Avatar wins big at 2010 Golden Globe Awards January 18, 2010 James Cameron picks up a nod for Best Director, while Avatar wins best movie of 2010. Avatar was the biggest winner at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards. The much hyped sci-fi movie picked up the two biggest awards of the night, BEST MOVIE (DRAMA) and BEST DIRECTOR for James Cameron. It was a night of surprises with Jeff Bridges winning best actor (drama) for Crazy Heart and Robert Downey Jr winning best actor (musical/comedy) for Sherlock Holmes. The actress category was less surprising with Meryl Streep winning best actress (Musical/Comedy) and Sandra Bullock winning Best actress (drama). UP from Disney/Pixar won best animation and best original Score.The White Ribbon won best foreign language film. For a full list of Golden Globe results go here