67th Golden Globe Awards

67th Golden Globe Awards
DateJanuary 17, 2010
SiteThe Beverly Hilton,
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Hosted byRicky Gervais
Highlights
Best Film: DramaAvatar
Best Film: Musical or ComedyThe Hangover
Best Drama SeriesMad Men
Best Musical or Comedy SeriesGlee
Best Miniseries or Television movieGrey Gardens
Most awards(2) Avatar
Crazy Heart
Up
Most nominations(6) Up in the Air

The 67th Golden Globe Awards was telecasted live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 17, 2010 by NBC, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PST) and 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM (EST) (1:00 – 4:00; Monday, January 18 UTC). The ceremonies were hosted by Ricky Gervais,[1] and were broadcast live for the first time.[2]

Nominations were announced on December 15, 2009. Among films, Up in the Air led with six nominations, followed by Nine with five and Avatar and Inglourious Basterds with four each.[3] Matt Damon, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, and Anna Paquin were each nominated twice; Damon as Best Actor – Comedy and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; Bullock as Best Actress in both the Comedy and Drama categories; Streep competing against herself as Best Actress in the Comedy category; and Paquin as Best Actress – TV Series Drama and as Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film.[4] Television programs receiving multiple nominations include Glee, Dexter, Damages, Mad Men, House, and 30 Rock.[4]

Avatar, Up and Crazy Heart were the leading movies, with each winning two awards. Avatar won awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director; Up for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score; and Crazy Heart for Best Actor – Drama and Best Original Song.

Martin Scorsese was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.[4]

  1. ^ Levine, Stuart (October 26, 2009). "Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes". Variety.
  2. ^ Official Hollywood Foreign Press Association website Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Haaretz.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  4. ^ a b c Official Hollywood Foreign Press Association website Archived 2006-02-10 at the Wayback Machine