidden Figures" "La La Land" "Lion" "Manchester by the Sea" "Moonlight" Best Actor Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" Denzel Washington, "Fences" Ryan Gosling, "La La Land" Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic" Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge" Best Actress Isabelle Huppert, "Elle" Ruth Negga, "Loving" Natalie Portman, "Jackie" Emma Stone, "La La Land" Meryl Streep, "Florence Foster Jenkins" Best Director Denis Villeneuve, "Arrival" Mel Gibson, "Hacksaw Ridge" Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea" Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight" Nine best picture nominees Industry watchers had predicted that Chazelle's "La La Land" -- buoyed by a record seven Golden Globe awards earlier this month -- would triumph at the nominations. But few thought it would tie for the all-time record. "Titanic" went on to win 11 Oscars, while "All About Eve" -- starring Bette Davis -- won six. "La La Land" will vie for best picture honors with eight other films (current rules allow for up to 10 nominees in this category) including "Arrival," grim family drama "Manchester by the Sea" and "Moonlight," the coming-of-age tale of a black man in Miami. Others in the coveted top category are the film adaptation of August Wilson's play "Fences," Mel Gibson's bloody WWII drama "Hacksaw Ridge," the western crime drama "Hell or High Water," the real-life tale of NASA's black female mathematicians "Hidden Figures" and Garth Davis's family drama "Lion." Streep's record 20th nod For best actor, Gosling will battle for a golden statuette with Golden Globe winner Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea"), Andrew Garfield ("Hacksaw Ridge"), Viggo Mortensen ("Captain Fantastic") and Washington. In the best actress category, France's Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert was nominated for her performance in the rape-revenge thriller "Elle," along with Stone, Negga, Natalie Portman ("Jackie") and Meryl Streep, who earned her record-breaking 20th nomination for "Florence Foster Jenkins." Streep's nod delighted social media users, who called it a fitting rebuke to President Donald Trump, who described her as "overrated" after she denounced him at the Golden Globes. The 67-year-old actress -- who broke her own record as the person with the most acting nominations -- reacted with a GIF featuring her dancing for joy in footage from a past film. Comeback for Mel Gibson In the best supporting actress category, Davis, Spencer and Harris will compete against past Oscar winner Nicole Kidman ("Lion") and Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the Sea"), who was nominated three times before. In the best supporting actor category, Ali will take on Jeff Bridges ("Hell or High Water"), Dev Patel ("Lion"), Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea") and Michael Shannon ("Nocturnal Animals"). The foreign films nominated are "Land of Mine" (Denmark), "A Man Called Ove" (Sweden), "The Salesman" (Iran), "Tanna" (Australia) and "Toni Erdmann" (Germany). In the best director category, Gibson's surprise nomination for the critically acclaimed WWII biopic "Hacksaw Ridge" marks his comeback a decade after being ostracized by Hollywood for an anti-Semitic tirade captured on tape. Tuesday's nominations were also notable in that they marked the first time a streaming service -- Amazon Studios -- earned a best picture nod, for "Manchester by the Sea." The nominations were revealed in the pre-dawn hours in Los Angeles in an online broadcast, not at the traditional press conference. Industry pundits had predicted that a number of black actors and filmmakers would be recognized this year, after calls for a boycott erupted last year when no black actors were among the 20 nominees in the main acting categories. In a bid to address the issue, the Academy subsequently named nearly 700 new members, almost half of them women and nearly as many people of color. The Academy's board of governors has vowed to double the number of female and ethnic minority members by 2020. (Agencies)

'La La Land' leads Oscar nominations

Taking a tough stand against Pakistan ahead of his confirmation hearing, US defence secretary-designate James Mattis has said that he will tell Pakistan to &quot;expel or neutralise&quot; externally-focused militant groups operating with impunity within the country.

Mattis also said that US-Pakistan ties have had its highs and lows and that he will work towards rebuilding the trust that is needed for an effective partnership.

&quot;If confirmed, I will work with the State Department and the Congress to incentivise Pakistan&#39;s co-operation on issues critical to our national interests and the region&#39;s security, with focus on Pakistan&#39;s need to expel or neutralise externally-focused militant groups that operate within its borders,&quot; said Mattis.

Responding to a question if he supports conditioning US aid to Pakistan, the former Marine general said that &quot;conditioning our security assistance&quot; to Pakistan has a mixed history and that he will &quot;review all options&quot;.

Mattis told the lawmakers that Pakistan should collaborate more with its neighbour in combating terror.

