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Host Ricky Gervais opened the show with the usual poke-fun-at-famous-attendees monologue. He also joked NBC’s late night issues. Needless to say, the British comedian and original BBC “The Office” star didn’t stick to the script.

Monique was the first winner of the night. She won a Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her critically acclaimed acting in “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire.” (Yes, long titles, no doubt.) The stand-up comic gave an emotional, but eloquent acceptance speech and got a standing ovation from her fellow actors.

Michael C. Hall, who recently announced that he is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (cancer), won Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for his role in “Dexter” as the title character.

Christina Aguilera and Cher presented the Best Original Song and Best Original Score in a Motion Picture awards together, making sure to plug their upcoming film, “Burlesque.”

 Throughout the awards, various actors presented the nominees for Best Motion Picture Drama. Tom Hanks made a rather distasteful joke (number 5 on TV Guide’s most memorable Golden Globes moments) at the expense of Alec Baldwin as he presented “Julie & Julia.”

As expected, Meryl Streep won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for “Julie & Julia.” Sandra Bullock won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for “The Blind Side.”

Robert Downey, Jr. won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for his work in “Sherlock Holmes.” Jeff Bridges won Best Performance by and Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for the lesser known film “Crazy Heart.”

 A few upsets included “The Hangover”, which beat favored “Julie and Julia” for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, and “Glee”, which beat predicted winner “30 Rock” for Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical.

Disney’s 2-D “The Princess and the Frog” didn’t stand a chance against Pixar’s “Up,” which took home the award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Leonardo DiCaprio looked dashing, as usual, as he presented and Robert DeNiro presented Martin Scorsese with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille award. The mind behind “Goodfellas,” “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “The Departed,” and other timeless cinema classics gave a rapid-fire speech, but to my happiness, didn’t thank every last person who helped make him so great.

“That would make this show longer than the Globes and the Oscars put together,” Scorsese said. Prior to his speech, a montage played featuring some of Scorsese’s most celebrated films. It was a little heavy on his work with DiCaprio, but as a fan of the two, I didn’t mind at all.

 The biggest winner of the Golden Globes was James Cameron, who won Best Director – Motion Picture for “Avatar.” The blockbuster also won for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

— Kelcie Willis | VOX Staff