{"id":1287,"date":"2019-03-27T04:05:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T04:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2024-12-10T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T12:56:32","slug":"why-it-matters-that-hidden-figures-outearned-la-la-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"Why It Matters That &ldquo;Hidden Figures&rdquo; Outearned &ldquo;La La Land&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floworkvalve.com\/product_category\/bronze-valve\/\">bronze valve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over Super Bowl weekend, <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> edged ahead of <em>La La Land<\/em> in the cumulative revenue race.\u00a0(As of publication, the film has earned $119.4 million in North America, while <em>La La Land<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0tally stands at $118.3 million.)<\/p>\n<p><em>La La Land<\/em> is widely considered to be the front-runner for best picture at this year\u2019s awards show, especially after it swept the Golden Globes and broke the record for most awards won by a single film. The record setting continued when it earned an impressive 14 Oscar nominations, tying with previous 14-time nominated films,\u00a0<em>All About Eve<\/em> and <em>Titanic<\/em>. In addition to being poised to win best picture, the musical about two doe-eyed artistes trying to make it in Hollywood is a favorite in several other categories, including the mythical \u201cBig Five.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the luster of <em>La La Land<\/em> may be dimming, thanks in part to the success of <em>Hidden Figures<\/em>, which recounts the true story of brilliant African-American women working at NASA during the Space Race.<\/p>\n<p>      Make diverse movies with people who look like us and who have our stories to tell, and we\u2019ll show up at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Although a critical darling that has resonated with and inspired audiences, <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> was all but shuttered from the Globes. The film was only nominated in two categories and didn\u2019t take home any wins. Its Oscar nods include best picture, best actress in a supporting role (Octavia Spencer), and best adapted screenplay\u2014a solid showing, but nowhere close to <em>La La Land<\/em> levels of domination.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s impossible to know which film will take home the top honor on February 26, this development\u2014along with <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> winning best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild awards\u2014is sure to help keep the film on the Academy\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, in the era of #OscarsSoWhite, it\u2019s significant that <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> has become the top-grossing best picture Oscar nominee of the year. This accomplishment proves what diverse audiences have been saying all along to tone-deaf (and predominantly white and male) Hollywood execs: Make diverse movies with people who look like us and who have our stories to tell, and we\u2019ll show up at the box office.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Image via Flickr user NASA HQ Photo&nbsp;(cc):&nbsp;From left:&nbsp;Director Theodore Melfi, producer Mimi Vald&eacute;s, American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, American actor, film director, and producer Kevin Costner, American musical recording artist, actress, and model Janelle Mon&aacute;e, American actress Octavia Spencer, and American actress and singer Taraji P. Henson, are seen on stage prior to a screening of the film <em>Hidden Figure<\/em>s at the Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click:bronze valve Over Super Bowl weekend, Hidden Figures edged ahead of La La Land in the cumulative revenue race.\u00a0(As of publication, the film has earned $119.4 million in North America, while La La Land\u2019s\u00a0tally stands at $118.3 million.) 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