&quot;I believe they should do more to collaborate with their neighbour. We should urge Pakistan to take further actions against the Taliban and the Haqqani network,&quot; Mattis said.

The Haqqani Network is a terrorist organisation which has targeted many Western and Indian interests including the bombing of Indian mission in Kabul in 2008.

Mattis also underlined&nbsp;that&nbsp;safe sanctuaries for Afghan Taliban and other terror groups inside Pakistan is a worry and that he will review efforts being done to deny such safe havens. 
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&quot;Sanctuaries and freedom of movement for the Afghan Taliban and associated militant networks inside Pakistani territory is a key operational issue faced by the Afghan security forces. If confirmed, I will examine efforts to deny sanctuary to the extremist forces undermining the stability and security of Afghanistan,&quot; he said, responding to a query.

(WION with inputs from PTI)

The announcement is also expected to address the long-running #OscarsSoWhite controversy

Taking a tough stand against Pakistan ahead of his confirmation hearing, US defence secretary-designate James Mattis has said that he will tell Pakistan to "expel or neutralise" externally-focused militant groups operating with impunity within the country. Mattis also said that US-Pakistan ties have had its highs and lows and that he will work towards rebuilding the trust that is needed for an effective partnership. "If confirmed, I will work with the State Department and the Congress to incentivise Pakistan's co-operation on issues critical to our national interests and the region's security, with focus on Pakistan's need to expel or neutralise externally-focused militant groups that operate within its borders," said Mattis. Responding to a question if he supports conditioning US aid to Pakistan, the former Marine general said that "conditioning our security assistance" to Pakistan has a mixed history and that he will "review all options". Mattis told the lawmakers that Pakistan should collaborate more with its neighbour in combating terror. "I believe they should do more to collaborate with their neighbour. We should urge Pakistan to take further actions against the Taliban and the Haqqani network," Mattis said. The Haqqani Network is a terrorist organisation which has targeted many Western and Indian interests including the bombing of Indian mission in Kabul in 2008. Mattis also underlined that safe sanctuaries for Afghan Taliban and other terror groups inside Pakistan is a worry and that he will review efforts being done to deny such safe havens. "Sanctuaries and freedom of movement for the Afghan Taliban and associated militant networks inside Pakistani territory is a key operational issue faced by the Afghan security forces. If confirmed, I will examine efforts to deny sanctuary to the extremist forces undermining the stability and security of Afghanistan," he said, responding to a query. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Oscar nominations to be announced Tuesday

Modern-day musical &#39;La La Land&#39; swept the 74th Golden Globes Awards&nbsp;2017, winning &nbsp;prizes in seven categories including best motion picture - musical or comedy, best actor and best actress.

The film won every award it was nominated for with its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling winning in the acting categories. The Golden Globe Awards are the first major Hollywood film award event of 2017.

&quot;Moonlight&quot;&nbsp;was named the&nbsp;best drama film, while &quot;Zootopia&quot;&nbsp;was named the&nbsp;best animated feature film.

Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert won other acting prizes for their roles in &quot;Manchester By The Sea&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;Elle.&quot;&nbsp;

Huppert came as a surprise winner by beating contenders including Natalie Portman, who had been considered the favourite for playing Jackie Kennedy in &quot;Jackie.&quot;

Viola Davis grabbed best supporting actress for &quot;Fences,&quot;&nbsp;the screen adaptation of August Wilson&#39;s play.

Accepting the award, Davis said, &quot;It&#39;s not every day that Hollywood thinks of translating a play to screen &mdash;&nbsp;it doesn&#39;t scream &#39;moneymaker&#39;. But it does scream art, and it does scream heart.&quot;

In a surprise win, British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson was named best supporting actor for his role in &quot;Nocturnal Animals&quot;&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;a prize that was expected to go to Mahershala Ali for &quot;Moonlight.&quot;

Jimmy Fallon hosted the ceremony and joked that the Golden Globes was &quot;one of the few places left where America still honours the popular vote&quot; &mdash; a reference to Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton in the recent US election despite getting fewer votes overall.

He also described emotional drama &quot;Manchester By The Sea&quot;&nbsp;as &quot;the only thing more depressing than 2016.&quot;

The ceremony featured several references to US President- elect Donald Trump.

Meryl Streep launched an attack on Trump while accepting the Cecil B Demille award for outstanding contribution to entertainment.

