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
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]
Ratings[edit]
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]