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If you love Oscars too much (*raises hands*) your head can get a little swimmy on Oscar nomination day, trying to parse it all. Particularly the numbers and the new statistics. This could take some time. But here are some non-subjective hierarchies and numbers and stats from the day.

We'll start with the easy one.

Most Nominations

La La Land (14) [tie] Moonlight and Arrival (8) [tie] Hacksaw Ridge and Lion and Manchester by the Sea (6) Fences (4) Hidden Figures and Jackie (3)

Note: Jackie marks the second year in a row wherein a "chilly" gorgeous movie about a complicated woman wins the distinction of "most nominated movie that isn't nominated for Best Picture" -- coincidence? Nope.

5 of past 6 years film w/ most noms that wasn't up for Best Pic was a chilly beauty about complex woman. Coincidence? I think not. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fRFZXaflsb

— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) January 24, 2017

Category with Most First Timers!

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Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a new photo for Pablo Larraín’s Jackie, placing Natalie Portman into the role of the former First Lady.

Production continued over the weekend on the Washington D.C. set of the director’s Jacqueline Kennedy biopic, and here we get a glimpse of Portman’s widow covered by a black veil for what we assume to be her late husband’s funeral circa November 22, 1963.

Adapted for the screen by Noah Oppenheim (The Divergent Series: Allegiant, The Maze Runner), Jackie largely revolves around the emotional and political fallout in the days after the assassination of JFK, and today’s sombre new still gives us an indication of Jacqueline’s fractured mindset – portrayed with delicacy by Portman.

Behind the lens, Jackie marks a reunion for Portman and Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, who despite emerging as an early frontrunner to take the reins of the film, remains attached as producer.

Protozoa Pictures announced on Wednesday that Ld Entertainment has come on board to finance and produce Pablo Larrain’s Jackie Kennedy biopic.

Natalie Portman stars alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig and John Hurt. Vincent Maraval’s Insiders handles international sales and CAA represents Us rights. Bliss Media’s China-based company Bliss Media China will distribute in China.

Darren Aronofsky produces with his Protozoa partners Scott Franklin and Ari Handel along with Fabula Films’ Juan de Dios Larraín and Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell.

Jackie follows the life of Jacqueline Kennedy after the assassination of her husband, President John F Kennedy. Noah Oppenheim wrote the script.

Ld Entertainment’s Jayne Hong, Pete Shilaimon, and Jennifer Monroe serve as executive producers with Why Not Productions’ Pascal Caucheteux, Bliss Media’s Wei Han and Protozoa’s Joshua Stern.

Jackie marks the first English-language feature from Larrain, whose The Club earned a Golden Globe nomination last week and is Chile’s foreign-language...