Streep referred to Trump&#39;s mocking of a disabled reporter and said, &quot;Disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose.&quot;

There were several British wins in the television categories, including awards for Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman for &quot;The Night Manager.&quot;

Claire Foy also won the&nbsp;best actress in a television series for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix&#39;s &quot;The Crown.&quot;

For the first time, the arrival of Hollywood&#39;s A-listers on the red carpet was live-streamed on Twitter.

The Golden Globe Awards, which are run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honour the best in TV and film from the past year.

The film won in 7 categories, including the best actor awards for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling

Modern-day musical 'La La Land' swept the 74th Golden Globes Awards 2017, winning prizes in seven categories including best motion picture - musical or comedy, best actor and best actress. The film won every award it was nominated for with its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling winning in the acting categories. The Golden Globe Awards are the first major Hollywood film award event of 2017. "Moonlight" was named the best drama film, while "Zootopia" was named the best animated feature film. Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert won other acting prizes for their roles in "Manchester By The Sea" and "Elle." Huppert came as a surprise winner by beating contenders including Natalie Portman, who had been considered the favourite for playing Jackie Kennedy in "Jackie." Viola Davis grabbed best supporting actress for "Fences," the screen adaptation of August Wilson's play. Accepting the award, Davis said, "It's not every day that Hollywood thinks of translating a play to screen — it doesn't scream 'moneymaker'. But it does scream art, and it does scream heart." In a surprise win, British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson was named best supporting actor for his role in "Nocturnal Animals" — a prize that was expected to go to Mahershala Ali for "Moonlight." Jimmy Fallon hosted the ceremony and joked that the Golden Globes was "one of the few places left where America still honours the popular vote" — a reference to Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton in the recent US election despite getting fewer votes overall. He also described emotional drama "Manchester By The Sea" as "the only thing more depressing than 2016." The ceremony featured several references to US President- elect Donald Trump. Meryl Streep launched an attack on Trump while accepting the Cecil B Demille award for outstanding contribution to entertainment. Streep referred to Trump's mocking of a disabled reporter and said, "Disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose." There were several British wins in the television categories, including awards for Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman for "The Night Manager." Claire Foy also won the best actress in a television series for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's "The Crown." For the first time, the arrival of Hollywood's A-listers on the red carpet was live-streamed on Twitter. The Golden Globe Awards, which are run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honour the best in TV and film from the past year.

'La La Land' sweeps Golden Globes 2017

Musical romance &quot;La La Land&quot; received maximum Folden Globe nominations on Monday, while independent film &#39;Moonlight&#39; received six nods.

&quot;La La Land&quot; scored nominations for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the lead comedy/musical acting categories, while writer-director Damien Chazelle received nods for best director and best screenplay.

&quot;Moonlight,&quot; the coming-of-age tale of an impoverished black boy struggling with his sexuality, scored nominations for Barry Jenkins in the directing and screenplay categories, while actors Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali were nominated in the best supporting acting races.

&quot;La La Land&quot; is up against &quot;20th Century Women,&quot; the story of a free-spirited mother; raunchy superhero action &quot;Deadpool&quot;; singing comedy &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;; and teen tale &quot;Sing Street&quot; for best comedy/musical film.

&quot;Moonlight&quot; will face war drama &quot;Hacksaw Ridge,&quot; western crime story &quot;Hell or High Water,&quot; adoption tale &quot;Lion&quot; and &quot;Manchester by the Sea,&quot; which is about a working-class family dealing with tragedy, in the best drama film category.

More than 90 journalists in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association choose the Golden Globes. Winners will be announced on January 8 at a televised ceremony hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

Following is a list of key film nominations.

Best drama&nbsp;

&quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

&quot;Hell or High Water&quot;

&quot;Lion&quot;

&quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

&quot;Moonlight&quot;

Best comedy or musical

&quot;20th Century Women&quot;

&quot;Deadpool&quot;

&quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;

&quot;La La Land&quot;

&quot;Sing Street&quot;

Best actor, drama

Casey Affleck, &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

Joel Edgerton, &quot;Loving&quot;

Andrew Garfield, &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

Viggo Mortensen, &quot;Captain Fantastic&quot;

Denzel Washington, &quot;Fences&quot;

Best actress, drama

Amy Adams, &quot;Arrival&quot;

Jessica Chastain, &quot;Miss Sloane&quot;

Isabelle Huppert, &quot;Elle&quot;

Ruth Negga, &quot;Loving&quot;

Natalie Portman, &quot;Jackie&quot;

Best actor, comedy or musical

Colin Farrell, &quot;The Lobster&quot;

Ryan Gosling, &quot;La La Land&quot;

Hugh Grant, &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;

