Going into the2017 Golden Globes,La La Landhad the most nominations of any other film with seven, followed byMoonlightwith six nominations andManchester-by-the-Seawith five nominations. At the end of the night,La La Landmade history by winning all seven of the awards it was nominated for, taking the most wins for any film inGolden Globeshistory. It was also the first movie to win every majorGolden Globeit was nominated for sinceOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nestin 1976, which could set it up for a big night on Oscar Sunday next month.
Deadlinereports thatLa La Landran the table tonight, winning Best Picture Comedy or Musical, filmmakerDamien Chazellewinning Best Director and Best Screenplay,Ryan GoslingandEmma Stonefor Best Actor and Best Actress, Best Original Score byJustin Hurwitzand Best Original Song for “City of Stars.” The show’s opening number was also a parody of theLa La Landopening musical number, featuring a number of stars singing and dancing on the red carpet to kick off the show.La La Landbeat out A24’s20th Century Women, 20th Century Fox’sDeadpool, Paramount Pictures’Florence Foster Jenkinsand The Weinstein Company’sSing Streetfor Best Picture Comedy or Musical.
La La Landcould also help propel theLos Angeles musicalto new heights at the box office, as it continues to expand in more theaters nationwide.La La Landopened in theaters on December 9, opening with a whopping platform debut of $881,104 from five theaters for an incredible $176,221 per-screen average. Each weekend since it has expanded into more theaters, with last weekend’s expansion of 1,515 theaters more than half of its previous count of 750 theaters. In its fifth frame in theaters this weekend, it rose to fifth place with $10 million, bringing its domestic total to $51.6 million and a worldwide total of $85.7 million, from a $30 million budget.
In this modern take on the Hollywood musical fromDamien Chazelle, the Academy Award-nominated writer and director ofWhiplash, Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. 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. The supporting cast includesJohn Legend,Finn Wittrock,J.K. Simons,Jason Fuchs,Damon Gupton,Josh PenceandTom Everett Scott.
La La Land’s historic win at theGolden Globescould set it up for a dominantOscar runas well. The musical won all five of the major awards, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress, a feat that only three movies in history have ever achieved at the Oscars. The only three films to win all five major awards areIt Happened One Nightin 1934,One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nestin 1975 andThe Silence of the Lambsin 1991. WithLa La Landwinning the Big 5 awards at theGolden Globes, time will tell if it could repeat this feat at the Oscars. The Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24 so we’ll have to wait and see ifLa La Landwill be nominated in all five major categories.
