Canadians competing for Golden Globe awards came up emptyhanded Sunday, as 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� and 鈥淎natomy of a Fall鈥� claimed multiple wins.
Celine Song's romantic feature 鈥淧ast Lives鈥� was nominated in five categories, including best motion picture drama, best director and best screenplay.
It lost to 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� for best film drama and director, and 鈥淎natomy of a Fall鈥� for best screenplay and best non-English language film.
The Korean-Canadian filmmaker's relationship drama is partly based on Song's own life, and it tells the story of two childhood sweethearts who contemplate the nature of their relationship after living separate lives for 24 years.
London, Ont.-born Ryan Gosling was nominated for his supporting actor role as Ken in the summer hit 鈥淏arbie鈥� but lost to 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥�'s Robert Downey Jr.
Hamilton's Martin Short was in the running for best TV actor in a musical or comedy for his turn as true crime podcast host in 鈥淥nly Murders in the Building鈥� and lost to Jeremy Allen White of 鈥淭he Bear.鈥�
Meanwhile, Toronto-born musician Robbie Robertson, who died at age 80 last year, was nominated for best original score for his work on 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� but lost to Ludwig Goransson from 鈥淥ppenheimer.鈥�
鈥淎ll the Light We Cannot See,鈥� directed by Montreal's Shawn Levy, was also nominated in the best limited, anthology or motion picture for TV category. It lost to 鈥淏eef.鈥�
Hosted by comedian Jo Koy, the 81st Golden Globe Awards were the first major broadcast of the awards season.
The Globes has been trying to forge a comeback after its former broadcast partner NBC backed out of the 2022 show due to controversy over a lack of diversity among the nominees and within its own voting body. Industry pressure led to the dissolution of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association last summer.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 7, 2024.
