I saw La La Land last weekend. And while there were certainly great parts to it, I personally find it a bit strange that a movie like this dominates the awards nominations.
I'm sure we'll watch most of the others, but so far this is the only best picture nomination I've seen. We normally try to see all of the nominated movies before the oscars air, which was easier to accomplish before they expanded the number of nominations.
We saw La La Land first because it dominated the nominations. But after seeing it, I still think Doctor Strange and Rogue One were the two best movies I saw this year.