Jonah Hill, &quot;War Dogs&quot;

Ryan Reynolds, &quot;Deadpool&quot;

Best actress, comedy or musical

Annette Bening, &quot;20th Century Women&quot;

Lily Collins, &quot;Rules Don&#39;t Apply&quot;

Hailee Steinfeld, &quot;The Edge of Seventeen&quot;

Emma Stone, &quot;La La Land&quot;

Meryl Streep, &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;

Best director

Damien Chazelle &quot;La La Land&quot;

Tom Ford &quot;Nocturnal Animals&quot;

Mel Gibson &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;

Barry Jenkins &quot;Moonlight&quot;

Kenneth Lonergan &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

Best supporting actor

Mahershala Ali &quot;Moonlight&quot;

Jeff Bridges &quot;Hell or High Water&quot;

Simon Helberg &quot;Florence Foster Jenkins&quot;

Dev Patel &quot;Lion&quot;

Aaron Taylor-Johnson &quot;Nocturnal Animals&quot;

Best supporting actress

Viola Davis &quot;Fences&quot;

Naomie Harris &quot;Moonlight&quot;

Nicole Kidman &quot;Lion&quot;

Octavia Spencer &quot;Hidden Figures&quot;

Michelle Williams &quot;Manchester by the Sea&quot;

Best animated film

&quot;Kubo and the Two Strings&quot;

&quot;Moana&quot;

&quot;My Life as a Zucchini&quot;

&quot;Sing&quot;

&quot;Zootopia&quot;

Best original song

&quot;Can&#39;t Stop the Feeling&quot; - Trolls

&quot;City of Stars&quot; - La La Land

&quot;Faith&quot; - Sing

&quot;Gold&quot; - Gold

&quot;How Far I&quot;ll Go&quot; - Moana

Best foreign language film

&quot;Divines&quot; France

&quot;Elle&quot; France

&quot;Neruda&quot; Chile

&quot;The Salesman&quot; (Iran/France)

&quot;Toni Erdman&quot; (Germany)

(Reuters)

Musical romance 'La La Land' led the Golden Globe nominations on Monday with seven nods while Moonlight received six

Musical romance "La La Land" received maximum Folden Globe nominations on Monday, while independent film 'Moonlight' received six nods. "La La Land" scored nominations for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the lead comedy/musical acting categories, while writer-director Damien Chazelle received nods for best director and best screenplay. "Moonlight," the coming-of-age tale of an impoverished black boy struggling with his sexuality, scored nominations for Barry Jenkins in the directing and screenplay categories, while actors Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali were nominated in the best supporting acting races. "La La Land" is up against "20th Century Women," the story of a free-spirited mother; raunchy superhero action "Deadpool"; singing comedy "Florence Foster Jenkins"; and teen tale "Sing Street" for best comedy/musical film. "Moonlight" will face war drama "Hacksaw Ridge," western crime story "Hell or High Water," adoption tale "Lion" and "Manchester by the Sea," which is about a working-class family dealing with tragedy, in the best drama film category. More than 90 journalists in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association choose the Golden Globes. Winners will be announced on January 8 at a televised ceremony hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Following is a list of key film nominations. Best drama "Hacksaw Ridge" "Hell or High Water" "Lion" "Manchester by the Sea" "Moonlight" Best comedy or musical "20th Century Women" "Deadpool" "Florence Foster Jenkins" "La La Land" "Sing Street" Best actor, drama Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" Joel Edgerton, "Loving" Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge" Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic" Denzel Washington, "Fences" Best actress, drama Amy Adams, "Arrival" Jessica Chastain, "Miss Sloane" Isabelle Huppert, "Elle" Ruth Negga, "Loving" Natalie Portman, "Jackie" Best actor, comedy or musical Colin Farrell, "The Lobster" Ryan Gosling, "La La Land" Hugh Grant, "Florence Foster Jenkins" Jonah Hill, "War Dogs" Ryan Reynolds, "Deadpool" Best actress, comedy or musical Annette Bening, "20th Century Women" Lily Collins, "Rules Don't Apply" Hailee Steinfeld, "The Edge of Seventeen" Emma Stone, "La La Land" Meryl Streep, "Florence Foster Jenkins" Best director Damien Chazelle "La La Land" Tom Ford "Nocturnal Animals" Mel Gibson "Hacksaw Ridge" Barry Jenkins "Moonlight" Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester by the Sea" Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali "Moonlight" Jeff Bridges "Hell or High Water" Simon Helberg "Florence Foster Jenkins" Dev Patel "Lion" Aaron Taylor-Johnson "Nocturnal Animals" Best supporting actress Viola Davis "Fences" Naomie Harris "Moonlight" Nicole Kidman "Lion" Octavia Spencer "Hidden Figures" Michelle Williams "Manchester by the Sea" Best animated film "Kubo and the Two Strings" "Moana" "My Life as a Zucchini" "Sing" "Zootopia" Best original song "Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls "City of Stars" - La La Land "Faith" - Sing "Gold" - Gold "How Far I"ll Go" - Moana Best foreign language film "Divines" France "Elle" France "Neruda" Chile "The Salesman" (Iran/France) "Toni Erdman" (Germany) (Reuters)

