<P> The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5: 30 p.m. PST . During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories . The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss . Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time . </P> <P> In related events, the Academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2016 . On February 11, 2017, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann . </P> <P> In the main ceremony, Moonlight won three awards including Best Picture, after La La Land was mistakenly announced as a winner, and Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor award . La La Land went on to win six awards, the most for the evening from its record - tying fourteen nominations including Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director for Damien Chazelle . Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each with Casey Affleck winning Best Actor for the latter and Viola Davis won Best Supporting Actress honor for Fences . The telecast garnered 33 million viewers in the United States . </P> <P> The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, 2017, via global live stream from the Academy . La La Land received the most nominations with a record - tying fourteen (1950's All About Eve and 1997's Titanic also achieved this distinction); Arrival and Moonlight came in second with eight apiece . La La Land's Best Picture loss to Moonlight meant it set a record for most nominations and wins without winning Best Picture since Cabaret in 1972 . </P>

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