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The 2017 Oscar nominations have been announced: Here's everything you need to know.

The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were revealed overnight in a series of pre-recorded videos.

Following its success at the Golden Globes, La La Land has received a whopping 14 Oscar nominations including the trifecta of highest honours: best picture, Ryan Gosling for best actor and Emma Stone for best actress.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in 'La La Land' and Nicole Kidman in 'Lion'. Images: Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company.

The musical drama now shares the record for the most Oscar nominations with Titanic and All About Eve. La La Land was also recognised in the cinematography, costume design, direction, film editing, music, production design, sound, and writing categories.

Australian stars are also in the running for Oscar awards. Nicole Kidman has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Lion and Mel Gibson received a Best Director nod for his film Hacksaw Ridge. 

And there's one massive shift we're pleased to report. Following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that surround the 2016 Academy Awards, this year's nominations are noticeably more racially diverse. Ten African American actors and creatives have received nominations for their work in the 2017 nominations. The storylines of the films recognised this year are also more diverse than previous years.

The 89th Academy Awards will take place on the 26th of February.

Here's the full list of nominations:

Best Picture

La La Land

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Moonlight

Manchester by the Sea

Arrival

Lion

Hacksaw Ridge

Hidden Figures

Fences

Hell or High Water

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Denzel Washington, Fences

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actress

Emma Stone, La La Land

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Ruth Negga, Loving

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Best Supporting Actor

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

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Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Dev Patel, Lion

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea

Best Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water

La La Land

The Lobster

Manchester by the Sea

20th Century Women

Best Adapted Screenplay

Moonlight

Lion

Hacksaw Ridge

Arrival

Fences

Hidden Figures

Best Animated Feature

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Zootopia

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Best Foreign Language Film

Land of Mine

A Man Called Ove

The Salesman

Tanna

Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary Feature

Fire at Sea

I am Not Your Negro

Life, Animated

O.J.: Made in America

13th

Best Cinematography

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Best Film Editing

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Production Design

Arrival

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hail Caesar!

La La Land

Passengers

Best Costume Design

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Allied

Fantastic Beasts

Florence Foster Jenkins

Jackie

La La Land

Best Original Score

Jackie

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Passengers

Best Original Song

"Audition" La La Land 

"Can’t Stop the Feeling" Trolls

"City of Stars" La La Land

"Empty Chair" Jim 

"How Far I’ll Go" Moana

Best Visual Effects

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Jungle Book

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Arrival

The BFG

Kubo and the Two Strings

A Monster Calls

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek: Beyond

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Suicide Squad

Best Sound Mixing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One

13 Hours

Best Sound Editing

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully

Best Documentary Short

Extremis

4.1 Miles

Joe's Violin

Watani:My Homeland

The White Helmets

Best Live Action Short Film

Ennemis Interieurs

La Femme et le TGV

Silent Nights

Sing

Timecode

Best Animated Short Film

Blind Vaysha

Borrowed Time

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Pearl

Piper