Part of ‘Moonlight’ were shot in Jimmy’s Eastside Diner in Miami, ‘La La Land’ had the Hermosa Beach Pier in Los Angeles Places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated films Part of ‘Moonlight’ were shot in Jimmy’s Eastside Diner in Miami, ‘La La Land’ had the Hermosa Beach Pier in Los Angeles Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2lxGtt8 A pedestrian walks past a street mural in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles that was featured in the musical “La La Land.” A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed.