James Cameron repeats ‘Titanic’ victory at Golden Globes

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
January 19, 2010, 9:46am

It’s déjà vu for director James Cameron, who bagged the trophy for Best Director at the 67th Golden Globes for his sci-fi comeback film, “Avatar,” which also won for “Best Motion Picture – Drama.”

Cameron took home the same honors 12 years ago for the highest-grossing movie of all time, “Titanic.” “Avatar” now trails behind the ship-set romance film, and is only $287 million short to beat “Titanic”’s $1.8 billion world record.

In his acceptance speech, Cameron acknowledged his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, who was also shortlisted in the “Best Director” category for “The Hurt Locker.”

“Frankly, I thought Kathryn was going to get this. She richly deserves it,” he said.

The Vegas brotherhood comedy, “The Hangover,” meanwhile, was named “Best Motion Picture – Comedy.”

On the thespians category, Hollywood’s A-list actors were big winners on the drizzling January 17 awards night.

Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock’s surprising lip-lock moment at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (CCMA) last January 15 must’ve been a “kiss of luck,” as both won for “Best Actress”: Meryl in comedy or musical for “Julie & Julia,” and Sandra in drama for “The Blind Side.”

Robert Downey, Jr.’s portrayal as “Sherlock Holmes” bagged him the “Best Actor” trophy for comedy, while four-time Globe and Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges won his first Globe as country musician Bad Blake for the drama film, “Crazy Heart.”

Meanwhile, Mo’Nique’s fierce performance in the critically-acclaimed film, “Precious,” earned her the “Best Supporting Actress” award, cementing her status in the drama genre, as she was previously associated with comedy.

A relatively Hollywood newcomer, Christoph Waltz, fulfilled predictions that he will take home the “Best Supporting Actor” award. The Austrian actor plays the merciless Nazi colonel in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds.”

The feel-good animated flick, “Up,” won “Best Animated Film,” making it Disney-Pixar’s fourth victory in a row since the category was added at the Globes. "Up" also took home the award for “Best Score.”

Martin Scorsese was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille award, which is given to those who have made an exceptional contribution in the entertainment world.

As for television, AMC’s '60s ad agency series, “Mad Men,” won best TV drama for the third year, while Fox’s new show, “Glee,” is in a high note for winning best TV musical/comedy.

Michael C. Hall showed no trace of his cancer condition---save for the wool cap---when he gleefully accepted his “Best Actor” win as the bloodthirsty serial killer on “Dexter.”

After seven nods, Juliana Margulies finally bagged her first Golden Globe trophy as a lawyer in “The Good Wife.”

Here is the complete list of winners:

Film:

  • Best Motion Picture - Drama: "Avatar"
  • Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: "The Hangover"
  • Best Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
  • Best Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
  • Best Director: James Cameron, "Avatar"
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes"
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
  • Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
  • Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious"
  • Best Foreign Language Film: "The White Ribbon" (Germany)
  • Best Animated Film: "Up"
  • Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air"
  • Best Original Score: Michael Giacchino, "Up"
  • Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind" (theme from "Crazy Heart"), (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett)

Televsion:

  • Best TV Series - Drama: "Mad Men" (AMC)
  • Best Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
  • Best Actress, Drama: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
  • Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy: "Glee” (Fox)
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara”
  • Best Mini-series or Movie: "Grey Gardens" (HBO)
  • Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance"
  • Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens"
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-series or Movie: John Lithgow, "Dexter"
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-series or Movie: Chloe Sevigny, "Big Love"

Not forgetting the present real-life crisis, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced during the show at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, that they will donate $100,000 for the relief fund of Haiti earthquake victims.

Results from the awards show are deemed to boost winners’ chances in the Oscars, which is set for March 7.