Avatar and UP win at the Globes

8.02pm
The 67th Golden Globes are officially underway in Los Angeles, in the international ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Unusually for LA, rain has been plentiful on the red carpet tonight. Ricky Gervais, creator of the Office is hosting tonight's festivities! He's just pointed out that Steve Carell gets all his ideas from Gervais ideas. The NBC fiasco of late has already been mentioned by the not so subtle wit of Gervais 'let's get on with the show before NBC replace me with Jay Leno').

8.07pm
Nicole Kidman presented BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE, it goes to... Mo'Nique, for Precious... who said 'thank you God for this amazing ride'

8.11pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL goes to...
Toni Collette, for United States of Tara

8.20pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION goes to...
John Lithgow, for Dexter

8.22pm
'Animation is not just for children, it's for adults who take drugs' says Paul McCartney as he presents the award BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM... it goes to...
UP

8.33pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA goes to...
Michael C. Hall, Dexter (seriously competitive category; the other nominees were Simon Baker for The Mentalist, Jon Hamm for Mad Men, Hugh Laurie for House and Bill Paxton for Big Love).

8.37pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA goes to...
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (her first win, but previously nominated six times for roles including her long run as Nurse Hathaway in ER)

8.42pm
Harrison Ford (looking decidedly uncomfortable) introduces Up in the Air

8.45pm
Cher and Christina Aguilera present the award for BEST ORIGINAL SONG.. it goes to...
"The Weary Kind," Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)

8.48pm
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE goes to...
Michael Giacchino, Up

8.55pm
BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION goes to...
Grey Gardens

8.58pm
Tom Hanks introduces Julie and Julia... and makes a jibe at Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Alec Baldwin and then says 'hey everybody can take a joke!'

9.00pm
The lovely Colin Farrell presents the award for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL, it goes to...
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia (she was also nominated in this category for It's Complicated)

9.10pm
Helen Mirren introduces 'Precious'

9.12pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION goes to...
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

9.13pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens (she was seriously flustered- acting maybe?!?!?!)

9.21pm
Cameron Diaz introduces It's Complicated

9.24pm
Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston present the award for BEST SCREENPLAY... it goes to... Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

9.26pm
Ashton Kucher and Jennifer Gardner present the award for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL.. it goes to...
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (not present to collect award)

9.36pm
Samuel L Jackson introduces Sophia Loren (who gets a standing ovation). She presents the award for BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM which goes to...
The White Ribbon (Germany)

9.37pm
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA goes to...
Mad Men

9.45pm
Taylor Lautner introduces the most realistic movie of all time '500 Days of Summer'

9.47pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION goes to...
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love

9.51pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

10.04pm
Leo DiCaprio and Robert DiNiro present Martin Scorsese with the Cecil B Demille Award

10.13pm
Jodi Foster introduces the Hurt Locker

10.15pm
Ricky Gervais 'I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson'
Mel Gibson presents BEST DIRECTOR
James Cameron, Avatar

10.20pm
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL goes to
Glee

10.25pm... The Hangover boys and Mike Tyson introduce The Hangover

10.27pm... Reese Witherspoon presents the award for BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL... it goes to...
The Hangover

10.33pm
Arnie introduces Avatar

10.36pm
Mickey Rourke presents BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA... it goes to...
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

10.40pm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL goes to...
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes

10.48pm
Kate Winslet presents BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA... it goes to..
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart

10.57pm
Julia Roberts presents the big one - BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA - it goes to...
Avatar

James Cameron 'this is the best job in the world, give it up for yourselves, we make entertainment for a global audience, that's what the Golden Globes mean'.... 'Avatar tells us all human beings are connected to each other, and we are all connected to the earth'

Spotted:
The Edge, Justin Long, Pierce Brosnan, Joshua Jackson,

Funny how some people are rushed off the stage in seconds, and others (like Meryl Streep) can ramble for as long as they want! Equality but much!!!

NOW TO THE OSCARS!!!!!!!!!