Tag: Justin Hurwitz

I was up against deadline this morning, so I hope you’ll tolerate my belated congratulations to composer Justin Hurwitz for his two Academy Awards for his work on “La La Land.” Former Princeton native Damien Chazelle was also honored as Best Director. In the end, the film collected six awards in all and was actually named Best Picture, before the dawning realization that there had been a mix-up with some envelopes back-stage. It became apparent – as the producers of “La La Land” were in mid-reception speech – that the year’s top honor would go to “Moonlight.” “La La Land,” with a record-tying 14 nominations, did indeed make Academy Awards history, though not perhaps in a way that was expected!