<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> Moonlight won three awards including Best Picture and La La Land won the most awards of the ceremony with six after receiving a record - tying 14 nominations . In an event unprecedented in the history of the Oscars, La La Land was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture . After a few minutes the error was corrected and Moonlight was declared the winner . Moonlight became the first film with an all - black cast and the first LGBT - themed film to win Best Picture . Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each . Winners with one award include Arrival, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fences, The Jungle Book, O.J.: Made in America, Piper, The Salesman, Sing, Suicide Squad, The White Helmets, and Zootopia . </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 without winning Best Picture . </P>

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