James Cameron wins Golden Globe for best director
January 18th, 2010 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 18 (IANS) Hollywood director James Cameron Sunday bagged the Golden Globe award for best director for the sci-fi epic “Avatar”.
“Avatar”, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang, is still going strong at the international box office and has grossed over $1.3 billion.
After receiving the award from actor Mel Gibson, Cameron said: “I wasn’t well prepared for this. I thought Kathryn (Bigelow) will win this award, but I am grateful to everyone on behalf of all my artists and actorsÂ…I also want to thank Susan, my partner, for being patient with me.”
Others nominated in the category were Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”, Clint Eastwood for “Invictus”, Jason Reitman “Up In The Air” and Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds”.
–Indo-asian news Service
rk/sam
- 'Avatar' declared best film at the Golden Globe awards - Jan 18, 2010
- James Cameron's 'Avatar' leads Empire magazine nominations - Feb 26, 2010
- 'Avatar','Crazy Heart' lead 67th Golden Globe Awards (Lead) - Jan 18, 2010
- 'Avatar', 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar race - Feb 02, 2010
- Quentin Tarantino backs Kathryn Bigelow for Oscar win - Feb 20, 2010
- Clooney's Up in the Air with Golden Globes nominations - Dec 16, 2009
- Oscar 2010: The 82nd Annual Academy Award Winners - Mar 08, 2010
- 2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Director - Feb 25, 2010
- 'Avatar' dominates Saturn Awards - Jun 26, 2010
- 67th Golden Globes nominations announced - Dec 16, 2009
- James Cameron to compete against ex-wife at Oscars - Feb 02, 2010
- The Hurt Locker' wins best picture gong at Critics' Choice Awards - Jan 16, 2010
- 2010 Oscar Predictions - Feb 25, 2010
- Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow wins the Best Director Award - Mar 08, 2010
- Tarantino confident of losing best director Oscar - Feb 19, 2010
Tags: actor mel gibson, asian news, basterds, best director, clint eastwood, director james cameron, golden globe award, hollywood director, invictus, james cameron, jason reitman, kathryn bigelow, mel gibson, michelle rodriguez, quentin tarantino, sam worthington, sci fi, sigourney weaver, stephen lang, zoe saldana