'La La Land' leads Oscar nominations with 14 nods

Romantic musical "La La Land" led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with 14 nods, including the top prize of best picture.

It will contend with sci-fi movie "Arrival" with eight nods; family drama "Manchester by the Sea"; coming of age drama "Moonlight"; war movie "Hacksaw Ridge"; "Hidden Figures," about the U.S. space program; African-American drama "Fences"; modern western "Hell or High Water"; and Indian adoption drama "Lion" for the best picture award at the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood on Feb. 26.

Nominations were announced on Tuesday for the 2017 Academy Awards, or Oscars, the highest honors in the movie industry.

The Oscars will be handed out at a Feb. 26 ceremony in Hollywood hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

Following is a list of nominations in key categories;

Best Picture

- "Arrival"

- "Fences"

- "Hacksaw Ridge"

- "hell or High Water"

- "Hidden Figures"

- "La La Land"

- "Lion"

- "Manchester by the Sea"

- "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

- Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"

- Ruth Negga, "Loving"

- Natalie Portman, "Jackie"

- Emma Stone, "La La Land"

- Meryl Streep, "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Best Director

- Denis Villeneuve, "Arrival"

- Mel Gibson, "Hacksaw Ridge"

- Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"

- Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"

- Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight"