Thankfully, he didn't declare himself "king of the world" again, but no one would blame James Cameron if he did, his billion dollar epic Avatar was one of the big winners at last night's Golden Globe Awards.The film, which made has so far made $491 million in the US alone, won Best Picture - Drama and Best Director. Cameron was very humble in accepting his Best Director award, choosing to honor the hundreds of computer artists and his cast and crew for their efforts in making the film such a success.
Considering all of the critics' awards heaped on The Hurt Locker, Avatar's success can be seen as a major upset. The two films will now be seen as the major competitors for Oscar glory when the nominations are announced on February 2nd.
The drama categories were filled with welcome surprises, upsets, and humble speeches. Comedienne Mo'nique, who delivered a stirring performance in Precious, won Best Supporting Actress. The most memorable part of her speech occurred when she dedicated the award to victims of sexual abuse, one of the topics of the film. Sandra Bullock finally saw award glory as she took home Best Actress for The Blind Side. Bullock acknowledged that she wasn't the most talented, but was grateful for the many opportunities given to her. Another underrated actor, Jeff Bridges took home Best Actor for the film Crazy Heart.
In the comedy category, The Hangover took the honors for Best Picture. Even though the film's box office hopes were dashed by Avatar, Sherlock Holmes racked up a win for Best Actor with 2008's comeback kid Robert Downey Jr. The actor, whose film Iron Man 2 is due this year, delivered a hilarious speech where he "blamed" the people he thanked for making him a success. The Best Actress winner, the ubiquitous Meryl Streep, went the more sentimental route in speeches, mentioning her mother and her influence in her performance in Julie and Julia.
Extremely popular TV series Glee was honored with a Best Comedy Series award, while AMC series Mad Men took home another Golden Globe for Best Drama. Michael C. Hall, in the news recently for admitting to having cancer, won Best Actor - Drama for Dexter. Julianna Margulies won her first ever award for her CBS series The Good Wife. Toni Colette and Alec Baldwin won in the lead TV comedy categories for The United States of Tara and 30 Rock, respectively.
A jubilant Drew Barrymore took home Best Actress - Miniseries or Movie for Grey Gardens, which also won Best Miniseries.
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