La La Land, Viola Davis are most tweeted-about Oscar nominees

Emma Stone and Viola Davis
Photo: Dale Robinette; David Lee

It seems like Twitter users are off in La La Land. According to data released from the social networking site, Damien Chazelle’s movie musical has dominated the Oscars conversation on Twitter.

Between Jan. 23 (the day before the nominees were announced) and Feb. 22, La La Land was the most tweeted-about Oscar-nominated film, based on instances of “La La Land,” “#LaLaLand,” and “@LaLaLand” in tweets. Moonlight, Arrival, Fences, and Hidden Figures round out the top five.

La La Land, which swept the musical-comedy categories at the Golden Globes, also recently topped Oscar-related data from Google searches.

Viola Davis, who earned her third Oscar nomination this year for Fences, was the most tweeted-about actor during that same time period, after she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. La La Land‘s Emma Stone, Moonlight‘s Mahershala Ali, Florence Foster Jenkins‘ Meryl Streep, and Lion‘s Dev Patel followed behind.

See the full lists and a graphic from Twitter below.

  • Most Tweeted #Oscars Films
  • La La Land (@LaLaLand)
  • Moonlight (@moonlightmov)
  • Arrival (@arrivalmovie)
  • Fences (@FencesMovie)
  • Hidden Figures (@HiddenFigures)
  • Moana (@DisneyMoana)
  • Lion (@LionMovie)
  • Zootopia (@DisneyZootopia)
  • Manchester By The Sea (@MBTSMovie)
  • Hacksaw Ridge (@HacksawRidge)
Best Picture Nominees

Most Tweeted #Oscars Nominees
Viola Davis (Fences, Best Supporting Actress)
Emma Stone (La La Land, Best Actress)
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Best Supporting Actor)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins, Best Actress)
Dev Patel (Lion, Best Supporting Actor)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land, Best Actor)
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea, Best Actor)
Denzel Washington (Fences, Best Actor)
Natalie Portman (Jackie, Best Actress)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures, Best Supporting Actress)

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