Sandra Bullock Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sandra Bullock spoke English and German during her somewhat long-winded acceptance speech. (The orchestra actually dared to remind the top box-office star in the United States to wrap things up quick.) This year, Bullock received two Golden Globe nominations, both for major box-office hits: The Blind Side, a drama in which she goes blonde, and The Proposal, a comedy in which she co-stars with Ryan Reynolds. She won for the former; she lost to Meryl Streep (for Julie & Julia) in the latter category. Both Bullock and Streep can now be considered the two top Oscar contenders come next March — even though the nominations haven’t even been announced.
As usual, movies that did (or are still doing) well at the North American box office did quite well at the Golden Globes, too. The blockbuster Avatar wasn’t even nominated for best screenplay and none of its actors were nominated in the various categories, but the film still managed to win the best picture prize. The blockbuster comedy The Hangover didn’t get a matching best director or best screenplay nomination, and none of its actors were nominated, but it went on to win the best picture (comedy or musical) Globe.
At this year’s ceremony, the only movie that hasn’t become a major box-office hit to win Golden Globes was Scott Cooper’s Crazy Heart, which earned Jeff Bridges a best actor (drama) Globe and a best song ("The Weary Kind") Globe for composers T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham. The Hurt Locker, which has won numerous critics awards across the United States, didn’t win a single Golden Globe. Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama grossed only $12.6 million at the domestic box office.
