Posted on 15 December 2010. Tags: Golden Globes, movies, Ontario, Ryan Gosling
Apologies for being a day late on this, but CBC.ca breaks down Canada’s representation in the Golden Globe nominations that were announced Tuesday morning:
London, Ont.-born Ryan Gosling is a dramatic actor nominee for the film Blue Valentine.
Barney’s Version, a Canadian-Italian production, will see star Paul Giamatti vie for best actor, comedy or musical, for his titular role.
Kevin Spacey, star of the Canadian film Casino Jack (about the Jack Abramoff scandal), is also a nominee for best actor in a comedy or musical.
The epic, eight-part series Pillars of the Earth, an international co-production that Montreal’s Muse Entertainment worked on, is nominated for best miniseries or made-for-TV movie.
Read more at CBC.ca.
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Posted on 18 January 2010. Tags: Avatar, Calgary, Cory Monteith, Glee, Golden Globes, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Montreal, movies, Ontario, TV
Canadians came up big at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, with director James Cameron taking home the top prizes as he won for Best Director and his film, “Avatar,” claimed the trophy for Best Motion Picture, Drama.
The Kapuskasing, Ontario, native who’s long lived in Los Angeles has had a heck of a year with the release of his long-awaited and highly anticipated adventure film to the far-off planet of Pandora. The film was Cameron’s first since a little thing called “Titanic” was released 12 years ago, and it seems the wait didn’t hamper the new film’s performance. In addition to claiming some major awards, it’s approaching $500 million gross revenue at the box office, according to boxofficemojo.com, putting it third place all time after “Titanic” ($600 million) and “The Dark Knight” ($533 million).
Elsewhere, screenwriter and director Jason Reitman took home a Best Screenplay award with co-writer Sheldon Turner for “Up in the Air,” which starred George Clooney. Reitman, of Montreal, also directed the film, but lost in that category to the aforementioned Cameron.
FInally, Calgary’s Cory Monteith was not nominated for an individual acting award, but his show “Glee” won the top prize for Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy, knocking off heavy hitters such as “30 Rock,” “The Office” and “Entourage,” and another highly touted newcomer, “Modern Family.”
See all the Golden Globe results here.
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