La La Land received acclaim from critics, being praised for Chazelle 's screenplay and direction, Gosling and Stone 's performances, Justin Hurwitz 's musical score, and the film 's musical numbers. It won in every category for which it was nominated at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record - breaking seven wins, and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning five. It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, tying the record for the most Oscar nominations with All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997). It ended up winning six: Best Director, Best Actress (Stone), Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Original Song ("City of Stars ''), and Best Production Design.
who composed the music for la la land
Justin Hurwitz