Viola Davis
Viola Davis becomes the first African American actress to be nominated for three Oscars.
Manchester By The Sea
The Casey Affleck-starring film scored six nominations including Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Directing.
Natalie Portman
Portman's work in Jackie is her latest Oscar nomination since winning Best Actress for Black Swan in 2011.
La La Land
La La Land racked up 14 nominations, tying Titanic and All About Eve for most nominated film. The nominations include Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Directing.
Hidden Figures
After the 2016 #OscarsSoWhite controversy, Hidden Figures is one of the films acclaimed for its diversity including, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
Meryl Streep
Continuing her reign as the "Queen of Hollywood," Streep nabbed her 20th Oscars nomination for Best Actress in Florence Foster Jenkins.
Lion
Dev Patel's movie about finding his mother scored six nominations, including Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
Ruth Negga
This year's breakout star landed her first Oscars nomination for her powerful performance in Loving.
Moonlight
Moonlight's powerful story brought in eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.
Trolls
Justin Timberlake earned his first Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song "Can't Stop The Feeling."
Casey Affleck
After nearly 30 years in Hollywood, this may be the year Ben Affleck's brother takes home an Oscar for Best Actor in Manchester by the Sea.
Ryan Gosling
After learning how to play the piano at age 36, Gosling landed his second Oscars nomination for Best Actor, La La Land.
Denzel Washington
After starring and directing in Fences, this is Denzel Washington's seventh Oscars nomination.