“La La Land” director Damien Chazelle on Sunday became the youngest Best Director in Oscar history.
The 32-year-old filmmaker breaks a record that’s held for 86 years.
While Chazelle is 32 years and 38 days old, the previous holder of the youngest director title was Norman Taurog, who won for “Skippy” way back in 1931 at the age of 32 years, 260 days in 1931.
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Chazelle has racked up multiple prizes for his work on the modern-day muscial “La La Land,” including the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and the DGA awards.
The film also came into the Academy Awards with a record-tying 14 nominations, including for Best Picture and co-stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
“La La Land” won six awards, including for Best Picture and for Best Actress Emma Stone.
And it’s been a night of records. Viola Davis became the first black actor to win all three major acting prizes — the Oscar, Tony and Emmy. And the Academy rewarded five African Americans, the most ever in a single year, including Davis, Mahershala Ali, documentarian Ezra Edelman and “Moonlight” screenwriters Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Oscars 2017: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
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Ruth Negga, Lucas Hedges andĀ Auli'i Cravalho are just a few stars who have walked the red carpet at the 89th Academy Awards
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"Loving" actress Ruth Negga
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"Hacksaw Ridge" actor Luke Bracey
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"Manchester by the Sea" actor Lucas Hedges
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"Moana" actressĀ Auli'i Cravalho
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"Hidden Figures" actor Glen Powell
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Olivia Culpo
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"Hidden Figures" starĀ Aldis Hodge
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"Jackie" composer Mica Levi
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"Elle" actress Isabelle Huppert
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"A Monster Calls" actress Felicity Jones
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"Captain Fantastic" actor Viggo Mortensen
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Michael Strahan
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"Ghostbusters" director Paul Feig
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Robin Roberts
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"Railroad Tigers" star Jackie Chan
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"Edge of Seventeen" star Hailee Steinfeld
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"Scandal" star Darby Stanchfield
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"Hacksaw Ridge" star Teresa Palmer
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"The Promise" actress Shohreh Aghdashloo
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"Nerve" actress Emma Roberts
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"Lion" star Sunny Pawar
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Sting and Trudie Styler
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"Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins
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"Star Trek Beyond" actress Sofia Boutella
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Karlie Kloss
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"Rogue One" star Riz Ahmed
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"Moonlight" stars Alex R. Hibbert, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders
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"Hacksaw Ridge" star Andrew Garfield
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Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow
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"Hidden Figures" star Taraji P. Henson
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Chrissy Teigen, John Legend
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"Once Upon a Time" starĀ Ginnifer Goodwin
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"13th" director Ava DuVernay
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"Hidden Figures" star Kirsten Dunst
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Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdes
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Terrence Howard, Mira Pak
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"Hacksaw Ridge" actor Vince Vaughn
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David Oyelowo
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"Hidden Figures" star Octavia Spencer
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"La La Land" composer Justin Hurwitz
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"The Sinner" actress Jessica Biel
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Gael Garcia Bernal
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Justin Timberlake
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Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso
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"Lion" actor and Best Supporting Actor nominee Dev Patel and mom Anita Patel
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"Moonlight" star and Best Supporting Actor nominee Mahershala Ali
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Casey Affleck, nominated for Best Actor for "Manchester by the Sea"
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"Hidden Figures" star Janelle Monae
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Javier Bardem
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Brie Larson
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"La La Land" star and Best Actor nominee Ryan Gosling
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Chris Evans
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Kate McKinnon
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"Moonlight" star and Best Supporting Actress Naomie Harris
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"Manchester By the Sea" star and Best Supporting Actress Michelle Williams
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Priyanka Chopra
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Alicia Vikander
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Dakota Johnson
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"La La Land" star and Best Actress nominee Emma Stone
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Halle Berry
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Ruth Negga, Lucas Hedges andĀ Auli'i Cravalho are just a few stars who have walked the red carpet at the 89th Academy Awards