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Topic: 2017 academy awards

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in "La La Land" (Summit Entertainment)

"La La Land" meets Netflix

Gabriel Bell
Ashton Sanders in "Moonlight" (A24)

"Moonlight" writer turns to TV

Rachel Leah
Alan Barillaro, left, and Marc Sondheimer accept the award for best animated short film for "Piper" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (Chris Pizzello/invision/ap)

Amanda Lee Myers

Oscar nominee breakdowns

Katie Serena

WATCH: 5 black actors

D. Watkins
Jeff Sessions; James Baldwin in "I Am Not Your Negro" (Getty/Alex Wong/Magnolia Pictures)

Baldwin even more relevant now

Sophia A. McClennen
La La Land (Summit Entertainment)

2017 Oscar nominations

Jeremy Binckes, Video produced by Kevin Carlin