James Cameron has made a prestigious doubled Sunday at the 67th Golden Globes ceremony, winning the prize for best director and best film drama for Avatar, which already triumphed at the box office.
The ceremony was also marked by calls from the cream of Hollywood to remember the earthquake victims in Haiti.
The doubling of Cameron recalls another, which dates back more than ten years: that he had succeeded with the Titanic in 1998, before also removing the two awards at the Oscars, where his film was left with 11 statuettes.
His triumph at the Golden Globes, awarded by the association of foreign press in Hollywood, should make it a favorite for the famous little statuette, awarded March 7.
Before that, he will be in the shortlist, announced February 2.
With Avatar, which cost him 5 years of work, Cameron already dominates the U.S. box office since its release in December. He is approaching 500 million dollars of revenue in North America, has garnered over 1.6 billion dollars worldwide and the footsteps of Titanic, the film of all records produced by Cameron himself.
“Avatar will make us understand that everything is connected, that human beings are between them, and that we are connected to the Earth. If it is necessary to appreciate the miracle of the world we have, to travel for four and a half light years toward an imaginary planet, and although that is precisely what makes the movie amazing, here is the magic, “said the winner of the evening.
When rcevoir the best director prize, he paid tribute to Kathryn Bigelow, his ex-wife and her rival, cited for its production of the film The Hurt Locker, Démineurs in French. “Honestly, I thought it was Kathryn who would win. She deserved far, “said he said.
In the comedy category is Very Bad Trip, unexpected popular success that tells the hangover of three men and a baby in Las Vegas, prevails.
Its director Todd Phillips enjoyed his humorous way on stage. “I want to thank my mother, who supported my decision to become a director when she realized that I was less intelligent than my two sisters,” he said.
Meryl Streep won the best actress in a comedy or musical for her role in Julie and Julia. She had the distinction of being cited twice since his role in Not so simple was also attracted attention.
Streep was preferred to the French Marion Cotillard Oscar 2009 for his role in La Vie en Rose by Olivier Dahan.
Sandra Bullock won the award for best actress in a drama for his membership in The Blind Side, which has the background the world of football.
Jeff Bridges has been declared the best actor in a dramatic role for his composition of old country music singer in Crazy Heart by Scott Cooper. The best actor in a comedy role is Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie English.
The German Christoph Waltz, who plays a Nazi officer in Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino, received the Best Supporting Actor.
Upstairs studio Pixar, has been awarded in the category of animated films. For four years that this award exists, it has never escaped this studio subsidiary of Disney. Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E had already been rewarded.
The comedienne Mo’Nique, known in the United States for his roles in comedies without pretension, had received the first prize of the evening for his second role in Precious, social chronicle that takes place in Harlem.
The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke, Palme d’Or at Cannes, was chosen as best foreign language film, and preferred to A Prophet of French Jacques Audiard.
The ceremony was also marked by more serious moments, number of participants who decided to draw attention to the plight faced by victims of Haiti.
During the traditional parade in front of photographers, they were likely to wear a ribbon as a sign of support to victims and to alert public opinion. In his speech, Meryl Streep said it was difficult to “play (his) character acting happy with everything that happens in the real world, then advertise the NGO Partners in Health.
For his part, George Clooney, nominated for his role in In the Air, but doubled by Jeff Bridges, has used the event to recruit stars from the perspective of Hope for Haiti (Hope for Haiti), a show that will air simultaneously on several major national chains. Profits from this event will be donated to charity.
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