The Rock doesn’t win Golden Globe award for ‘The Smashing Machine’

The Rock to be honored at the American Black Film Festival

The Rock is not a Golden Globe winner.

Dwayne Johnson lost his bid for his first-ever Golden Globe award Sunday for his performance in ‘The Smashing Machine,’ losing to actor Wagner Moura for his role in ‘The Secret Agent.’ Others nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama included Oscar Issac for ‘Frankenstein,’ Michael B. Jordan for ‘Sinners,’ Joel Edgerton for ‘Train Dreams,’ and Jeremy Allen White for ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.’

Emily Blunt, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘The Smashing Machine,’ also lost. Teyana Taylor won the award for her performance in ‘One Battle After Another.’

The Rock played former MMA and UFC star Mark Kerr, with Blunt playing his girlfriend Dawn Staples. The film underperformed at the box office, only earning $21 million.

Future projects for The Rock include a live-action version of ‘Moana’ which is currently in post-production. Other projects include ‘Jumanji 3’, ‘Fast X: Part 2’, ‘The King’, and ‘Lizard Music’. He is also slated to be in an untitled film directed by Martin Scorcese.

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Bryan Rose
Bryan Rose

Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.