The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. The formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards
Here’s a list of the winners in the film categories:
- Best Motion Picture – Drama: AVATAR
- Best Actress in a Movie – Drama: Sandra Bullock THE BLIND SIDE
- Best Actor in a Movie – Drama: Jeff Bridges CRAZY HEART
- Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: THE HANGOVER
- Best Actress in a Movie – Comedy or Musical: Meryl Streep JULIE & JULIA
- Best Actor in a Movie – Comedy or Musical: Robert Downey Jr. SHERLOCK HOLMES
- Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique PRECIOUS
- Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
- Best Animated Feature Film: UP
- Best Foreign Language Film: THE WHITE RIBBON (Germany)
- Best Director: James Cameron AVATAR
- Best Screenplay: Sheldon Turner, Jason Reitman UP IN THE AIR
- Best Original Score: Michael Giacchino UP
- Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” CRAZY HEART
This year more than 50 Hollywood stars have been set as presenters at “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Sunday, January 17. The show, was hosted by Ricky Gervais, and broadcasted live coast to coast on NBC from The Beverly Hilton.
The presenters include Amy Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Josh Brolin, Gerard Butler, Cher, Chace Crawford, Robert De Niro, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Colin Farrell, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster, Matthew Fox, Jennifer Garner, Mel Gibson, Lauren Graham, Tom Hanks, Neil Patrick Harris, Sally Hawkins, Kate Hudson, Felicity Huffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Jane Krakowski, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner, Sophia Loren, Paul McCartney, Helen Mirren, Jim Parsons, Amy Poehler, Julia Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Zoe Saldana, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kiefer Sutherland, Sofia Vergara, Olivia Wilde, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Worthington and the cast of “The Hangover” (Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms).
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.