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Golden Globes: James Cameron, or his ex-wife?
Published: 1/15/2010 5:38 PM
Last Modified: 1/15/2010 5:38 PM

James Cameron announces himself as the King of the World.

I'll watch the Golden Globes on Sunday night, or at least some of it. I'm intrigued to hear what Ricky Gervais has to say as host, and what some will have to say about his hosting. Gee, last year he presented one award and he created a controversy.

But of all the matchups, more than Bullock vs. Streep or even Streep vs. Streep (she has two of the five best comedic actress nominations), I'm looking forward most to Bigelow-Cameron.

That would be best director nominee James Cameron of "Avatar," nominated in the same category as his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, the director of "The Hurt Locker."

Bigelow was wife No. 3 for Cameron (of five), and the two were married from 1989 to 1991. Right before Bigelow he was married to Gale Anne Hurd, producer of his "Terminator" films. Right after Bigelow, Cameron married his "T2" star Linda Hamilton as No. 4, another marriage that lasted only a couple of years.

Wife No. 5 is an Oklahoma City girl who made it in Hollywood, and she and Cameron have been married for almost 10 years, with three children. That would be Suzy Amis, perhaps best known for her role in "The Usual Suspects" as the lawyer girlfriend of Gabriel Byrne's character, and memorable as the granddaughter who helps Old Rose (Gloria Stuart) tell her story in "Titanic," Cameron's last blockbuster.

There are other nominees in the category on Sunday night, but I think best director is between Bigelow and Cameron. You never know with those wacky Hollywood Foreign Press Association types, but my guess: Cameron in a surprise, because everyone in Hollywood and overseas loves the smell of money, and "Avatar" is money.

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