Several Canadians are vying for Golden Globe awards tonight, including indie filmmaker Celine Song and blockbuster star Ryan Gosling.

Song鈥檚 debut feature, 鈥淧ast Lives,鈥� is nominated in five categories, including best motion picture drama, best director and best screenplay.

The Korean-Canadian filmmaker鈥檚 relationship drama is partly based on Song鈥檚 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 is nominated for his supporting actor role as Ken in the summer hit 鈥淏arbie,鈥� and Hamilton鈥檚 Martin Short is 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�

Meanwhile, Toronto-born musician Robbie Robertson, who died at age 80 last year, is nominated for best original score for his work on 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon.鈥�

Hosted by comedian Jo Koy, the 81st Golden Globe Awards are the first major broadcast of the awards season and will air on CBS and on Citytv in Canada at 8 p.m. ET.

鈥淎ll the Light We Cannot See,鈥� directed by Montreal鈥檚 Shawn Levy, is also nominated in the best limited, anthology or motion picture for TV category.

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.

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