La La Land Trivia Questions

Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope, leading them to announce La La Land. The error was corrected moments later, revealing Moonlight as the actual winner.

Gosling had no prior piano experience and practiced for two hours daily over three months to perform all the piano pieces himself without a hand double.

Legend stuck closely to the script. The band practice scene was heavily choreographed and rehearsed, with Legend's dialogue written by Chazelle to contrast Sebastian's jazz purism.

The sequence was shot on a closed ramp of the I-105 freeway at the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, connecting to the I-110, as confirmed by production reports.

Songs were recorded in multiple takes and pieced together in post-production. The actors sang live on set during filming, but the final tracks were polished in a studio later.

Damien Chazelle always intended the bittersweet ending where they part ways. Test audiences preferred a happier ending, but Chazelle kept the original to maintain emotional impact.

Chazelle had only spoken to Stone over Skype for 'Whiplash' casting. For 'La La Land,' she came in to sing 'Audition (The Fools Who Dream)' live, and he cast her on the spot.

Costume designer Mary Zophres based the dress on one worn by Ingrid Bergman in 'Notorious' (1946). The color and cut were chosen to evoke classic Hollywood romance and contrast with the starry night.