‘ La La Land’ lands 14 nods

Critics’ darling ties record with ‘ Titanic,’ ‘ Eve’

Break out your tap shoes, everybody: La La Land is storming the Oscars.

The acclaimed Hollywood musical is singing pretty, tying All

About Eve and Titanic for the most nominations ever — 14 total — at the 89th Academy Awards. Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the ceremony live from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Feb. 26 ( ABC, 7 p. m. ET/ 4 PT).

La La Land, with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a pair of starcrossed lovers, is in the best- picture field alongside art- house darling — and fellow Golden Globe winner — Moonlight ( which scored eight nominations), family drama Manchester

by the Sea, sci- fi film Arrival, Western noir Hell or High Water, 1950s period piece Fences, globetrotting tale Lion, World War II tale Hacksaw Ridge and Space Race movie Hidden Figures. Casey Affleck ( Manchester by

the Sea) is a favorite in this year’s best- actor category that also fea- tures Gosling, Denzel Washington ( Fences), Andrew Garfield ( Hacksaw Ridge) and Viggo Mortensen ( Captain Fantastic). Gosling’s La La Land partner Stone leads a stacked best- actress contingent and will compete against Natalie Portman ( Jackie), Ruth Negga ( Loving), Isabelle Huppert ( Elle) and Meryl Streep ( Florence

Foster Jenkins), who extends her historic nominations count to 20.

After being nominated twice before, Fences star Viola Davis will be shooting for her first Oscar in the supporting- actress category, which includes Michelle Williams ( Manchester by the Sea), Octavia Spencer ( Hidden Figures), Naomie Harris ( Moonlight) and Nicole Kidman ( Lion). The supporting- actor group showcases Mahershala Ali ( Moonlight), newcomer Lucas Hedges ( Manchester by the Sea), Jeff Bridges ( Hell or High Water), Dev Patel ( Lion) and Michael Shannon ( Nocturnal Animals).

Mel Gibson is seemingly back in Oscar’s good graces, earning a best- director nomination for

Hacksaw Ridge. Also in the category are Denis Villeneuve ( Arriv

al), Barry Jenkins ( Moonlight), Damien Chazelle ( La La Land) and Kenneth Lonergan ( Man- chester by the Sea).

Of note: There won’t be a third year of # OscarsSoWhite complaints. After being shut out in 2015 and 2016, all four major acting categories as well as best director have at least one person of color, and three best- picture contenders — Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Fences — feature mostly black casts.

There were some surprises, as usual. Amy Adams ( Arrival) was snubbed, probably for first- time nominee Negga ( Loving). Mortensen got into the best- actor mix, more than likely snubbing Sully star Tom Hanks. The Pixar animation studio, with Finding Dory, was noticeably absent from the animated- feature field. And Shannon gets the supporting actor nod while co- star Aaron Taylor- Johnson, who won a Globe for his performance, was left out.

DALE ROBINETTE Academy voters fell in love with the latest Valentine to Hollywood, La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

DAVID BORNFRIEND Mahershala Ali and Moonlight are in the spotlight.