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This year’s Golden Globes ceremony was dominated by James Cameron’s unstoppable ‘Avatar’ – and the jibes of comedian Ricky Gervais. But not everyone was laughing, writes DONALD CLARKE

AS THE Golden Globes played out on Sunday night, two questions wormed their way about the brains of awards junkies. Firstly, could James Cameron’s Avatarcontinue its seemingly unstoppable advance through statuette season? Secondly, how would pampered movie stars react to Ricky Gervais’s sarcastic jibes? Well, it seems there is no stopping Avatar. The lengthy 3-D science fiction picture, already the second-biggest money earner of all time, picked up the award for best dramatic feature and Cameron won the gong for best director. The latter award could have caused Jim some embarrassment. Also nominated – and a strong contender – was Kathryn Bigelow, Cameron’s ex-wife, for her Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker.