The nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards, or Oscars, were announced Tuesday. The musical love story “La La Land” led the way. It received 14 Oscar nominations, including best picture. That ties it with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for most Oscar nominations ever. “La La Land’s” lead performers, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, both earned acting nominations. The film’s 32-year-old writer and director, Damien Chazelle, was nominated for best director as well as best original screenplay. The musical is set in modern-day Los Angeles. The name “La La Land” is a nickname for the city. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and out of touch with reality. In the movie, Stone plays Mia, a hopeful actress. Gosling plays Sebastian, a jazz piano player. Both are struggling to make their dreams come true in Los Angeles.
Title: 'La La Land' Leads Academy Award Nominations
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1642/la_la_land.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=''La La Land' Leads Academy Award Nominations' data-article-id='2161'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9146'>The nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards, or Oscars, were announced Tuesday.</span> <span data-start-time='9146' data-end-time='16146'>The musical love story “La La Land” led the way.</span> <span data-start-time='16146' data-end-time='23958'>It received 14 Oscar nominations, including best picture.</span> <span data-start-time='23958' data-end-time='34271'>That ties it with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for most Oscar nominations ever.</span> <span data-start-time='34271' data-end-time='46292'>“La La Land’s” lead performers, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, both earned acting nominations.</span> <span data-start-time='46292' data-end-time='61188'>The film’s 32-year-old writer and director, Damien Chazelle, was nominated for best director as well as best original screenplay.</span> <span data-start-time='61188' data-end-time='66958'>The musical is set in modern-day Los Angeles.</span> <span data-start-time='66958' data-end-time='72521'>The name “La La Land” is a nickname for the city.</span> <span data-start-time='72521' data-end-time='80396'>This means a place that is fun and not serious, and out of touch with reality.</span> <span data-start-time='80396' data-end-time='85646'>In the movie, Stone plays Mia, a hopeful actress.</span> <span data-start-time='85646' data-end-time='91563'>Gosling plays Sebastian, a jazz piano player.</span> <span data-start-time='91563' data-end-time='97375'>Both are struggling to make their dreams come true in Los Angeles.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1642/la_la_land.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7991 data-hint-location='23958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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