Damien Chazelle named Best Director for ‘La La Land’ at 2017 Oscars
Filmmaker Damien Chazelle has been honored with an Academy Award for Best Director for his film “La La Land,” at the 89th Annual Oscars tonight, Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. The yearly Academy Awards honor the best in motion pictures for the prior calendar year. The 89th Annual Academy Awards ceremony was televised live on ABC and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. “La La Land,” written and directed by Academy Award nominee Damien Chazell