Awards Oscars 2017: 'La La Land' 's 'City of Stars' Wins Best Original Song The 89th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are airing live from Los Angeles on ABC By Devan Coggan Devan Coggan Devan Coggan (rhymes with seven slogan) is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly. Most of her personality is just John Mulaney quotes and Lord of the Rings references. People Editorial Guidelines and Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh Twitter Jordan Runtagh is an Executive Podcast Producer at iHeartRadio, where he hosts a slate of pop culture shows including Too Much Information, Inside the Studio, Off the Record and Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Previously, he served as a Music Editor at PEOPLE and VH1.com. He's written about art and entertainment for more than a decade, regularly contributing to outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, and appearing as a guest on radio and television. Over the course of his career, he's profiled the surviving Beatles, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, David Byrne, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, Brian May, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Taylor and many more. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he lives in Brooklyn, where he can be found DJing '60s soul records. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 26, 2017 11:24 PM Share Tweet Pin Email The “City of Stars” is shining just for La La Land. Damien Chazelle’s swoon-worthy musical can add the Academy Award for Best Original Song to its accolades, winning over its other contender, “Audition (The Fools Who Dream).” Lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul joined composer Justin Hurwitz, who’d just won the Best Original Score trophy, on stage to accept their award for penning the track, which Ryan Gosling performed in the film. Pasek had a hilariously heartfelt message for his date for the evening — his mother: “I want to thank my mom who is amazing and my date tonight. She let me quit the J.C.C. soccer league to be in a school musical, so this is dedicated to all the kids who sing in the rain and all the moms who let them!” Check out PEOPLE’s full 2017 Academy Awards coverage and complete winners list! “City of Stars” beat out “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from Trolls, and “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story. Watch the PEOPLE & EW Red Carpet Live Oscars pre-show on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app on your favorite device. Then watch our Red Carpet Fashion Wrap-Up after the Oscars! The award was the third of the night for La La Land, which also picked up statuettes for cinematography and production design. The 89th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are airing live from Los Angeles on ABC.