La La Land equals Titanic's record-tying 14 Oscar nominations and will take on Hidden Figures and Moonlight for Best Picture while Emma Stone competes against Natalie Portman for Best Actress
PHOTO: Tripping the light fantastic: La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, led the early Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning
La La Land looks set to dance its way to victory at the biggest night in Hollywood after picking up a record-tying 14 Oscars nominations for the 89th Academy Awards.
PHOTO: Late threat: It will compete against Hidden Figures for Best Picture, which stars Taraji P. Henson, nominee Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae
The smash-hit musical - led by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling - picked up the most nods on Tuesday, and tied the record set by Titanic and All About Eve.
The picture now has a chance to beat the record 11 Oscars that have been won by Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
PHOTO: Critical darling: Mahershala Ali was nominated for his supporting performance in Moonlight
And one year after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, seven of the 20 actors nominated for awards were non-white. There was not a single non-white acting nominee in 2016.
PHOTO: Up for the trophy: Isabelle Huppert
The film's highly-commended stars also head up the Leading Actress and Leading Actor categories, with Emma going to battle with the likes of Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins) and Natalie Portman (Jackie) for the Best Actress prize.
Streep on Tuesday received her record 20th Oscar nomination, 37 years after she was first nominated for her supporting turn in The Deer Hunter.
PHOTO: and Ruth Negga (right in Loving) are both up for Best Actress
The other two nominees in the Best Actress category were a bit of a surprise however, taking the spots that many thought would be filled by Annette Bening (20th Century Women) and Amy Adams (Arrival).
Ruth Negga made the cut for her critically-lauded performance in Loving, and Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert was nominated for the French film Elle.
PHOTO: Masterclass: Casey Affleck was nominated for his powerful turn in Manchester By the Sea, as was Michelle Williams
This is the first nomination for Huppert, who has long been considered by many to be one of the greatest actors of all time.
PHOTO: Best of the best: Andrew Garfield ( in Hacksaw Ridge)
Huppert previously appeared in the 2012 film Amour, which was nominated for Best Picture.
Gosling meanwhile will take on some formidable competition as he faces off against Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Denzel Washington (Fences).
PHOTO: and Viggo Mortensen (in Captain Fantastic) are up for Best Actor
Rounding out the Best Actor category are Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) and Viggo Mortnensen (Captain Fantastic).
That category went exactly the way many predicted, leaving Tom Hanks out of the running for his performance in Sully.
PHOTO: Supporting turns: Jeff Bridges (in Hell or High Water)
Meanwhile, this year's Best Supporting Actress category is stacked with five of the best actors working in Hollywood, with past Academy Award winners Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures) and Nicole Kidman (Lion) leading the way.
PHOTO: and Dev Patel (in Lion) are up for Best Supporting Actor
They will take on early favorite Viola Davis (Fences) and four-time nominee Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea) as well as newcomer Naomie Harris, who received her first ever nomination for Moonlight.
PHOTO: Masterclass part 2: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis were also nominated for their performances in Fences
Three of the men competing for Best Supporting Actor received their first nomination, including Mahershala Ali (Moonlight), Dev Patel (Lion) and 20-year-old Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), the youngest of this year's acting nominees.
That category is rounded out by past winner Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water) and past nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals).
PHOTO: Grief-stricken mothers: Naomie Harris (in Moonlight)
Best Director meanwhile provided one big shock with Mel Gibson making his way in for his work on Hacksaw Ridge.
It is the first time he has been nominated since he wont the award for Bravehart back in 1995, a film for which he also took home Best Picture.
PHOTO: and Nicole Kidman (in Lion) will compete for Best Supporting Actress
This year's nominees were announced by past Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson and as well as past nominees Glenn Close and Ken Watanabe at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.
PHOTO: He's back: Best Director provided one big shock with Mel Gibson (above) making his way in for his work on Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land has already been the biggest success of awards season, winning over critics and cinema-goers alike.
PHOTO: Brains behind the operation: Barry Jenkins
The film swept the Golden Globe Awards with a record-breaking seven awards for Best Original Score Motion Picture, Best Original Song Motion Picture categories, Best Screenplay Motion Picture and Best Director Motion Picture.
PHOTO: and Damien Chazelle are up for Best Director for their work in Moonlight and La La Land respectively
Gosling and Stone each accepted the Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy while the musical as a whole took the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award for a clean sweep of seven gongs.
It follows their success at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, in which it won eight of the 12 awards that it was put forward for while it is also up for a whopping 11 gongs at the BAFTAs.
PHOTO: Legend: Meryl Streep on Tuesday received her record 20th Oscar nomination, while High Grant was snubbed (above in Florence Foster Jenkins)
The critical darlings this year however have been Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea, which also had strong showings on Tuesday morning.
PHOTO: Big showing: Arrival scored nods in most technical categories and Best Picture, but not one for star Amy Adams (above)
Moonlight received eight nominations on Tuesday, as did Arrival.
Manchester received six nods, which all came in major categories including Picture, Director, Screenplay and Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
PHOTO: Writer: Manchester By the Sea director Kenneth Lonergan (left) received two nominations, including Best Original Screenplay
The film was backed by Amazon Studios, and marks the first time that a streaming service has earned a nomination for Best Picture.
PHOTO: while Lucas Hedges (right) is the youngest acting nominee for his turn in the film
Hacksaw Ridge and Lion also received six nods.
The Oscar hopefuls are chosen by the 6028 voting members of the Academy. Actors wanting to be part of the coveted group must have credited roles in at least three films while directors must have more than two screen credits to their names.
PHOTO: Cartoon crusader: Zootopoia (above) was one of the nominees for Best Animated Film
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