Ryan Gosling and Celine Song are among the Canadians vying for Oscars tonight at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles.

Gosling鈥檚 turn as Ken in the summer blockbuster 鈥淏arbie鈥� is up for a best supporting actor trophy, while writer-director Celine Song鈥檚 debut feature 鈥淧ast Lives鈥� is nominated in the best picture and best original screenplay categories.

鈥淚鈥檓 Just Ken,鈥� a power ballad Gosling sings in the movie 鈥� and is set to perform live at the Oscars 鈥� is also competing in the best original song category.

Toronto-born musician Robbie Robertson, who died last year at age 80, was nominated for his original score for Martin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon,鈥� while the National Film Board of Canada鈥檚 鈥淭o Kill a Tiger,鈥� helmed by Toronto-based director Nisha Pahuja, is up for best documentary feature.

Also nominated is Nova Scotia filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, who received a best short documentary nod for co-directing 鈥淭he Last Repair Shop;鈥� and Quebec director-screenwriter Vincent Ren茅-Lortie, whose film 鈥淚nvincible鈥� is nominated in the live action short category.

The 96th Academy Awards show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, is set to begin at 7 p.m. EDT 鈥� one hour earlier than usual 鈥� and will broadcast live on ABC and CTV.

Christopher Nolan鈥檚 blockbuster biopic, 鈥淥ppenheimer,鈥� leads the pack with 13 nominations, including for best picture, director and acting nods for its stars Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.

Other major contenders in several categories include 鈥淏arbie,鈥� 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� and 鈥淧oor Things.鈥�

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鈥� With files from The Associated Press

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