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Best PictureMoonlight

89th Academy Awards

The 2016 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 2016
Nominations 144
Categories Decided All 27
Top Winner La La Land
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Moonlight. The winning leader is La La Land with 6 wins. The most nominated title is La La Land with 14 nominations. 46 winners named across 27 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. La La Land 6 wins14 nominations
  2. Moonlight 3 wins8 nominations
  3. Hacksaw Ridge 2 wins6 nominations
  4. Manchester by the Sea 2 wins6 nominations
  5. Arrival 1 win8 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

Moonlight took Picture; La La Land controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 24 nominees in all.

Best Picture Winner
Moonlight poster

Moonlight

Adele Romanski | Dede Gardner | Jeremy Kleiner

  • Arrival Shawn Levy | Dan Levine | Aaron Ryder | David Linde
  • Fences Scott Rudin | Denzel Washington | Todd Black
  • Hacksaw Ridge Bill Mechanic | David Permut
  • Hell or High Water Carla Hacken | Julie Yorn
  • Hidden Figures Donna Gigliotti | Peter Chernin | Jenno Topping | Pharrell Williams | Theodore Melfi
  • La La Land Fred Berger | Jordan Horowitz | Marc Platt
  • Lion Emile Sherman | Iain Canning | Angie Fielder
  • Manchester by the Sea Matt Damon | Kimberly Steward | Chris Moore | Lauren Beck | Kevin J. Walsh
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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Production Design Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING HONORARY AWARD INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND EDITING SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

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