That sense of cockeyed optimism propels the day's most recognised movie, La La Land, which with 14 nominations tied All About Eve and Titanic for a record number of nods. Oscars screw-up: Someone's getting fired for this ABC apologises for wrongly posting Tom Hanks, Amy Adams Oscar nominationsIn 2014, 12 Years a Slave and Steve McQueen made Oscar history with wins for best picture and best director. READ MORE:• Meryl Streep celebrates record-breaking Oscar nod - with a gif• Comeback complete? Mel Gibson gets an Oscar nodIt's clear that, unlike recent years when the red carpet looked lily white, this year's Oscars will resemble the outside world much more vibrantly. Considering Hollywood's troubled history of racist imagery, professional exclusion and blinkered solipsism, redemption can never be found in award nominations, no matter how plentiful.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2017 02:30 UTC