LOS ANGELES – La La Land, an ambitious musical about two dreamers falling in love in Hollywood, and the intimate coming of age drama Moonlight led nominations for the Golden Globes on Monday, underscoring their front-runner status in the long road to the Oscars.
La La Land scored seven nominations in all, including for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the comedy/musical acting categories, while writer-director Damien Chazelle received nods for best director and best screenplay.
“Making La La Land was a dream come true and we’re thrilled that Damien Chazelle’s vision has been recognised,” producers Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt said in a statement.
Cast members pose as they arrive for the gala screening of the film Moonlight, on the second night of the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival.
Moonlight, the tale of an impoverished black boy in Miami struggling with his sexuality, scored six nods, including Barry Jenkins in the directing and screenplay categories and Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali 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 movie Deadpool; singing comedy Florence Foster Jenkins; and teen tale Sing Street for best comedy/musical film at the Golden Globes.
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. (Reuters)