Golden Globe nominations: Pamela Anderson, ‘Dune’ [Video]

Pamela Anderson has received her first Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a drama.

The B.C. native got a nod this morning for her role in the film “The Last Showgirl.” She plays a seasoned Vegas performer struggling to figure out her next act in life when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

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She was among several Canadians to be nominated, including another first-timer — Vancouver’s Gabriel LaBelle who’s up for best actor in a motion picture comedy for his turn as Lorne Michaels in Jason Reitman’s film “Saturday Night.”

Meanwhile, Hamilton-born Martin Short has snagged his fourth nomination for playing a theatre director in “Only Murders in the Building.”

Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is up for best motion picture — drama for his sci-fi sequel “Dune: Part Two.”

Vancouver’s Ryan Reynolds …