Question

The recent Oscar winning movie 'La La Land' depicts the story of a musician and an aspiring actress who met and fell in love in the following city:
1. New York
2. Boston
3. Las Vegas
4. Los Angeles

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Los Angeles

The correct answer is Los Angeles.

•  ​La La Land, a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as aspiring actresses and a tortured jazz musicians who fall in love. Hence option 4 is correct.

• The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are the most coveted and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry across the globe.
• They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
• The 93rd Academy Awards or Oscars 2021, held on 25 April 2021, honoring the best films of 2020 and early 2021. 
• For the first time in history, the awards were held virtually and in-person at Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U. S. due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

• Highlights:
  • Nomadland won three Oscars, including Best Picture.
  • Anthony Hopkins (aged 83) became the oldest Best Actor winner for The Father.
  • Frances McDormand became the seventh person to win a third acting Oscar for her Best Actress win for Nomadland.
  • Chloé Zhao becomes the first woman of color to be awarded best director for Nomadland, and the second woman after Kathryn Bigelow.
  • Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented to Tyler Perry (for his philanthropic and charitable endeavors in recent years), and Motion Picture and Television Fund (for the emotional and financial relief services it provides to the members of the entertainment industry)
  • The annual Governors Awards were canceled by the Academy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the winners were incorporated into the Oscar ceremony. For the first time, there were no official winners of the Academy Honorary Award.