Canadian talent from major Hollywood films heading to the Oscars

Last Updated Monday, January 13, 2020 5:27PM ESTTORONTO -- Canadian filmmaker Sami Khan celebrated his Oscar nomination Monday with his wife and two-year-old daughter by having a mini dance party in their Toronto living room to the tune of Kool & the Gang's "Celebration.""Then we realized we had to drop our daughter off at daycare," the Sarnia, Ont.

Khan is among several Canadians in the running for this year's Oscars, which will be held Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. DeBlois was previously nominated for Oscars for 2011's "How to Train Your Dragon" and the 2015 sequel. He shares the nomination this year with producers Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold. Other contenders for best animated feature are "I Lost My Body," "Klaus," "Toy Story 4" and "Missing Link," which also has a Canadian connection. Trevor Dalmer of Ontario was art director on "Missing Link," however he isn't named in the Oscar nomination.

This is the ninth Oscar nomination for Massey, who was born in England and moved to Toronto at age 19 to work in the music business. He moved to Los Angeles to work in film 13 years later.The other films nominated in Massey's category are "Ad Astra," "Joker," "1917" and "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood."

His competition this year includes the films "The Irishman," "Jojo Rabbit," "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood" and "Parasite."

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