John Arcilla stars as the title role in 'Heneral Luna.' Photo from the film's Facebook page

MANILA - The acclaimed Filipino biopic "Heneral Luna" failed to nab a nomination for the Best Foreign Film category in the 73rd Golden Globe awards.

The film, which stars John Arcilla as General Antonio Luna, was among the 71 entries submitted for consideration in the category representing 46 countries.

Those that received a nod are: "Brand New Testament" (Belgium, France, and Luxembourg), "The Club" (Chile), "The Fencer" (Finland, Germany, Estonia), "Mustang" (France), and "Son of Saul" (Hungary).

The winners of the 73rd Golden Globe awards will be announced in a ceremony, hosted by Ricky Gervais, to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. (FULL LIST OF NOMINEES)

"Heneral Luna," the highest-grossing Filipino historical film of all time, is the Philippines' entry to the Foreign Language films category at the Academy Awards.