During her Cabaret show, Stone met director Damien Chazelle, who, impressed with her performance, cast her in his musical comedy-drama La La Land.
The project, which marked her third collaboration with Gosling, starred Stone as Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress living in Los Angeles.
Stone borrowed several real-life experiences for her character, and in preparation, watched The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
For the film's soundtrack, she recorded six songs.
La La Land served as the opening film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, where it generated critical acclaim and earned Stone the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
Besides being her highest-rated film on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film was successful at the box office, grossing over $440 million against its $30 million budget.
Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw reviewed, "Stone has never been better: superbly smart, witty, vulnerable, her huge doe eyes radiating intelligence even, or especially, when they are filling with tears."
Stone won the Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and the SAG Award for Best Actress.

Stone's sole film release of 2017 was the sports drama Battle of the Sexes, based on the 1973 eponymous match between tennis players Billie Jean King (Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell).
In preparation, Stone met with King, watched old footage and interviews of her, trained with a dialect coach to speak in King's accent, and drank high-calorie protein shakes to gain 15 pounds (6.8 kg).
The film premiered to positive reviews at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and certain critics considered Stone's performance to be the finest of her career.
Benjamin Lee of The Guardian praised her for playing against type, and credited her for being "strong" and "convincing" in the part.
Even so, the film earned less than its $25 million budget.
Stone received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for it, and attended the ceremony with King.

In 2018, Stone and Rachel Weisz starred as Abigail Masham and Sarah Churchill, two cousins fighting for the affection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), in Yorgos Lanthimos' historical comedy-drama The Favourite.
Stone found it challenging being an American among a British cast, and had difficulty in mastering her character's accent.
The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival to critical acclaim.
Michael Nordine of IndieWire praised Stone for taking on such a bold role following the success of La La Land, and termed the three lead actresses "a majestic triumvirate in a period piece that's as tragic as it is hilarious."
For The Favourite, Stone received her fifth Golden Globe nomination and third Oscar nomination.
That September, she starred in and served as an executive producer for the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac, co-starring Jonah Hill and directed by Cary Fukunaga.
Stone and Hill played two strangers, Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, whose lives are transformed due to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial.
An admirer of Fukunaga's work, Stone agreed to the project without reading the script.
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian praised Stone and Hill for playing against type and for delivering career-best performances; Judy Berman of Time magazine was similarly impressed with their growth as actors since Superbad and noted the complexity in their performances.
In the same year, Stone appeared alongside Paul McCartney in a music video for his song "Who Cares".

Stone reprised her role of Wichita in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), which received mixed reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide.
She also narrated the documentary web television series The Mind, Explained.
Stone will next star in Cruella, a live-action spin-off of One Hundred and One Dalmatians, in which she will portray Cruella de Vil (originally played by Glenn Close in the 1996 adaptation).
She is also set to return as the voice of Eep in the sequel to The Croods and to star in the drama Love May Fail, based on Matthew Quick's 2015 novel.
During her Cabaret show, Stone met director Damien Chazelle, who, impressed with her performance, cast her in his musical comedy-drama La La Land. The project, which marked her third collaboration with Gosling, starred Stone as Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress living in Los Angeles. Stone borrowed several real-life experiences for her character, and in preparation, watched The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. For the film's soundtrack, she recorded six songs. La La Land served as the opening film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, where it generated critical acclaim and earned Stone the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Besides being her highest-rated film on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film was successful at the box office, grossing over $440 million against its $30 million budget. Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw reviewed, "Stone has never been better: superbly smart, witty, vulnerable, her huge doe eyes radiating intelligence even, or especially, when they are filling with tears." Stone won the Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and the SAG Award for Best Actress.
Stone's sole film release of 2017 was the sports drama Battle of the Sexes, based on the 1973 eponymous match between tennis players Billie Jean King (Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). In preparation, Stone met with King, watched old footage and interviews of her, trained with a dialect coach to speak in King's accent, and drank high-calorie protein shakes to gain 15 pounds (6.8 kg). The film premiered to positive reviews at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and certain critics considered Stone's performance to be the finest of her career. Benjamin Lee of The Guardian praised her for playing against type, and credited her for being "strong" and "convincing" in the part. Even so, the film earned less than its $25 million budget. Stone received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for it, and attended the ceremony with King.
In 2018, Stone and Rachel Weisz starred as Abigail Masham and Sarah Churchill, two cousins fighting for the affection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), in Yorgos Lanthimos' historical comedy-drama The Favourite. Stone found it challenging being an American among a British cast, and had difficulty in mastering her character's accent. The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival to critical acclaim. Michael Nordine of IndieWire praised Stone for taking on such a bold role following the success of La La Land, and termed the three lead actresses "a majestic triumvirate in a period piece that's as tragic as it is hilarious." For The Favourite, Stone received her fifth Golden Globe nomination and third Oscar nomination. That September, she starred in and served as an executive producer for the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac, co-starring Jonah Hill and directed by Cary Fukunaga. Stone and Hill played two strangers, Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, whose lives are transformed due to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial. An admirer of Fukunaga's work, Stone agreed to the project without reading the script. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian praised Stone and Hill for playing against type and for delivering career-best performances; Judy Berman of Time magazine was similarly impressed with their growth as actors since Superbad and noted the complexity in their performances. In the same year, Stone appeared alongside Paul McCartney in a music video for his song "Who Cares".
Stone reprised her role of Wichita in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), which received mixed reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide. She also narrated the documentary web television series The Mind, Explained. Stone will next star in Cruella, a live-action spin-off of One Hundred and One Dalmatians, in which she will portray Cruella de Vil (originally played by Glenn Close in the 1996 adaptation). She is also set to return as the voice of Eep in the sequel to The Croods and to star in the drama Love May Fail, based on Matthew Quick's 2015 novel.
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