The Oscar Race has officially begun with the trailer release of one of the biggest front-runners of the season-La La Land.

The trailer for the classical musical movie, which will see Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone pairing up as romantic leads together for the third time, is the first full look at the highly-anticipated film, which has already been successful on the Film Festival Circuit, and has received intense Oscar Buzz for both Stone and Gosling, as well as director Damien Chazelle and Best Picture.

The story follows Stone's character, Mia, an aspiring actress who is working as a waitress on a studio lot as she tries to make ends meet.She then meets Sebastian, a jazz pianist, during a traffic jam, and the two embark on an epic and beautiful romance, one which will still experience highs and lows as their respective artistic dreams threaten to pull them apart.

The film also stars John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt and Finn Wittrock. It opens in select theaters Dec. 2 and has a nationwide release Dec. 9.

Watch the trailer below:

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