‘No Other Choice,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ earn 3 Golden Globe nods, including best picture

This image released by Neon shows Lee Byung-hun in a scene from "No Other Choice." Neon via AP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — South Korean director Park Chan-wook's dark thriller "No Other Choice" and Netflix's hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" officially received three Golden Globe nominations each, including for best motion picture in their respective categories, on Monday.

The Golden Globes announced the nominees for 28 categories for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards that will be broadcast live on Jan. 11, according to its website.

"No Other Choice" was nominated for best motion picture in the categories of musical or comedy, and non-English language. Its lead actor, Lee Byung-hun, received a nomination for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture in the musical or comedy category.

For the best picture award in the musical or comedy category, the film will compete against five rivals — "Blue Moon," "Bugonia," "Marty Supreme," "Nouvelle Vague" and "One Battle After Another."

Its competitors in the non-English category are "It Was Just an Accident," "Sentimental Value," "Sirat," "the Secret Agent" and "the Voice of Hind Rajab."

Based on the 1997 satirical thriller novel "The Ax" by American novelist Donald E. Westlake, "No Other Choice" follows the story of a desperate father of two who wages his own personal war for survival after losing his longtime job.

"KPop Demon Hunters" was named as a nominee for best motion picture in the animated film category, alongside five competitors — "Arco," "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle," "Elio," "Little Amelie or the Character of Rain and "Zootopia 2."

It was also nominated for the categories of cinematic and box office achievement, and best original song.