'La La Land', 'Moonlight' lead Golden Globe nominations

Concrete slabs to control vehicle traffick can be seen positioned at the entrances. So do the security officials at the venue of the Venice film festival which is opening its 73rd edition under heightened security on Wednesday. 
 
It is not only the security that is geared up.&nbsp;Fans and audience too are all&nbsp;braced up to see the international movies being featured at the festival, including the much-awaited&nbsp;musical&nbsp;La La Land.&nbsp; 
 
La La Land, starring&nbsp;Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone,&nbsp;has been given the prestigious opening gala slot and is also Venice&#39;s big pitch for Oscars. Mel Gibson&#39;s war drama is also tipped as a must-see. 
 
&quot;&#39;La La Land&#39; is something that everyone is talking about,&quot; said Variety film critic Jay Weissberg. 
 
&quot;As much as maybe people don&#39;t even want to admit that they like musicals, everybody kind of likes a musical.&quot; 
 
The world&#39;s oldest film festival is going to see top Hollywood talent and directors eye the Golden Lion. The festival has premiered Academy winners &ldquo;Gravity&rdquo;, &ldquo;Birdman&rdquo; and &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; in its last three editions. 
 
&quot;The second element is that this year there is a lot of good stuff around,&quot; director Alberto Barbera told Reuters. 
 
Other international movies include fashion designer Tom Ford&#39;s thriller &quot;Nocturnal Animals&quot; and Denis Villeneuve&#39;s science fiction drama &quot;Arrival&quot;, both featuring Amy Adams, and Gibson&#39;s &quot;Hacksaw Ridge&quot;. 
 
Paolo Sorrentino&#39;s mini TV series &quot;The Young Pope&quot;, featuring Law as a conservative, cigarette-smoking American pontiff Pius XIII, is equally and widely anticipated. 
 
&quot;They think that he&#39;s going to be more liberal but it turns out he&#39;s much more conservative, so in a way it&#39;s the opposite of Pope Francis ... it&#39;s a brilliant concept,&quot; Weissberg said. 
 
The beachside gala dinner has, however, been cancelled in respect of the nearly 300 victims&nbsp;who died in an earthquake in central Italy last week. 
 
(WION with inputs from Reuters)

Musical La La Land and Mel Gibson's war drama are tipped as the absolute must-sees

Concrete slabs to control vehicle traffick can be seen positioned at the entrances. So do the security officials at the venue of the Venice film festival which is opening its 73rd edition under heightened security on Wednesday. It is not only the security that is geared up. Fans and audience too are all braced up to see the international movies being featured at the festival, including the much-awaited musical La La Land. La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, has been given the prestigious opening gala slot and is also Venice's big pitch for Oscars. Mel Gibson's war drama is also tipped as a must-see. "'La La Land' is something that everyone is talking about," said Variety film critic Jay Weissberg. "As much as maybe people don't even want to admit that they like musicals, everybody kind of likes a musical." The world's oldest film festival is going to see top Hollywood talent and directors eye the Golden Lion. The festival has premiered Academy winners “Gravity”, “Birdman” and “Spotlight” in its last three editions. "The second element is that this year there is a lot of good stuff around," director Alberto Barbera told Reuters. Other international movies include fashion designer Tom Ford's thriller "Nocturnal Animals" and Denis Villeneuve's science fiction drama "Arrival", both featuring Amy Adams, and Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge". Paolo Sorrentino's mini TV series "The Young Pope", featuring Law as a conservative, cigarette-smoking American pontiff Pius XIII, is equally and widely anticipated. "They think that he's going to be more liberal but it turns out he's much more conservative, so in a way it's the opposite of Pope Francis ... it's a brilliant concept," Weissberg said. The beachside gala dinner has, however, been cancelled in respect of the nearly 300 victims who died in an earthquake in central Italy last week. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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