67th Golden Globe Awards

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]

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

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]

Winners and nominees

Jeff Bridges, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Sandra Bullock, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Robert Downey Jr., Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Christoph Waltz, Best Supporting Actor winner
Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress winner
Michael C. Hall, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winner
Julianna Margulies, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winner
Alec Baldwin, Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner
Toni Collette, Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner
Kevin Bacon, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner
Drew Barrymore, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winner
John Lithgow, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

These are the nominees for the 67th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.[5]

Film

Best Motion Picture
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
ActorActress
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
ActorActress
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture
ActorActress
Best DirectorBest Screenplay
Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
Best Animated Feature FilmBest Foreign Language Film

[6]

Television

Best Series
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
ActorActress
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
ActorActress
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
ActorActress
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
ActorActress
Best Miniseries or Television Film

[7]

Awards breakdown

The following films and programs received multiple nominations:

Films

NominationsFilm
6Up in the Air
5Nine
4Avatar
Inglorious Basterds
3The Hurt Locker
It's Complicated
Invictus
Precious
A Single Man
2(500) Days of Summer
Brothers
Crazy Heart
The Informant!
Julie & Julia
The Last Station
Up

Television

NominationsSeries
4Glee
330 Rock
Big Love
Damages
Dexter
Georgia O'Keeffe
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Mad Men
2Entourage
House
Hung
The Office
Taking Chance
True Blood

The following films and programs received multiple wins:

Films

WinsFilm
2Avatar
Up
Crazy Heart

Television

WinsSeries
2Dexter
Grey Gardens

Ceremony

Presenters

Martin Scorsese

Mavis Spencer (daughter of Alfre Woodard & Roderick M. Spencer)

Ratings

The original telecast on both east and west coast drew an averaged of 17 million viewers overall and garnered 5.4 ratings share among 18–49 years old demographic.[8] The averaged viewers was up 14% and it gained a 12% rise among 18–49 demographic rating share versus last year telecast.[9] The '67th Golden Globe' telecast of NBC presents the network its biggest non-sports viewership in the Sunday slot in six years.[9]

See also

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