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La La Land

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Original title: La La Land
Year: 2016
Running time: 127 min.
Country: United States
Director: Damien Chazelle
Screenwriter: Damien Chazelle
Music: Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography: Linus Sandgren
Cast: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend, Rosemarie Dewitt, J.K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Jason Fuchs, Callie Hernandez, Trevor Lissauer, Phillip E. Walker, Hemky Madera, Kaye L. Morris, Lexie Contursi
Producer: Summit Entertainment, Gilbert Films, Impostor Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
Genre: Musical. Romance. Comedy. Drama | Romantic Drama. Music. Jazz. Film In Film
Synopsis / Plot: Mia, a young aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Awards: 2016: 6 Academy Awards: incl. Best Director, Actress (Stone) & Cinemat. 14 Nom.

2016: 7 Golden Globes: incl. Best Picture Com./Musical, Director, Actor & Actress

2016: 5 BAFTA Awards, including Best Film & Best Director. 11 Nominations

2016: 8 Critics Choice Awards, including Best Picture & Director. 12 Nom.

2016: Toronto Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Film

2016: Venice Film Festival: Best Actress (Emma Stone)

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2016: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Best 2016 Films

2016: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film

2016: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music Score. 6 Nominations

2016: National Board of Review (NBR): Top Ten Films

2016: Satellite Awards: Best Picture, Score, Original Song, Art Direction. 13 Nom.

2016: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Best Film

2016: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director

2016: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

2016: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actress (Emma Stone)

2016: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Editing & Best Cinematography. 7 Nom.

2016: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: 8 Nominations inc. Best Picture & Director

2017: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2017: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

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