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| Glory for Avatar at Golden Globes | |
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| Blockbuster sci-fi epic Avatar has been named best film drama at the Golden Globe awards, boosting its chances of further glory at the Oscars in March. | |
| Its director James Cameron was also honoured at the event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. | |
| Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep won the best actress prizes, with Jeff Bridges and Robert Downey Jr taking home their male equivalents. | |
| Ricky Gervais hosted the event, the first of 2010's major Hollywood awards. | |
| Presented each year by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Globes often indicate who and what will go on to receive Academy Awards. | |
| Cameron (second from left) celebrated his win with his cast and co-producer | |
| Television shows are also celebrated at the gala, where prizes are divided between dramas and comedies or musicals. | |
| Cameron's double victory was a vindication of the 55-year-old's faith in his ambitious and costly computer-generated fantasy. | |
| His best director prize also saw him triumph over his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, nominated in the same category for Iraq drama The Hurt Locker. | |
| "This is the best job in the world," he said as Avatar was named best film. "What we do is make entertainment for a global audience." | |
| The Canadian film-maker previously won a Golden Globe for directing Titanic, which went on to win 11 Academy Awards in 1998. | |
| Streep's win for best actress in a musical or comedy came for her role as TV chef Julia Child in Julia & Julia. | |
| "In my long career I've played so many extraordinary women I'm being mistaken for one," said the 60-year-old, who was nominated against herself in the category. | "In my long career I've played so many extraordinary women I'm being mistaken for one," said the 60-year-old, who was nominated against herself in the category. |
| Bullock, meanwhile, received the best dramatic actress prize for her role in The Blind Side as a Southern mother who adopts an underprivileged black teenager. | |
| Empty-handed | |
| Her victory was a blow to British hopes, coming at the expense of Emily Blunt, Carey Mulligan and Dame Helen Mirren. | |
| British star Colin Firth also went home empty-handed thanks to Jeff Bridges' popular win in the best dramatic actor category. | |
| Streep paid tribute to her mother as she collected her award | Streep paid tribute to her mother as she collected her award |
| "You're really screwing up my underappreciated status here," joked the 60-year-old as he received his award for country music drama Crazy Heart. | |
| Earlier Robert Downey Jr feigned petulance as he picked up the best comedy prize for his title role in Sherlock Holmes. | |
| "If you start playing violins I will tear this place apart," he warned, describing the Hollywood Foreign Press as a "strange bunch" for recognising his work in Guy Ritchie's film. | |
| As expected, comedian and talk show host Mo'Nique was named best supporting actress for her role in hard-hitting drama Precious. | |
| "Thank you God for this amazing ride," she told the audience. "I am in the midst of my dream." | "Thank you God for this amazing ride," she told the audience. "I am in the midst of my dream." |
| Christoph Waltz was another expected winner, picking up best supporting actor for his work in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. | |
| The Austrian actor thanked the Pulp Fiction director for giving him a "dizzying experience". | |
| One surprise winner was raucous farce The Hangover, which took home the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy. | |
| Remission | |
| Pixar film Up, meanwhile, was named best animated feature, winning an additional prize for its original score. | |
| In the TV awards, Dexter star Michael C Hall was a popular winner of the best actor in a drama prize. | In the TV awards, Dexter star Michael C Hall was a popular winner of the best actor in a drama prize. |
| Gervais (l) took shelter under an umbrella as he arrived to host | |
| The 38-year-old recently announced he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and is in remission from the disease. | The 38-year-old recently announced he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and is in remission from the disease. |
| While Dexter won an additional prize for supporting actor John Lithgow, though, it lost the best drama series award to Mad Men. | |
| The comedy or musical prize was won by Glee, which had been up for more awards than any other TV show. | |
| Actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio joined forces to present director Martin Scorsese with a special award for his outstanding contribution to entertainment. | |
| The 67-year-old said it was "humbling" to receive a prize named after Hollywood great Cecil B DeMille. | The 67-year-old said it was "humbling" to receive a prize named after Hollywood great Cecil B DeMille. |
| His rapturous reception contrasted with the lukewarm one given to host Gervais, whose jokes at the expense of Sir Paul McCartney and Mel Gibson did not always find favour with the star-studded audience. | |
| At one point the 48-year-old apologised if he had caused offense, saying he had had "a couple" of drinks. | |
| Celebrities were greeted with a heavy downpour as they arrived at the Beverly Hilton, forcing them to seek shelter under umbrellas. | |
| Inside Nicole Kidman was one of several stars to pay tribute to victims of the Haiti earthquake, urging viewers to donate to relief efforts. |