'' La La Land '' was critically praised , particularly for Chazelle 's screenplay and direction , Gosling and Stone 's performances , musical score , musical numbers , cinematography , and production design . Both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review selected '' La La Land '' as one of the top ten films of 2016 . It won a record-breaking seven awards from its seven nominations at the 74th Golden Globes and received eleven nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards , winning five awards , including Best Film . It also received a record-tying fourteen nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , including Best Picture ; it won in six categories , including Best Director and Best Actress for Stone
70th British Academy Film Awards
70th British Academy Film Awards
La La Land (film)