The 67th Golden Globe, honoring the best in film and television for 2009, was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), it was telecast live by NBC and hosted by The Office star Ricky Gervais.
It was the big night for James Cameron. He won the “Best Director” award and his science fiction epic box office film “Avatar,” which grossed $1.6 billion worldwide, second only to “Titanic” with $1.8 billion, won the Golden Globe for best dramatic motion picture. The film beats “The Hurt Locker” which won 2 Critic’s Choice Awards, Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire,” and Lee Daniels’ “Up In The Air.”
“Hopefully, this is part of a trend of the acceptance of science fiction as a legitimate, dramatic form of cinema.”
James Cameron, Canadian film director
Aside from James Cameron and it’s film “Avatar,” here are the other winners who won this year’s Golden Globe Award:
| 2010 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS RESULTS | |
|---|---|
| CATEGORY | WINNERS |
| MOTION PICTURES | |
| BEST DRAMA | Avatar |
| BEST COMEDY | The Hangover |
| BEST DIRECTOR | James Cameron for “Avatar” |
| BEST DRAMA ACTOR | Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) |
| BEST DRAMA ACTRESS | Sandra Bullock (Blind Side) |
| BEST COMEDY ACTOR | Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) |
| BEST COMEDY ACTRESS | Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS | Mo’nique (Precious) |
| BEST SCREENPLAY | Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air) |
| BEST ANIMATED FEATURE | Up |
| BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM | The White Ribbon |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | Michael Giacchino (Up) |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG | “The Weary Kind” written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart) |
| TELEVISION | |
| BEST DRAMA SERIES | Mad Men (AMC) |
| BEST COMEDY SERIES | Glee (FOX) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (DRAMA) | Michael C. Hall (Dexter) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (DRAMA) | Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (COMEDY) | Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (COMEDY) | Toni Collette (United States of Tara) |
| BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE | Grey Gardens (HBO) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE | Drew Barrymore (Grey Gardens) |
| BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE | Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance) |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOVIE | John Lithgow (Dexter) |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOVIE | Chloe Sevigny (Big Love) |
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