La La Land (2016)
Damien Chazelle's 2016 Hollywood musical. Almost won Best Picture before envelope correction.
Actor: John Legend
John Legend is one of a small number of people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, taking the Academy Award for the song Glory from Selma with Common.
La La Land gave him an acting role as a musician whose commercial compromises the film treats as a genuine argument instead of a betrayal. He has produced extensively for stage and screen and is a prominent criminal justice reform advocate.